The Lakers salary status for players in the 25-26 season, except for James and Luca, no one has an annual salary of over 20 million.

After entering the 2025 offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers have chosen to save expenses as always, take advantage of the metropolitan teams to attract other stars to join. Recently, they signed with Ayton, Jack Laravia and rookie Tyro. In order to avoid paying more luxury taxes, the Los Angeles Lakers also used cheap contracts to sign many good players. Let’s take a look at the player salary status of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2025-26 season!

LeBron James - $52.6 million

Luka Doncic - $45.9 million

Hachimura - $18.2 million

Reeves - $13.9 million

Jared Vanderbilt - $11.5 million

Gabevn - $11.5 million

Maxiklebel - $11.0 million

Aiton - $8.1 million

Jackra Lavia - $6 million

Dalton Knecht - $4 million

Jackson Hayes - $3.4 million

Sheck Milton - $3 million

Jordan Goodwin - $2.3 million

Browney James - $1.9 million

Tiro - $1.2 million

Los Angeles Lakers have 15 players with formal contracts, and the total salary combined reaches $195 million. However, the team has two two-way contracts, owned by Eric Dixon and Trey Jamison. You know, the Lakers' signing operation also made them less than $1 million below the luxury tax.

Because LeBron James chose the $52.6 million player option instead of jumping out of the contract to reach a salary cut contract with the Lakers, it also made it very difficult for the Lakers management to continue to strengthen. Although Brownie James' annual salary of $1.9 million is not high, he occupies a player position, which is very unfavorable for the Lakers.

Luka Doncic's contract extension has not been confirmed yet. It is reported that in 2028, he is eligible to renew a three-year, $406 million super maximum salary contract with the Lakers. Many fans and media believe that the Lakers may sell Luka Doncic in advance by then, with an annual salary of over 100 million US dollars, which is almost impossible.

Reeves rejected the Lakers' 4-year offer of $89.2 million. He wants to get a contract with an annual salary of more than $40 million in 2026. Now the Lakers may be planning to trade to send him away. As for Hachimura, with his strength, it should be no big problem to fight for a contract with an annual salary of US$25 million in the Lakers, after all, there is an Asian market. The Lakers really made a profit by winning Ayton by $16.6 million in

. Last season, Ayton averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game. Although he is a traditional center, he is only 26 years old and has both offense and defense in the interior. The Lakers also saw Ayton's true strength in the 2021-22 playoffs. The Lakers may continue to keep Jared Vanderbilt, after all, they have excellent defense and can do dirty and tiring work.

Gab Vincent was lying for two years and the Lakers really wanted to send him away. However, the problem is that no one takes over. Maxikleber is Luka Doncic's former teammate. If the Lakers want to give up on him, it depends on Luka Doncic's attitude. Jackson Hayes has renewed his contract for one year, but it’s okay. After all, he was beaten up in the playoffs and he can’t raise his salary.

Dalton Knecht enters the offseason and may still be traded by the Lakers in exchange for some good players. As a former Sacramento Kings player, the Lakers won him to enhance the strength of the team's second-tier back line. For the Los Angeles Lakers, they can save as much as possible now. Even if they change their new boss, they cannot spend money indiscriminately.