re: Should the Lakers amnesty Kobe to get CP3/Howard?

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I just looked at the numbers and if they somehow traded Pau for pure cap they would potentially have enough.

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They'd have to salary dump Metta/Blake/Hill (some combination of) to get there. If the dump Kobe, Pau, and get rid of all their non-guaranteed deals/terminate qualifying offers, they're still at like $25m in salary.

Assuming cap # of around 60m next season. That gives them 35m free. Dwight will close 20m. CP3 18m. So they're still short, unless they can also dump one of Metta, Blake or Hill. But then their team is Nash/CP3/Dwight and ?!?!?!?!?!?

Not sure it's a smart move unless Dwight/CP3 take a pay cut.