Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers 2023 Salary Cap

Lakers 2023 Salary Cap

   
%: Pct of League Cap
Player Option
Club Option
Estimate

Active Roster

Players (20) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
James LeBron James
2 yr, $99,023,288 (AAV: $49.51M)
Extension / Maximum
PF 39 0$47,607,350
35.0%
0$51,415,938
PLAYER
36.2%
0UFA
$62.97M
Bird
     
Davis Anthony Davis
5 yr, $189,903,600 (AAV: $37.98M)
Free Agent / Maximum
C 30 0$40,600,080
29.8%
0$43,219,440
30.4%
0$54,670,000
ESTIMATE
35.0%
0$59,043,600
ESTIMATE
34.4%
0$63,417,200
PLAYER
33.6%
0UFA
$66.59M
Bird
Russell D'Angelo Russell
2 yr, $36,000,000 (AAV: $18.00M)
Free Agent
PG 27 0$17,307,693
12.7%
0$18,692,307
PLAYER
13.2%
0UFA
$28.04M
Bird
     
Hachimura Rui Hachimura
3 yr, $51,000,000 (AAV: $17.00M)
Free Agent
PF 25 0$15,740,741
11.6%
0$17,000,000
12.0%
0$18,259,259
11.7%
0UFA
$27.39M
Bird
   
Reaves Austin Reaves
4 yr, $53,827,872 (AAV: $13.46M)
Free Agent
SG 25 0$12,015,150
8.8%
0$12,976,362
9.1%
0$13,937,574
8.9%
0$14,898,786
PLAYER
8.7%
0UFA
$22.35M
Bird
 
Vincent Gabe Vincent
3 yr, $33,000,000 (AAV: $11.00M)
Free Agent
PG 27 0$10,500,000
7.7%
0$11,000,000
7.7%
0$11,500,000
7.4%
0UFA
$21.85M
Bird
   
Vanderbilt Jarred Vanderbilt
3 yr, $13,122,000 (AAV: $4.37M)
Free Agent
PF 24 0$4,698,000
3.5%
0$10,714,286
7.5%
0$11,571,429
7.4%
0$12,428,571
7.2%
0$13,285,714
PLAYER
7.0%
0UFA
$19.93M
Bird
Prince Taurean Prince
1 yr, $4,516,000 (AAV: $4.52M)
Free Agent
PF 29 0$4,516,000
3.3%
0UFA
$5.42M
Non-Bird
       
Hood-Schifino Jalen Hood-Schifino
4 yr, $17,882,808 (AAV: $4.47M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PG 20 0$3,695,040
2.7%
0$3,879,840
2.7%
0$4,064,640
CLUB
2.6%
Ext. Eligible
0$6,243,288
CLUB
3.6%
0RFA
$18.73M
Bird
 
Wood Christian Wood
2 yr, $5,745,889 (AAV: $2.87M)
Free Agent
C 28 0$2,709,849
ESTIMATE
2.0%
0$3,036,040
PLAYER
2.1%
0UFA
$2.44M
Early Bird
     
Hayes Jaxson Hayes
2 yr, $4,628,946 (AAV: $2.31M)
Free Agent
C 23 0$2,165,000
1.6%
0$2,463,946
PLAYER
1.7%
0UFA
$2.44M
Early Bird
     
Reddish Cam Reddish
2 yr, $4,628,946 (AAV: $2.31M)
Free Agent
SF 24 0$2,165,000
1.6%
0$2,463,946
PLAYER
1.7%
0UFA
$2.44M
Early Bird
     
Pippen Jr. Scotty Pippen Jr.
1 yr, $1,801,769 (AAV: $1.80M)
exhibit-10
PG 23 0$1,801,769
$0M GTD
1.3%
0RFA
$2.43M
Early Bird
       
Christie Max Christie
2 yr, $2,737,645 (AAV: $1.37M)
2nd-Round
SG 20 0$1,719,864
1.3%
0RFA
$2.32M
Early Bird
       
Baugh Damion Baugh
1 yr, $1,119,563 (AAV: $1.12M)
exhibit-10
SG 23 0$1,119,563
$0M GTD
0.8%
0RFA
$2.18M
Non-Bird
       
Lewis Maxwell Lewis
4 yr, $7,639,302 (AAV: $1.91M)
2nd-Round
SF 21 0$1,119,563
0.8%
0$1,891,857
1.3%
0$2,221,677
$1k GTD
1.4%
0$2,406,205
CLUB
1.4%
0UFA
$2.96M
Bird
 
