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Lakers salary cap

$201.3M committed for 2026-27 · cap $165.0M · $36.4M over · 17th highest payroll
Committed 2026-27$201.3M16 contracts
Salary cap$165.0M$36.4M over the cap
Luxury tax line$200.4M$0.9M over the tax
Next season$201.1M2027-28 already committed
Options96 player · 3 team

The wall · 2026-27

each block = one contract, width = share of payroll
Dončić$49.8M
Reaves$41.2M
Kessler$30.2M
Grimes$14.0M
Mamukelashvili$13.0M
Vanderbilt$12.4M

Luka Dončić $49.8M · Austin Reaves $41.2M · Walker Kessler $30.2M · Quentin Grimes $14.0M · Sandro Mamukelashvili $13.0M · Jarred Vanderbilt $12.4M · Collin Sexton $9.4M · Jaden Hardy $6.0M

Every contract, by season

P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination
PlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-30Guaranteed
Luka Dončić27$49.8M$53.8M$57.8MP$103.6M
Austin Reaves28$41.2M$44.5M$47.8M$51.1MP$133.6M
Walker Kessler25$30.2M$31.7M$33.3M$34.8MP$95.2M
Quentin Grimes26$14.0M$14.7M$15.3M$16.0MP$44.0M
Sandro Mamukelashvili27$13.0M$12.3M$13.0M$13.7MP$38.4M
Jarred Vanderbilt27$12.4M$13.3MP$12.4M
Collin Sexton27$9.4M$9.8M$19.2M
Jaden Hardy24$6.0M$6.0MT$6.0M
Jake LaRavia24$6.0M$6.0M
Dalton Knecht25$4.2M$6.5M$4.2M
Cameron Carr21$3.3M$3.5M$3.6M$6.4M$6.8M
Kevon Looney30$2.4M$2.4M
Matisse Thybulle29$2.4M$2.4M
Ziaire Williams24$2.4M$2.4M
Bronny James21$2.3M$2.5MT
Adou Thiero22$2.2M$2.5MT$2.2M
Team total$201.3M$201.1M$170.9M$122.0M

Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 22 min ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.