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2023-24
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How much flexibility did the Detroit Pistons actually have in 2023-24?

DET 2023-24 carried $139,233,014 of selected player charges (102.4% of the cap), placing it in over cap below tax on selected player charges. Its highest contracted function cost was creation at 0.0% of the cap; highest measured need was creation. Exact exception and transaction legality is withheld without team cap-hold and exception-use ledgers.

Current cap position

Current position on selected player charges — not every cap hold or dead-money charge.
SupportedOver the cap, below the tax line, on selected player charges
Selected player charges
$139.2M
Share of cap
102%
Tax line
$26.1M under
First apron
$33.1M under
Second apron
$43.6M under
Exact thresholds
Salary cap: $136,021,000Luxury tax line: $165,294,000First apron: $172,346,000Second apron: $182,794,000Selected player charges: $139,233,014Source-reported payroll: $139,233,014

Option exposure

Optional decisions ahead — reported amounts, not commitments.
Player options (0)
None
Team options (1)
$2.14M

Where the money maps

Which basketball functions the payroll is actually buying — shown beside need, never blended.

Salary-to-function mapping covers only 0% of charges — no function-level salary conclusion is drawn for this season.

Acquisition paths

Threshold candidates only — a candidate route is not exact transaction legality.
Bird-rights retention (threshold candidate)Trade salary matching (threshold candidate)Non-taxpayer exception (threshold candidate only)Minimum signing
WithheldExact transaction legality withheld — no exception-usage, cap-hold, and transaction ledger evidence

Cash cost: Withheld — no cash-salary sample.

Selected player charges do not include every cap hold, dead-money charge or roster charge.

Threshold route candidates are not exact transaction legality.

Cash, cap and economic commitment remain separate; no universal flexibility or front-office score.