Valerio-Bodon Vincent Valerio-Bodon
1 yr, $1,119,563 (AAV: $1.12M)
exhibit-10
G 22 0$1,119,563
$0M GTD
0.8%
0RFA
$2.18M
Non-Bird
       
Castleton Colin Castleton
1 yr
Two-Way
PF 23 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
Fudge Alex Fudge
2 yr
Two-Way
F 20 0Two-Way
 
 
0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$2.18M
Two-Way
     
Hodge D’Moi Hodge
1 yr
Two-Way
F 25 0Two-Way
 
 
0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
       
   

Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Players (8) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Anthony Carmelo Anthony PF 39 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Bradley Avery Bradley PG 33 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Dudley Jared Dudley SF 38 0UFA
$2.02M
Early Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Early Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Early Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Early Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Early Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Early Bird
Ellington Wayne Ellington SG 36 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Gabriel Wenyen Gabriel PF 26 0UFA
$2.02M
Early Bird
         
Howard Dwight Howard C 38 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Waiters Dion Waiters SG 32 0UFA
$2.02M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.44M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.69M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.96M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$3.25M
Non-Bird
Jones Mason Jones SG 25 0UFA
$1.80M
Two-Way
0UFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.18M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.40M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.64M
Two-Way
0UFA
$2.90M
Two-Way

Summary

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cap Summary
Cap Maximum $136,021,000 $142,000,000 $156,200,000 $171,820,000 $189,002,000 $207,902,000
Active Roster Cap $170,600,225 $185,550,256 $116,224,579 $95,020,450 $76,702,914 -
Dead/Retained Cap - - - - - -
Cap Holds $19,634,271 $27,019,264 $117,368,240 $67,766,487 $64,415,464 $108,935,023
Total Cap Allocations $190,234,496 $212,569,520 $233,592,819 $162,786,937 $141,118,378 $108,935,023
Cap Space $-54,213,496 $-70,569,520 $-77,392,819 $9,033,063 $47,883,622 $98,966,977
Hard-Cap Space Not Hard-Capped
Super-Tax Space
Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $165,294,000 $172,000,000 $189,200,000 $208,120,000 $228,932,000 $251,825,000
Taxable Salaries $172,618,448 $185,550,256 $116,224,579 $95,020,450 $76,702,914 $0
Tax Space $-7,324,448 $-13,550,256 $72,975,421 $113,099,550 $152,229,086 $251,825,000
Tax Bill (Estimated)
$18,892,235
$25,125,643
- - - -


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
Gabe Vincent
(est. $10,500,000)
$12,405,000 $1,905,000
Bi-Annual
Taurean Prince
($4,516,000)
$4,516,000 $0
Trade
2/09/2024
Patrick Beverly trade with ORL
$2,700,000 $2,700,000
Trade
2/09/2024
Damian Jones trade with UTH
$2,298,385 $2,298,385
Trade
2/09/2024
Juan Toscano-Anderson trade with UTH
$1,836,090 $1,836,090
Trade
2/09/2024
Thomas Bryant with DEN
$1,836,090 $1,836,090




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
1/10/2024 Damion Baugh 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,119,563
1/10/2024 Scotty Pippen Jr. 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,801,769
1/10/2024 Vincent Valerio-Bodon 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,119,563
6/29/2024 D'Angelo Russell 2024-25 Player Option $18,692,307
6/29/2024 Jarred Vanderbilt 2027-28 Player Option $13,285,714
6/29/2024 Damion Baugh 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,181,953
6/29/2024 Scotty Pippen Jr. 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,432,388
6/29/2024 Vincent Valerio-Bodon 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,181,953
6/29/2024 Christian Wood 2024-25 Player Option $3,036,040
6/29/2024 D’Moi Hodge 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
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
6/29/2024 Max Christie 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,324,095
10/31/2024 Jalen Hood-Schifino 2025-26 Club Option $4,064,640
6/29/2025 Maxwell Lewis 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/29/2025 Alex Fudge 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,180,149
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 Anthony Davis 2027-28 Player Option $63,417,200
6/29/2027 Jalen Hood-Schifino 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $9,439,852


Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2009 Chinemelu Elonu 36 SF NGA Texas A&M
2014 Louis Labeyrie 31 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