Los Angeles Lakers Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Los Angeles Lakers, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Non-Guaranteed
Player Option
Club Option
Estimate
Pct of League Cap
Player (18) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
James LeBron James PF 41
$52,627,153
34.0%
UFA / $59.5M
35.9%
Doncic Luka Doncic PG 26
$45,999,660
29.7%
$49,800,000
30.0%
$53,784,000
30.9%
$57,768,000
31.6%
UFA / $67.3M
35.0%
Hachimura Rui Hachimura PF 27
Ext. Elig.
$18,259,259
11.8%
UFA / $27.4M
16.5%
Reaves Austin Reaves SG 27
Ext. Elig.
$13,937,574
9.0%
$14,898,786
9.0%
UFA / $22.3M
12.8%
Vanderbilt Jarred Vanderbilt PF 26
$11,571,429
7.5%
Ext. Elig.
$12,428,571
7.5%
$13,285,714
7.6%
UFA / $19.9M
10.9%
Kennard Luke Kennard SG 29
$11,000,000
7.1%
UFA / $13.2M
8.0%
Kleber Maxi Kleber PF 34
Ext. Elig.
$11,000,000
7.1%
UFA / $20.9M
12.6%
Ayton Deandre Ayton C 27
$8,104,000
5.2%
$8,104,000
4.9%
UFA / $10.5M
6.0%
LaRavia Jake LaRavia PF 24
$6,000,000
3.9%
$6,000,000
3.6%
UFA / $7.8M
4.5%
Smart Marcus Smart PG 31
$5,134,000
3.3%
$5,390,700
3.2%
UFA / $7.0M
4.0%
Knecht Dalton Knecht SF 24
$4,010,160
2.6%
$4,201,080
2.5%
Ext. Elig.
$6,452,860
3.7%
RFA / $19.4M
10.6%
Hayes Jaxson Hayes C 25
$3,449,323
2.2%
UFA / $4.5M
2.7%
James Bronny James PG 21
$1,955,377
1.3%
Ext. Elig.
$2,296,271
1.4%
$2,486,995
1.4%
UFA / $3.1M
1.7%
Thiero Adou Thiero SF 21
$1,272,870
0.8%
$2,150,917
1.3%
Ext. Elig.
$2,525,901
1.4%
RFA / $3.4M
1.9%
Bufkin Kobe Bufkin PG 22
$844,607
0.5%
$2,497,812
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
Manon Chris Manon G 24
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%
Smith Jr. Nick Smith Jr. PG 21
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%
Timme Drew Timme F 25
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%

Dead Money

Player (2) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Bufkin Kobe Bufkin PG 22
$131,970
0.1%
Marciulionis Augustas Marciulionis G 23
$15,000
0.0%

Cap Hold

Player (7) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Anthony Carmelo Anthony PF 41
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Bradley Avery Bradley PG 35
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Dudley Jared Dudley SF 40
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Ellington Wayne Ellington SG 38
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Howard Dwight Howard C 40
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Morris Markieff Morris PF 36
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Waiters Dion Waiters SG 34
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Incomplete Roster Charge
$0
0.0%
$2,732,628
1.6%
$10,042,410
5.8%
$16,569,982
9.1%
$18,980,160
9.9%

