This trade would result in the Lakers crossing the tax apron of ($138.9M) while hardcapped. Therefore this trade is not possible. Remove $14.8M of incoming value to remain below the hard cap.

Hard Cap Reasons

Used more than taxpayer portion ($5,718,000.00) of their mid-level exception to sign Montrezl Harrell.. Used their bi-annual exception to sign Wesley Matthews.

Lakers are unable to complete this trade. Since they are a taxpaying team, they are only able to take back 125% of the salary they are sending out, plus $100,000.

Lakers can only take back $30.2M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $12.7M from the Lakers incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Lakers.

Knicks do not have available cap space nor suitable TPEs to use to sign Schroder, Caruso, Dudley, McKinnie, and Horton-Tucker.

Knicks are unable to complete this trade. Since they are not a taxpaying team, and they are sending out less then $6,533,333 in salary, they are only able to take back 175% of the salary they are sending out, plus $100,000.

Knicks can only take back $100K in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $23.9M from the Knicks incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Knicks.