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How Lakers Stack Up in 2017 Free Agency Money
Lakers are not in a bad position by any means next year
Lakers $26mil in cap space.
They can open up $15mil more in cap space.
1. Stretch Nick Young next year (Saves $4mil in cap)
2. Do not keep Tarik Black for the 2nd Year (Saves $6.6mil.. Likely less than that because it is supposedly partially guaranteed)
3. Let Anthony Brown go (Saves $1mil.. If he shows you nothing, just let him go)
4. Trade Lou Williams for a pick ($5.6-6.1mil saves depending on late first or 2nd)
Celtics $43mil
Not including Amir Johnson cap hold, or if they keep Zeller or Sullinger, both RFA (this year).
Include Smart, Rozier, Young & Hunter Team Options. Olynyk, Holland QO. Mickey Non-guaranteed.
Really no moves they can make to shed any other cap that makes sense
Rockets $30mil
Likely try to open up $14mil in space by trading Brewer & Ariza.
Still have $15mil in salary cap space this year. If they use it, then an Ariza trade makes little sense.
Clippers $53mil
That’s if they let CP3 & Blake go. With those two cap holds, their cap space falls to 0
Heat $22mil in cap space
Match Tyler Johnson $12.5mil a year offer from BK, McBob Player Option, Winslow Team Option, Weber & Richardson Non-guaranteed
May have more if Bosh retires.. Would put them at $47mil, but you can’t bank on that happening.
They likely open up to about $30mil in space (assuming they don’t use $10mil more of this years cap). But they will have a really hard time with FA based on how they treated DWade. Riley didn’t even call Wade apparently. That stuff will stick for a couple of years.
TWolves ~$42mil
Wiggins & KAT Team Options, Shabazz RFA, Dieng RFA, Lavine-Payne & Tyus Jones Team Options
Knicks $36mil in cap space
Another year older, have to hope that team doesn’t fall apart. And if DRose is even semi-competent, they likely try to keep him, eating into their cap space.
OKC ~$30mil
Where they get into some trouble is Steven Adams and Victor Oladipo’s RFA. Adams will get $20+mil, Oladipo will get $17+mil. No way OKC can justify paying out $30mil, then re-signing Adams & Oladipo to big long term contracts. The luxury tax bill they would have would be enormous, and if they didn’t do it when they had a young core of Durant, Westbrook & Harden, they won’t do it now without Durant.
Maybe they trade Enes to chase a name, but they will still have to be okay with paying the luxury tax a year later.
Spurs - $18mil - $40mil
If Pau declines his Player Option (he won’t), If they trade Boris Diaw who has $7.5mil non-guaranteed (probably)
Wizards - $5mil - $16mil
Only way they get space is declining Otto Porter RFA & Kelly Oubre $2mil Team Option.
Signed Beal 5 year / $128mil, Mahinmi 4 year / $64mil, Andrew Nicholson 4 year / $26mil
Lakers are not in a bad position by any means next year
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