Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers 2021-22 Salary Cap

Lakers 2021-22 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Los Angeles Lakers 2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (15) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Notes
Westbrook Russell Westbrook PG $44,211,146 $44,211,146 - - - $44,211,146 27.48 39.33 Acquired via Trade
James LeBron James PF $41,180,544 $41,180,544 - - - $41,180,544 25.60 36.63 Vet Extension / Bird
Davis Anthony Davis C $35,361,360 $35,361,360 - - - $35,361,360 21.98 31.46 Free Agent (Max) / Bird
Horton-Tucker Talen Horton-Tucker SG $9,500,000 $9,500,000 - - - $9,500,000 5.91 8.45 Free Agent / Early Bird
Nunn Kendrick Nunn PG $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - - $5,000,000 3.11 4.45 Free Agent / T-MLE
Knee
Anthony Carmelo Anthony PF $1,669,178 $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Bradley Avery Bradley PG $1,669,178 $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 1.48 Acquired via Trade
Ellington Wayne Ellington SG $1,669,178 $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Howard Dwight Howard C $1,669,178 $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 1.48 Acquired via Trade
Bazemore Kent Bazemore SG $1,669,178 $2,401,537 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Monk Malik Monk SG $1,669,178 $1,789,256 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 1.48 Free Agent / Minimum
Reaves Austin Reaves SG $925,258 $925,258 - - - $925,258 0.58 0.82 / Minimum
Johnson Stanley Johnson SF $888,616 $888,616 - - - $888,616 0.55 0.79 RoS / Minimum
Augustin D.J. Augustin PG $393,312 $622,467 - - - $393,312 0.24 0.35 RoS / Minimum
Gabriel Wenyen Gabriel PF $28,779 $29,814 - - - $28,779 0.02 0.03 RoS / Minimum


2021-22 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (2) Pos.
JonesMason Jones SG          
McClungMac McClung PG          


2021-22 Dead/Retained Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Player (9) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
DengLuol Deng SF $5,000,000 - - - $5,000,000 3.11 Waived
ArizaTrevor Ariza SF $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 Waived
JordanDeAndre Jordan C $2,641,691 - - - $1,669,178 1.04 Waived
JohnsonStanley Johnson SF $120,083 - - - $95,930 0.06 10-day
JohnsonStanley Johnson SF $120,083 - - - $95,930 0.06 10-day
CollisonDarren Collison PG $151,821 - - - - 0.00 10-day
ThomasIsaiah Thomas PG $138,019 - - - - 0.00 10-day
JohnsonStanley Johnson SF $120,083 - - - - 0.00 10-day
JonesJermerrio Jones F $85,578 - - - - 0.00 10-day


2021-22 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Lakers are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (3) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
DudleyJared Dudley SF - $1,669,178
WaitersDion Waiters SG - $1,669,178
AntetokounmpoKostas Antetokounmpo PF - $1,489,065


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap and above the Luxury Tax Apron ($143,002,000) and can be used for contracts up to 3 years in length.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Taxpayer Mid-Level
Kendrick Nunn ($5,000,000)
$5,890,000 $705,862


2021-22 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Lakers current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2021 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $136,606,000
Total Taxable Salaries $156,636,217
Current Luxury Tax Space $-20,030,217
Est. Luxury Tax Bill $45,113,318


2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers Salary Cap Totals

The Lakers are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $147,504,083
Dead Money $8,530,216
Cap Holds $4,827,421
Total Cap Allocations $160,861,720
Salary Cap Maximum
2021 NBA Salary Cap Max $112,414,000
Current Cap Space $-48,447,720




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Max Christie 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,324,095
6/29/2024 Skylar Mays 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Jarred Vanderbilt 2027-28 Player Option $13,285,714
6/29/2024 Christian Wood 2024-25 Player Option $3,036,040
6/29/2024 D'Angelo Russell 2024-25 Player Option $18,692,307
6/29/2024 Colin Castleton 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Jaxson Hayes 2024-25 Player Option $2,463,946
6/29/2024 Cam Reddish 2024-25 Player Option $2,463,946
6/29/2024 LeBron James 2024-25 Player Option $51,408,000
10/31/2024 Jalen Hood-Schifino 2025-26 Club Option $4,064,640
6/29/2025 Maxwell Lewis 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
10/31/2025 Jalen Hood-Schifino 2026-27 Club Option $6,243,288
6/29/2026 Maxwell Lewis 2026-27 Club Option
6/29/2026 Austin Reaves 2026-27 Player Option $14,898,786
1/10/2027 Maxwell Lewis 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
6/29/2027 Jalen Hood-Schifino 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $9,439,852
6/29/2027 Anthony Davis 2027-28 Player Option $62,970,600




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2009 Chinemelu Elonu 37 SF NGA Texas A&M
2014 Louis Labeyrie 32 PF FRA


Future Draft Picks

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
2024
NOP
NOP right to defer to 2025
2025
LAL    NOP
LAL pick if LAL conveys pick to NOP in 2024; NOP pick if NOP defers LAL pick to 2025
2026
LAL
2027
LAL
Top-4 Protected
UTA
5-30
2028
LAL
2029
LAL
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
2024
LAL
SAS
via MEM
2025
LAL
LAL
2026
MIA
via CLE
2027
LAL    UTA
LAL pick if LAL conveys 1st to UTH in 2027; UTH pick if LAL does not convey 1st to UTH in 2027
2028
WAS
Less favorable of LAL and WAS then other to ORL (via LAL to WAS)
2029
WAS