Losing Howard Lowers Cap Cost for Lakers
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via Eric Pincus of The Los Angeles Times
The loss of Dwight Howard will take some time for the Lakers to get over, but
the franchise saved a significant amount of money in his departure.
湖人仍需要一段间摆脱Dwight Howard离队造成的损失与阴影，但这只老牌豪门至少可以
因为不续签他而省下不少钱。
With Howard on the books at $20.5 million, the team’s payroll might have
climbed to as high as $104.3 million — assuming the Lakers would use their
taxpayer mid-level exception of $3.2 million to add another piece.
假如Howard仍然是从湖人获取2千万美金的年新，那么紫金部队的球员薪资总额将会飙高
至1.043亿，更不用说湖人可能还得使用缩水版中产条款（320万）增添新球员。
Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the tax rate shifts this
season from flat to exponential. The Lakers at $104.3 million would be on
hook for an astounding $97.9 million in luxury tax for a total of $202.3
million.
在新版的劳资协议下，豪华税的税率计算方式将有重大改变，湖人续签Howard后的1亿
薪资总额，将会带来高达9千万的豪华税。换句话说，湖人可能要为此支付2亿。
Now if the Laker spend their mid-level exception, they’ll climb as high as
roughly $85 million in salary and a more-manageable $26 million in tax.
而今湖人假如在暑假使用缩水版中产，尽管球员薪资总额仍会8500万，但他们就只要付
2600万的豪华税给联盟。
Of course that raises the question — could amnesty still come into play?
当然，有一个问题是湖人仍有待解决，球迷也会好奇的，那就是：湖人会在今年暑假
使用特赦条款吗？