Recently traded player salary ($14.9M) is combined with another outgoing salary to match incoming player salary ($36.6M). Dorian Finney-Smith cannot be traded to a team aggregated with other players from his team because 2 months have not passed since he was traded for. His outgoing salary cannot be combined with another one of his teammates to bring in a higher salaried player. This restriction expires after Feb 28, 2025.

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Dorian Finney-Smith since he has a player option next year which is worth $15.3M.

Lakers are unable to complete this trade. Incoming player salary ($36.6M) is matched using multiple outgoing players. Since they are now an over second apron team after this trade, they are not able to aggregate players in a trade. This means for example, that they cannot send out two players to acquire one with a similar salary to both.

Lakers are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now an over second apron team after this trade, they are only able to take back 100% of the salary they are sending out, plus $0.

Lakers can only take back $35.7M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $894K from the Lakers incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Lakers.