The Warriors went undefeated in preseason play, and certainly looked like they're ready for the real games to start. A few roster moves were made after Friday night's win over the Portland Trail Blazers, likely finalizing the group that Golden State will enter the 2021-22 NBA regular season with.
As things currently stand, the Warriors' roster consists of 14 players on standard NBA contracts and one player (Chris Chiozza) on a two-way contract. That leaves Golden State with two open roster spots: one standard and one two-way.
The salary cap for the 2021-22 NBA season is set at $112,414,000. The Warriors' current total cap hit comes out to $174,189,694 -- the highest of any team in the league -- which includes Shaun Livingston's final dead cap hit of $666,667.
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The luxury tax apron for the 2021-22 season is set at $143,002,000. The Warriors currently are $31,187,694 above that apron, which amounts to $159,898,091 in projected luxury tax payments.
So, with a cap hit of just more than $174 million and projected luxury tax bill just less than $160 million, the Warriors' total roster cost -- as of now -- projects to be $334,087,785.
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That's a hefty bill. And it's possible it could become even more expensive, if and when the Warriors fill the remaining open spots on the roster. They also still have the full $5.9 million taxpayer mid-level exception at their disposal, if they so choose to use it.
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