Cash Sent, Received In NBA Trades For 2023/24

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
• Cash available to receive: $5,905,000
  • Received $1,100,000 from Thunder.

Boston Celtics

• Cash available to send: $4,005,000
  • Sent $3,000,000 to Trail Blazers.
• Cash available to receive: $7,005,000

Brooklyn Nets

• Cash available to send: $7,005,000
• Cash available to receive: $6,895,000
  • Received $110,000 from Pistons.

Charlotte Hornets

• Cash available to send: $7,005,000
• Cash available to receive: $5,505,000
  • Received $1,500,000 from Thunder.

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
  • Sent $110,000 to Kings.
• Cash available to receive: $7,005,000

Denver Nuggets

• Cash available to send: $7,005,000
• Cash available to receive: $4,318,747
  • Received $2,686,253 from Clippers.

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
  • Sent $5,800,000 to Pacers.
• 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
  • Sent $110,000 to Pelicans.
• Cash available to receive: $0
  • Received $5,800,000 from Warriors.
  • Received $1,180,000 from Sixers.

Los Angeles Clippers

• Cash available to send: $0
  • Sent $2,000,000 to Sixers.
  • Sent $1,100,000 to Thunder.
  • Sent $1,218,747 to Kings.
  • Sent $2,686,253 to Nuggets.
• 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.

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
  • Sent $3,000,000 to Pistons.
• Cash available to receive: $7,005,000

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Cash available to send: $4,295,000
  • Sent $110,000 to Heat.
  • Sent $1,100,000 to Hawks.
  • Sent $1,500,000 to Hornets.
• Cash available to receive: $5,905,000
  • Received $1,100,000 from Clippers.

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
  • Sent $1,634,922 to Pistons.
  • Sent $1,180,000 to Pacers.
  • Sent unknown amount to Spurs.
• Cash available to receive: $5,005,000
  • Received $2,000,000 from Clippers.

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.

Sacramento Kings

• Cash available to send: $7,005,000
• Cash available to receive: $5,676,253
  • Received $110,000 from Mavericks.
  • Received $1,218,747 from Clippers.
  • Received unknown amount from Bucks.

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
  • Received $110,000 from Cavaliers.
  • Received $766,095 from Pistons.

Washington Wizards

• Cash available to send: $7,005,000
• Cash available to receive: $7,005,000