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The dataset generation failed because of a cast error
Error code: DatasetGenerationCastError
Exception: DatasetGenerationCastError
Message: An error occurred while generating the dataset
All the data files must have the same columns, but at some point there are 6 new columns ({'second_apron', 'source_status', 'salary_cap', 'luxury_tax_line', 'first_apron', 'notes'}) and 3 missing columns ({'assumption', 'projected_salary_cap_max_10pct_growth', 'source'}).
This happened while the csv dataset builder was generating data using
hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026/cap_tax_aprons.csv (at revision 1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b), ['hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/cap_projections.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/cap_tax_aprons.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/champion_payrolls.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/figures_to_reverify.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/french_players.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/max_salaries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/min_salaries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/payroll_by_roster_rank.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/payrolls.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/player_salaries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/rookie_scale.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/salary_benchmarks.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/team_payrolls.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/top_contracts.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/two_way.csv']
Please either edit the data files to have matching columns, or separate them into different configurations (see docs at https://hf.co/docs/hub/datasets-manual-configuration#multiple-configurations)
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1837, in _prepare_split_single
writer.write_table(table)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/arrow_writer.py", line 765, in write_table
self._write_table(pa_table, writer_batch_size=writer_batch_size)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/arrow_writer.py", line 773, in _write_table
pa_table = table_cast(pa_table, self._schema)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2369, in table_cast
return cast_table_to_schema(table, schema)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2297, in cast_table_to_schema
raise CastError(
...<3 lines>...
)
datasets.table.CastError: Couldn't cast
season_year: int64
season: string
salary_cap: int64
luxury_tax_line: int64
first_apron: int64
second_apron: double
source_status: string
notes: string
-- schema metadata --
pandas: '{"index_columns": [{"kind": "range", "name": null, "start": 0, "' + 1233
to
{'season_year': Value('int64'), 'season': Value('string'), 'projected_salary_cap_max_10pct_growth': Value('int64'), 'assumption': Value('string'), 'source': Value('string')}
because column names don't match
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1369, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations, partial, estimated_dataset_info = stream_convert_to_parquet(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
builder, max_dataset_size_bytes=max_dataset_size_bytes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
)
^
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 948, in stream_convert_to_parquet
builder._prepare_split(split_generator=splits_generators[split], file_format="parquet")
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1683, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
gen_kwargs=gen_kwargs, job_id=job_id, **_prepare_split_args
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
):
^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1839, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationCastError.from_cast_error(
...<4 lines>...
)
datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationCastError: An error occurred while generating the dataset
All the data files must have the same columns, but at some point there are 6 new columns ({'second_apron', 'source_status', 'salary_cap', 'luxury_tax_line', 'first_apron', 'notes'}) and 3 missing columns ({'assumption', 'projected_salary_cap_max_10pct_growth', 'source'}).
This happened while the csv dataset builder was generating data using
hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026/cap_tax_aprons.csv (at revision 1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b), ['hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/cap_projections.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/cap_tax_aprons.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/champion_payrolls.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/figures_to_reverify.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/french_players.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/max_salaries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/min_salaries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/payroll_by_roster_rank.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/payrolls.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/player_salaries.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/rookie_scale.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/salary_benchmarks.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/team_payrolls.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/top_contracts.csv', 'hf://datasets/Mr-Bridge/nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026@1d800af535496a501e708db3658c9499add5802b/two_way.csv']
Please either edit the data files to have matching columns, or separate them into different configurations (see docs at https://hf.co/docs/hub/datasets-manual-configuration#multiple-configurations)Need help to make the dataset viewer work? Make sure to review how to configure the dataset viewer, and open a discussion for direct support.
