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2018-19
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How much flexibility did the Golden State Warriors actually have in 2018-19?

GSW 2018-19 carried $146,291,276 of selected player charges (143.6% of the cap), placing it in at or above first apron no second apron threshold. Its highest contracted function cost was passing connectivity at 25.9% of the cap; highest measured need was rebounding. 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.
SupportedAt or above first apron no second apron threshold
Selected player charges
$146.3M
Share of cap
144%
Tax line
$22.6M over
First apron
$16.5M over
Second apron
No governed line that season
Exact thresholds
Salary cap: $101,869,000Luxury tax line: $123,733,000First apron: $129,817,000Second apron: —Selected player charges: $146,291,276Source-reported payroll: $146,291,276

Option exposure

Optional decisions ahead — reported amounts, not commitments.
Player options (1)
$30.0M
Team options (1)
$2.17M

Where the money maps

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

The largest contracted function cost is passing connectivity at $26.4M; the highest measured need is rebounding.

0 critical-need functions0 underfunded needs8 redundant-cost functionsmapping covers 99% of charges

Acquisition paths

Threshold candidates only — a candidate route is not exact transaction legality.
Era specific exception and trade rules require team ledger
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.