The NBA's salary cap for 2025-26 is confirmed at $154.647 million, with a luxury tax line of $187.895 million. The Washington Wizards currently have salary commitments of $163.7 million, placing them above the soft cap but likely avoiding the tax threshold as they continue rebuilding. Most of their highest-paid players are on expiring contracts, providing flexibility for a roster reset in 2026. In free agency, they are expected to remain inactive except for a midlevel exception signing, positioning themselves for future salary adjustments and talent acquisition.
The NBA's 2025-26 salary cap is officially set at $154.647 million, with a luxury tax line of $187.895 million. For the Washington Wizards-who already have $163.7 million in salary commitments -this confirms what we expected: they're above the soft cap but still likely to avoid crossing the tax threshold.
Washington is still deep in rebuild mode. The six players with the highest cap hits-Khris Middleton, CJ McCollum, Marcus Smart, Kelly Olynyk, Richaun Holmes, and Corey Kispert-include five on expiring contracts, with only Kispert signed beyond this season (2025-26).
This structure gives the Wizards maximum flexibility heading into 2026, when they'll shed significant salary and potentially pivot toward younger talent.
In the short term, expect the Wizards to remain quiet in free agency beyond signing a player to the midlevel exception of approximately $14.104 million.
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