There are only three franchises left to complete this incredible 30-day preview marathon, and today we are tackling a small market that deserves to be known: the Los Angeles Lakers. place without further delay to a full point on the finances of the California franchise with 17 rings, where we realize that the older it is the less expensive it is.
A short practical guide to Salary Cap and the Exceptions
Source : Spotrac
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Financial situation in relation to the course
- The Luxury Tax threshold is set at $ 136,606,000 this year.
- The NBA’s Salary Cap is set at $ 112,414,000 this year.
- With $ 149,531,732 contractually committed for this 2021-22 season, the Lakers have had a good bite on the Luxury Tax but it makes sense when you’re the most shiny franchise in the world and you have such a Big Three to pay. Nothing frightening then, except the obligation to perform for a real return on investment. Pressure ? A little.
Three huge positions on this salary grid, and behind it tinkering in the most beautiful way possible. Indeed, releasing 120 Sauerkraut for the LeBron James / Anthony Davis / Russell Westbrook trio seems inevitable in 2021, but succeeding in releasing only 26 million for the ten other players (of which more than half for the only duo THT / Nunn) is of the masterclass. Eight players at least, veterans and it is logical but also bets which could have gone to take six times more elsewhere (poke Malik Monk), and in the end a very, very uneven roster in terms of salaries, but the attraction of Los Angeles and LeBron made the difference. LeBron who also has every interest in taking care of the races this season, because 80% of his teammates will be on the straw on the 10th of the month. Pressure ? A little.
Players with guaranteed contracts for the following season: 4
- LeBron James
- Anthony Davis
- Talen Horton-Tucker
- DeAndre Jordan
If the Lakers were the kind of franchise that built for the long haul it would know, and so we live in LA today in the era of everything straight away. A hint of medium-term with the Bron / Brow duo, a semblance of training desire with the extension of the sprawling Talen Horton-Tucker not long ago, and all around the soldiers of 2022 are not those of 2021 and probably will not be. not those of 2023. A big one shot attempted by Rob Pelinka to try to get the ring n ° 18, and a season which could, attention, condition the end of career of… LeBron James himself. Looks not like that eh, but this season is a huge issue for the Angelinos. Pressure ? A little.
Three players in interesting situations this season (a lot more suddenly)
- Russell Westbrook : at first glance we could say to ourselves that we would still have to be damn fucked to sit on a season at 47 blocks, except that whatever happens the Brodie will have the possibility at the end of the year to gently decline the said sum to sign why not a (last) big long-term contract. Case law Chris Paul for example, and there is no doubt that if this seriously ill hits us one more season in 12/23/12 some franchises will not hesitate to drop him a small 100 million over three years or something of the sort.
- The ieuvs: Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Rajon Rondo, DeAndre Jordan, Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore and Malik Monk. Even if the last three are not that old, these eight players have in common a payslip (the minimum) and only one year of contract. In other words, the incumbent players are soldiers for a day, and all of them will take advantage – or not – of this season in the spotlight to sign a new contract next summer, and potentially more lucrative for some.
- The French : the French ? To the Lakers? Well yeah my guy, because if this year under the lights of Los Angeles will evolve a gaggle of legends, in the shadows will make their ranges two young French people since Joel Ayayi and, above all, Sekou Doumbouya will hang out in Los Angeles this season. Of the G League for Joel Ayayi, not kept by the first team, but a total of 50 games maximum to play with the “big ones” for Sekou because of his two-way contract, lease that the executives could change according to of their physical form. The Doumbz has already proven that he is capable of influencing an NBA game but has since lost himself somewhat, Joel still has everything to prove, but it is in any case very possible to see Sekou have his chance this season alongside house superstars. And when you play with the Lakers you play on national air, and if you’re good on national air we let you finish the sentence. Come on guys !
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