Beijing time on December 5, with the Lakers signing back Quinn Cook , the team's training camp roster reached 19 people. According to a report by the Lakers and team reporter Harrison Faigen, the Lakers currently have 14 contracts guaranteed, and the team still has one spot left, but it may wait until the mid-season buyout deadline.
A team can have up to 15 players with regular NBA contracts during the regular season, the other 2 players have two-way contracts, and a team can bring 20 players during the training camp.
The Lakers currently have 14 players with guaranteed contracts: James, Davis, Pope, Pau Gasol, Matthews, Schroder, Harrell, Caruso, Kuzma, Markif Morris , Tarren Horton-Tucker, McKinney, Dudley and Cook. The Lakers have two two-way contract players Kakok and Costas Antetokounmpo. Tres Dinkel, Zavier Simpson and Kevin Harris are training camp contracts or Exhibit 10 contracts.
After signing Cook back, the Lakers have very little cap space left. Harrison Faigen does not expect the Lakers to give the last guaranteed contract for the time being, and may wait until the mid-season buyout deadline. Last season, the Lakers got Markieff Morris and Waiters in the buyout market during the season. Morris played an important role in the playoffs and became one of the champions.
Salary expert Bobby Marks once analyzed the team's salary and the next trend between the Lakers signing back to Cook. The Lakers are only 2.9 million US dollars away from the hard salary cap. They can only use a guaranteed base salary sign before the season starts. Return 1 player. The league base salary contract is between $1.6 million and $2.6 million, and the base salary level is different according to the annual salary of the player in the NBA.
Another NBA reporter Eric Pincus also analyzed, Cook’s basic salary contract should be 1.737 million US dollars a year, before he was bought out by contract , received a guaranteed salary of 1 million US dollars, a total of 273.7 in the new season Ten thousand dollars is only a little less than the original annual salary of three million dollars.
However, for the Lakers, it is necessary to plan carefully, which is related to the leakage operation of the mid-season buyout market. The Lakers originally had a remaining $2.9 million, minus Cook's $1.737 million, so there is about $1.16 million left. Such a salary is no longer enough to bring in a player with a basic salary to play a full season, but it is suitable for the introduction of a player who was bought out in the middle of the season to complete the remaining season.
Every mid-season there will always be some powerful players who are bought out of contracts and become free agents. The Lakers, as the number one favorite to win the championship, have a certain advantage in the mid-season pick-up. General manager Pelinka is taking precautions. Now the team is protected with 14 people and he has left a hand in the mid-season pick-up.
