NBA Salary Cap History

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First published: Friday October 1st, 2021

The NBA salary cap is the limit to the total amount of money that National Basketball Association teams are allowed to pay their players. Like many professional sports leagues, the NBA has a salary cap to control costs and benefit parity, defined by the league's collective bargaining agreement.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/salary-cap-history.html

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Year	Salary Cap
1984	3600000
1985	4233000
1986	4945000
1987	6164000
1988	7232000
1989	9802000
1990	11871000
1991	12500000
1992	14000000
1993	15175000
1994	15964000
1995	23000000
1996	24363000
1997	26900000
1998	30000000
1999	34000000
2000	35500000
2001	42500000
2002	40271000
2003	43840000
2004	43870000
2005	49500000
2006	53135000
2007	55630000
2008	58680000
2009	57700000
2010	58044000
2011	58044000
2012	58044000
2013	58679000
2014	63065000
2015	70000000
2016	94143000
2017	99093000
2018	101869000
2019	109140000
2020	109140000
2021	112414000