EMERGENCY PODCAST: LeBron James Signs New $151.355M Deal, Keeps the Lakers Below the Second Apron.

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As expected, or at least as expected around these parts, LeBron James signed his new deal with the Lakers on Saturday and left just enough money on the table to keep the Lakers under the threshold for the dreaded second apron, where the NBA makes player transactions incredibly hard to execute.

The difference in the contracts isn't massive - just under $3 million on a deal that is now worth $101 million and change, vs. $104 million and change, so no need to pass a hat for the guy - but it's not nothing, either. And by $45,000, it's enough to keep the Lakers in a better spot.

What they do with it now? Who knows? The Lakers are still full in terms of roster spots. They're still in a box. It's just that the box is a better box than the alternative.

And another big name came off the market Saturday when DeMar DeRozan agreed to a three-year deal with Sacramento worth about $74 million, which put him well out of LA's range (and calls into question whether the Lakers could have moved the right salaries to make this work, anyway.

So the Lakers still haven't done anything, save sign their own guys and select a couple draft picks. And it might be a minute before that changes.

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

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