Assembling a championship roster is a real luxury, and taxing, for Lakers

The Lakers will have nine players under contract for 2010-11, for a total outlay that puts them about $30 million over the NBA salary cap, and $18 million above the luxury-tax threshold. And they still have to add at least four more players. A salary list:

July 12, 2010

LAKERS SALARIES

NBA teams must carry a minimum of 13 players. The NBA salary cap for the 2010-11 season will be $58.04 million and a dollar-for-dollar luxury tax threshold will kick in at $70.31 million. Here's a breakdown of what the Lakers owe so far in the 2010-11 season:

Kobe Bryant $24.81 million

Pau Gasol $17.82 million

Andrew Bynum $13.7 million

Lamar Odom $8.2 million

Ron Artest $6.32 million

Sasha Vujacic $5.48 million

Luke Walton $5.26 million

Steve Blake $4 million

Derek Fisher $3.5 million

Total payroll: $89.09 million

Second-round draft picks Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter are unsigned but could each make $473,604 next season as rookie forwards.

Source: L.A. Times

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Assembling a championship roster is a real luxury, and taxing, for Lakers

The Lakers will have nine players under contract for 2010-11, for a total outlay that puts them about $30 million over the NBA salary cap, and $18 million above the luxury-tax threshold. And they still have to add at least four more players. A salary list:

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