This is how the NBA minimum salaries will be for the 2026/27 season

The NBA minimum salary is one of the parameters that varies each year at the same pace as the league's salary cap. Thus, if the cap increases by 5% from one season to the next, the minimum salary also rises exactly in the same proportion.

Although the exact figures for the 2026/27 season are not yet known, a fairly accurate estimation can be made. According to the NBA's most recent projection, the salary cap for that season will increase by 7%, putting it at 165,472,000 dollars. With that value as a reference point, the range that minimum salaries will cover next year can be calculated.

The minimum salary for a player depends, in part, on their experience in the league. A veteran with over ten seasons will earn a much larger amount than a rookie. Based on the current estimate of the salary cap for 2026/27, the minimum salary for a first-year player would exceed 1.36 million dollars, while a veteran with over ten seasons could reach close to 3.9 million.

The minimum salary, in detail

With these parameters, the projections for the 2026/27 season would be as follows: a player without NBA experience would have a minimum salary of 1,361,971 dollars, while one with one year would receive 2,191,889; with two years, 2,457,013; with three, 2,545,391; with four, 2,633,765; with five, 2,854,703; with six, 3,075,647; with seven, 3,296,585; with eight, 3,517,528; with nine, 3,535,038, and with ten or more seasons, 3,888,544 dollars.

It is important to note that these figures will only apply to those signing new minimum salary contracts in the 2026/27 season. Players with pre-existing multi-year agreements will have different figures. For example, a rookie who signed a two-year minimum contract before the start of the 2025/26 season would earn 2,150,917 dollars in the second year, as detailed in the official tables.

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