| season_year,season,projected_salary_cap_max_10pct_growth,assumption,source | |
| 2027,2027-28,181457100,"Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast",2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context | |
| 2028,2028-29,199602810,"Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast",2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context | |
| 2029,2029-30,219563091,"Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast",2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context | |
| 2030,2030-31,241519400,"Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast",2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context | |
| 2031,2031-32,265671340,"Mechanical upper path under 10% annual cap-smoothing ceiling, not a league forecast",2023 NBA/NBPA CBA smoothing rule; 2025 media-rights context | |