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2024-25
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How much flexibility did the Phoenix Suns actually have in 2024-25?

PHX 2024-25 carried $214,371,340 of selected player charges (152.5% of the cap), placing it in at or above second apron on selected player charges. Its highest contracted function cost was creation at 25.2% of the cap; highest measured need was defensive event 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 the second apron on selected player charges
Selected player charges
$214.4M
Share of cap
152%
Tax line
$43.6M over
First apron
$36.2M over
Second apron
$25.4M over
Exact thresholds
Salary cap: $140,588,000Luxury tax line: $170,814,000First apron: $178,132,000Second apron: $188,931,000Selected player charges: $214,371,340Source-reported payroll: $220,708,856

Option exposure

Optional decisions ahead — reported amounts, not commitments.
Player options (1)
$2.85M
Team options (0)
None

Where the money maps

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

The largest contracted function cost is creation at $35.4M; the highest measured need is defensive event creation.

3 critical-need functions2 underfunded needs6 redundant-cost functionsmapping covers 88% of charges

Acquisition paths

Threshold candidates only — a candidate route is not exact transaction legality.
Second apron restricted trade candidateMinimum signingDrafted player retention
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.