Lakers do not have available cap space nor suitable TPEs to use to sign Irving, Boucher, and Porter Jr..
Hard Cap
This trade would result in the Lakers crossing the tax apron of ($172.3M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $49.3M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.
Hard Cap Reasons
Used more than taxpayer portion ($5,000,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Gabe Vincent (est. $10,500,000).. Used their bi-annual exception to sign Taurean Prince ($4,516,000).
Financial
Lakers are unable to complete this trade. Since they are now an over apron team after this trade, they are only able to take back 110% of the salary they are sending out, plus $0.
Lakers can only take back $0 in salary based on the amount they are sending out.
Cut $55.0M from the Lakers incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Lakers.
Consecutive draft years 2024 & 2025 would be missing a 1st round pick. The pick for 2024 may be traded away on draft day after the team officially makes their selection.
Salary Increase
Kyrie Irving cannot be traded until Jan 15 because he re-signed using Bird rights with a 20% raise in salary and the Mavericks are over the cap.
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