One very interesting thing that came up in one of the long conversations Jamie and I were having is how the Lakers effort to get rid of the $5 million cap hold due to Luol Deng and why that could be important. Here’s why getting the league to remove Deng’s hold could mean:
First, the Lakers have no cap space right now but if they can get rid of Deng’s $5 million, it could open the door to the following move:
1. NBA removes Deng’s $5 million.
2. KCP, Rondo, Bradley, and McGee exercise their player options.
3. Suddenly, the Lakers salary commitments would equal $91M.
4. If the cap space is set at $109M, they would have $14M in cap space.
5. They could sign Wood to $14M contract.
6. Then use the $9.3M MLE, $3.6M BAE to sign other players.
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