During each NBA league year, teams face limits on the amount of cash they can send out and receive in trades. Once they reach those limits, they’re no longer permitted to include cash in a deal until the following league year.
For the 2023/24 NBA season, the limit is $7,005,000. If a team is including cash in a deal, the minimum amount required is $110,000.
The limits on sending and receiving cash are separate and aren’t dependent on one another, so if a team sends out $7,005,000 in one trade, then receives $7,005,000 in another, they aren’t back to square one — they’ve reached both limits for the season and can’t make another deal that includes cash.
Adding cash to a deal can serve multiple purposes. It can be a sweetener to encourage a team to make a deal in the first place – like when a club acquires a second-round pick in exchange for cash, or sends out an unwanted contract along with cash – or it can be a necessity to meet CBA requirements.
For instance, when the Thunder agreed to acquire Victor Oladipo and a pair of second-round picks from the Heat last summer, Miami essentially just wanted to clear some salary and Oklahoma City just wanted those draft assets. But the Heat had to receive something in the deal, so the Thunder sent $110K, the minimum amount that can change hands in any trade involving cash.
We’ll use the space below to track each team’s cash sent and received in trades for the 2023/24 season, updating the info as necessary leading up to the 2024 trade deadline and for the first part of the 2024 offseason next June. These totals will reset once the ’24/25 league year begins on July 1.
Note: Data from ESPN’s Bobby Marks and Eric Pincus of Sports Business Classroom was used in the creation of this post.
Atlanta Hawks
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Sent unknown amount to Heat.
- Cash available to receive: $5,905,000
Boston Celtics
- Cash available to send: $4,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Brooklyn Nets
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $6,895,000
Charlotte Hornets
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $5,505,000
Chicago Bulls
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cash available to send: $5,895,000
- Sent $1,000,000 to Spurs.
- Sent $110,000 to Jazz.
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Dallas Mavericks
- Cash available to send: $6,895,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Denver Nuggets
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $4,318,747
Detroit Pistons
- Cash available to send: $6,128,905
- Sent $110,000 to Nets.
- Sent $766,095 to Jazz.
- Cash available to receive: $2,370,078
- Received $1,634,922 from Sixers.
- Received $3,000,000 from Knicks.
Golden State Warriors
- Cash available to send: $1,205,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Houston Rockets
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Indiana Pacers
- Cash available to send: $6,895,000
- Cash available to receive: $0
Los Angeles Clippers
- Cash available to send: $0
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Los Angeles Lakers
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Memphis Grizzlies
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Miami Heat
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $6,895,000
- Received $110,000 to Thunder.
- Received unknown amount from Hawks.
Milwaukee Bucks
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Sent unknown amount to Kings.
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
New Orleans Pelicans
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $6,895,000
- Received $110,000 from Pacers.
New York Knicks
- Cash available to send: $4,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $5,505,000
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Cash available to send: $3,795,000
- Cash available to receive: $5,905,000
Orlando Magic
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Philadelphia 76ers
- Cash available to send: $4,190,078
- Cash available to receive: $5,005,000
Phoenix Suns
- Cash available to send: $1,320,000
- Sent $5,685,000 to Spurs.
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Portland Trail Blazers
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $4,005,000
- Received $3,000,000 from Celtics.
- Received unknown amount from Thunder.
Sacramento Kings
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $5,676,253
San Antonio Spurs
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $320,000
- Received $1,000,000 from Cavaliers.
- Received $5,685,000 from Suns.
- Received unknown amount from Sixers.
Toronto Raptors
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000
Utah Jazz
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $6,128,905
Washington Wizards
- Cash available to send: $7,005,000
- Cash available to receive: $7,005,000