HOW LAKERS CAN HAVE $100M IN CAP SPACE NEXT SUMMER…Projected first apron for next season is $210.3M, a $14.4M increase over $195.9M for this season.Projected second apron for next season is $223.1M, a $15.3M increase over $207.8M for this season. If Lakers could spend… https://t.co/QEFcts9mJt pic.twitter.com/skygqarNQm— LakerTom (@LakerTom) February 1, 2026
We won’t have 75 mil to spend on free agents. Austin’s cap hold will be 150% of of his current salary, around 22 mil. Ayton and Smarts cap holds will be 190% of their salaries. Plus we can’t go over the salary cap projected at 166 million signing free agents other than our own who we would sign after the free agent. I’ve read we have somewhere between 50 and 55 million available in cap space for free agents that aren’t our own.