Salary Cap Breakdown for the Los Angeles Lakers
By Aaron Halford
After trading for Anthony Davis and signing a handful of veterans with playoff experience, the Los Angeles Lakers are beginning to round out their roster.
Some of LeBron James' career foes have turned into friends, as the Lakers roster consists of former Celtics players Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo, in addition to former Spur Danny Green.
Here's how it breaks down, and how much space the Lakers have left:
LeBron James
Contract: 4 years / $153,312,846. 2019-2020 salary: $37,436,858. Signed through 2021-22 with a player option after 2020-21.
Anthony Davis
Contract: 5 years / $127,171,313. 2019-2020 salary: $27,093,019. Signed through 2020-21 with a player option after 2019-20.
Danny Green
Contract: 2 years / $30,000,000. 2019-2020 salary: $14,634,146
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Contract: 2 years / $16,583,028. 2019-2020 salary: $8,089,282. Signed through 2020-21.
Avery Bradley
Contract: 2 years / $9,772,350. 2019-2020 salary: $4,767,000. Signed through 2020-21 with a player option after 2019-20.
JaVale McGee
Contract: 2 years / $8,200,000. 2019-2020 salary: $4,000,000. Signed through 2020-21 with a player option after 2019-20.
DeMarcus Cousins
Contract: 1 year / $3,500,000. 2019-2020 salary: $3,500,000
Quinn Cook
Contract: 2 year / $6,000,000. 2019-2020 salary: $3,000,000. Signed through 2020-21.
Alex Caruso
Contract: 2 year / $5,500,000. 2019-2020 salary: $2,750,000. Signed through 2020-21.
Rajon Rondo
Contract: 2 years / $5,184,358. 2019-2020 salary: $2,564,753. Signed through 2020-21 with a player option after 2019-20.
Kyle Kuzma
Contract: 3 years / $5,088,000. 2019-2020 salary: $1,974,600. Signed through 2021-22 with a club option after 2020-21. He will also be an RFA in the summer of 2021.
Jared Dudley
Contract: 1 year / $2,564,753. 2019-2020 salary: $2,564,753
Troy Daniels
Contract: 1 year / $2,028,594. 2019-2020 salary: $2,028,594
If you add up all of money the Lakers are spending this season, they're at $120,745,716—more than $11 million over the salary cap. The Lakers are only eligible to sign players to league minimum salaries or with an available exception.