season_year int64 | season string | projected_salary_cap_max_10pct_growth int64 | assumption string | source string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2,027 | 2027-28 | 181,457,100 | Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast | 2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context |
2,028 | 2028-29 | 199,602,810 | Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast | 2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context |
2,029 | 2029-30 | 219,563,091 | Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast | 2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context |
2,030 | 2030-31 | 241,519,400 | Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast | 2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context |
2,031 | 2031-32 | 265,671,340 | Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast | 2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context |
2,015 | 2015-16 | null | null | null |
2,016 | 2016-17 | null | null | null |
2,017 | 2017-18 | null | null | null |
2,018 | 2018-19 | null | null | null |
2,019 | 2019-20 | null | null | null |
2,020 | 2020-21 | null | null | null |
2,021 | 2021-22 | null | null | null |
2,022 | 2022-23 | null | null | null |
2,023 | 2023-24 | null | null | null |
2,024 | 2024-25 | null | null | null |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | null |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | null |
2,015 | 2015-16 | null | null | NBA Finals 2016; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,016 | 2016-17 | null | null | NBA Finals 2017; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,017 | 2017-18 | null | null | NBA Finals 2018; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,018 | 2018-19 | null | null | NBA Finals 2019; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,019 | 2019-20 | null | null | NBA Finals 2020; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,020 | 2020-21 | null | null | NBA Finals 2021; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,021 | 2021-22 | null | null | NBA Finals 2022; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,022 | 2022-23 | null | null | NBA Finals 2023; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,023 | 2023-24 | null | null | NBA Finals 2024; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,024 | 2024-25 | null | null | NBA Finals 2025; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | 2026 champion reported by NY Post; official NBA page to recheck; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | ; payroll computed from HoopsHype player salaries |
null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | HoopsHype salaries GraphQL endpoint, accessed 2026-07-07 |
2,015 | 2015-16 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,015 | 2015-16 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,015 | 2015-16 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,016 | 2016-17 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,016 | 2016-17 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,016 | 2016-17 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,017 | 2017-18 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,017 | 2017-18 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,017 | 2017-18 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,018 | 2018-19 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,018 | 2018-19 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,018 | 2018-19 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,019 | 2019-20 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,019 | 2019-20 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,019 | 2019-20 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,020 | 2020-21 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,020 | 2020-21 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,020 | 2020-21 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,021 | 2021-22 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,021 | 2021-22 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,021 | 2021-22 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,022 | 2022-23 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,022 | 2022-23 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,022 | 2022-23 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,023 | 2023-24 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,023 | 2023-24 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,023 | 2023-24 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,024 | 2024-25 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,024 | 2024-25 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,024 | 2024-25 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,025 | 2025-26 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,026 | 2026-27 | null | null | Derived from salary cap in cap_tax_aprons.csv and CBA max tiers |
2,015 | 2015-16 | null | null | 2011 CBA scale / public minimum tables |
2,016 | 2016-17 | null | null | 2011 CBA scale / public minimum tables |
2,017 | 2017-18 | null | null | 2017 NBA/NBPA CBA Exhibit C |
2,018 | 2018-19 | null | null | 2017 NBA/NBPA CBA Exhibit C adjusted by cap |
End of preview.
NBA Salary Cap & Contracts, 2016-2026
An analysis-ready dataset of NBA salaries, payrolls and the salary-cap system over ten seasons (2015-16 baseline through 2025-26, plus a mechanical 2026-27 to 2031-32 projection). It combines player-salary snapshots with the institutional thresholds that govern them: cap, luxury tax, aprons, minimums and the rookie scale.
Published by MrBridge. It backs the study NBA Salaries and Contracts, 2016-2026 on mr-bridge.com.
Files
Fifteen relational tables, as CSV, plus a single combined JSON (nba-salary-cap-contracts-2016-2026.json).
| File | Rows | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
player_salaries.csv |
7,288 | One row per player per season: salary, team, option flags, two-way and terminated flags |
salary_benchmarks.csv |
12 | Per season: player count, total, mean, median, percentiles and the top-1 salary |
team_payrolls.csv |
360 | Per team per season: total payroll and player count |
payroll_by_roster_rank.csv |
360 | Per team per season: share of payroll held by the top 1/3/5/10 salaries |
payrolls.csv |
12 | League payroll, reported and estimated luxury tax, top-payroll team, champion payroll |
champion_payrolls.csv |
12 | Champion payroll versus the cap, as a share of the cap |
cap_tax_aprons.csv |
12 | Salary cap, luxury tax line, first and second apron per season |
max_salaries.csv |
36 | Maximum salary at the 25/30/35% cap tiers |
min_salaries.csv |
12 | Rookie and 10-year veteran minimums |
two_way.csv |
12 | Two-way base salary, slots per team, activity limits |
rookie_scale.csv |
12 | No. 1 pick rookie scale at 100% and 120% |
top_contracts.csv |
11 | Largest contract signed per season, with total, AAV, length and type |
french_players.csv |
26 | French NBA players in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 snapshots |
cap_projections.csv |
5 | Mechanical cap path 2027-28 to 2031-32 under the 10% growth ceiling |
figures_to_reverify.csv |
5 | Transparency: figures flagged for a final cross-check |
Notes
- Sources: player salaries and contracts come from HoopsHype's public salaries data (snapshot dated 2026-07-07). The cap, luxury tax, apron, minimum and rookie-scale thresholds come from the 2017 and 2023 NBA and NBPA collective bargaining agreements, NBA cap releases and Larry Coon's CBA FAQ, cross-checked against Basketball-Reference and Spotrac. Underlying rights to the source data belong to their respective owners.
- Snapshots, not final accounting: player salaries and payrolls are contract and cap-hit snapshots. They can differ from the NBA's final end-of-season accounting (dead money, incentives, cap holds, final taxes, converted contracts).
- Derived values: maximums (25/30/35% of the cap), the mechanical cap projection and the standard non-repeater tax estimates are computed by formula and labelled as such. See
figures_to_reverify.csvfor figures flagged for a final cross-check. - Use: provided for research and educational use.
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