While the Warriors are the most dramatic current example, another five teams are within $5 million of an already-triggered hard cap, including the Houston Rockets, who do not have the wiggle room to use a disabled player exception after Fred VanVleet tore his ACL in the preseason (or even just sign someone for the minimum), and the Mavericks, who are again uncomfortably close to a hard cap, this time $1.2 million below the second apron. They are joined by the LA Clippers (first apron), Orlando Magic (first apron) and New York Knicks (second apron).
New York Times
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