re: Offseason moves

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The salary cap is $58 million. If you are at or above $58 million then you can only use exceptions to sign people. Next season Kobe will make $30M, Howard will make $20M and Nash will make $10M. So just those 3 players put the Lakers over the salary cap.

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Howard can't really be counted just yet, though. I, personally, expect him to bail on them.

Still, with no Howard, they are still at $79.7M. If they decline Meeks' option, they can get to $78.2M. If they do decide to amnesty Gasol, they can get to $58.9M, which is still expected to be over the cap.

So, they will be starting over the cap with the following roster:
Bryant
Nash
Middla Town Violence
Steve Blake
Chris Duhon
Jordan Hill

Basically, they need to trade Gasol or keep him for whatever value they can (unless the tax is that big of a concern. They are going to have to get creative to fill out their roster.