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2022-23
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How much flexibility did the Phoenix Suns actually have in 2022-23?

PHX 2022-23 carried $176,042,453 of selected player charges (142.4% of the cap), placing it in at or above first apron no second apron threshold. 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.
SupportedAt or above first apron no second apron threshold
Selected player charges
$176.0M
Share of cap
142%
Tax line
$25.8M over
First apron
$19.1M over
Second apron
No governed line that season
Exact thresholds
Salary cap: $123,655,000Luxury tax line: $150,267,000First apron: $156,983,000Second apron: —Selected player charges: $176,042,453Source-reported payroll: $176,042,453

Option exposure

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

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.
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.