With the NBA draft complete, teams across the league are shifting focus to free agency and the trade landscape.
But how many franchises have significant salary cap space, and which could maneuver to create it? Which teams up against the first or second apron face the harsh roster-building restrictions?
We're breaking down all 30 teams into seven tiers -- from cap space kings to franchises fighting to avoid the second apron -- examining the available cap space, key free agents and best potential fits for every franchise this summer.
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Tier 1: Cap space teams
For now, only the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls project to generate more than $30 million in cap space this offseason. In the 2025 offseason, just three teams (the Nets, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks) used cap room to improve their rosters or acquire salary in a trade.
That decrease in spending power is tied to the steady increase in rookie and veteran extensions signed under the 2023 CBA.