Summary

  CAP 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Cap Maximum
$154,647,000
$166,000,000
$174,300,000
$183,015,000
$192,166,000
Active Cap $195,165,412 $107,768,137 $78,535,470 $57,768,000  
Dead Cap $146,970        
Cap Holds $16,073,918 $152,095,417 $78,438,427 $81,345,908 $106,211,857
Total Cap Allocations $211,386,300 $259,863,554 $156,973,897 $139,113,908 $106,211,857
Cap Space $-56,739,300 $-93,863,554 $17,326,103 $43,901,092 $85,954,143
  1st Apron          
Threshold $195,945,000 $210,330,000 $220,847,000 $231,890,000 $243,485,000
Allocations $195,312,382 $107,768,137 $78,535,470 $57,768,000 $0
1st Apron Space $632,618 $102,561,863 $142,311,530 $174,122,000 $243,485,000
  2nd Apron          
Threshold $207,824,000 $223,081,000 $234,236,000 $245,948,000 $258,246,000
Allocations $195,312,382 $107,768,137 $78,535,470 $57,768,000 $0
2nd Apron Space $12,511,618 $115,312,863 $155,700,530 $188,180,000 $258,246,000
  TAX 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Tax Threshold
Active Tax $195,155,500 $107,768,137 $78,535,470 $57,768,000  
Dead Tax $146,970        
Total Tax $195,302,470 $107,768,137 $78,535,470 $57,768,000  
Tax Space $-7,407,470 $93,921,863 $133,239,530 $164,596,000 $233,482,000
Est. Tax Bill $22,653,028
  CASH 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Total Cash $198,533,799 $107,768,137 $78,535,470 $57,768,000  

Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 Austin Reaves
PLAYER
2026-27 Player Option 		$14,898,786
6/29/2026 Kobe Bufkin
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$2,497,812
6/29/2026 Drew Timme
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Nick Smith Jr.
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Marcus Smart
PLAYER
2026-27 Player Option 		$5,390,700
6/29/2026 Chris Manon
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Deandre Ayton
PLAYER
2026-27 Player Option 		$8,104,000
6/29/2026 Luka Doncic
PLAYER
2026-27 Player Option 		$48,967,380
6/29/2026 Bronny James
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed 		$2,296,271
7/3/2026 Bronny James
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
9/15/2026 Jarred Vanderbilt
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 Dalton Knecht
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option 		$6,452,860
6/29/2027 Bronny James
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2027 Jarred Vanderbilt
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$13,285,714
6/29/2027 Dalton Knecht
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer 		$9,756,725
6/29/2027 Bronny James
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$2,486,995
6/29/2027 Adou Thiero
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option — non-guaranteed
7/1/2027 Dalton Knecht
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Adou Thiero
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
6/29/2028 Luka Doncic
PLAYER
2028-29 Player Option 		$57,768,000
6/29/2028 Adou Thiero
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer 		$3,409,966
8/2/2028 Luka Doncic
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
1/10/2029 Adou Thiero
GUARANTEED
2027-28 Guaranteed 		$2,525,901

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2014 Louis Labeyrie PF 34 France
2009 Chinemelu Elonu SF 38 Nigeria Texas A&M

Future Draft Picks

2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LAL
Not Tradable, owe 2027 to UTA

2027
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LAL
If 1-4
UTA
If 5-30 (via UTA)

2028
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LAL

2029
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
DAL

2030
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LAL

2031
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LAL

2032
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LAL

2026
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
TOR
(via CLE to MIA to GSW)

2027
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
UTA
If LAL does not convey 1st to UTA in 2027 or to BKN

2028
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
WAS
Less favorable of LAL and WAS then other to ORL (via LAL to WAS)

2029
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
WAS

2030
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
BKN

2031
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
BKN

2032
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
ATL

TRANSACTIONS

Feb 08, 2026
Kobe Bufkin, PG

Signed a 2 year $3.34 million Rest-of-Season contract with Los Angeles (LAL)

Feb 05, 2026
Luke Kennard, SG

Traded to Los Angeles (LAL) from Atlanta (ATL) for Gabe Vincent and 2032 2nd round pick

Feb 04, 2026
Jaxson Hayes, C

Suspended 1 game for pushing Washington Wizards mascot during pre-gram introductions; forfeit $19,824

Jan 13, 2026
Kobe Bufkin, PG

Signed a 10-day contract with Los Angeles (LAL)

Dec 20, 2025
Marcus Smart, PG

Fined $35,000 for making obscene gesture towards game official during LAL-UTA game

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