10 Aussies locked in to multi-million '26-27 contracts

Figures come from Basketball Reference club contract pages and are cross-checked against Spotrac. The two Simmons and Green entries were re-checked on 8 September 2026; the rest were read on 14 August 2026.

Ben Simmons is the clearest case of cap hit and cash differing. He agreed a one-year deal worth USD $3,524,115 with Sacramento on 4 September, and that is the figure in our news story. On a minimum deal for a player with his years of service the league pays part of it, so the club only carries USD $2,449,421 against the cap, and that is the number in this table. His cap hit matching Matisse Thybulle’s to the dollar is not an error either: it is the league minimum, the same for both of them.

Simmons’ row says agreed rather than guaranteed, and that is deliberate. The deal is agreed but not yet signed, so unlike every other player here his money is not yet guaranteed. That changes the day the contract is executed.

Josh Green moved from Minnesota to Utah in late August, in the trade that sent Cody Williams and John Konchar the other way. A trade does not change what a player is owed, so his figure is unchanged.

Rocco Zikarsky is on a two-way contract, which does not sit on the salary cap, so he carries no figure rather than a zero.