Year

League Salary Cap

League Avg. Salary per Player

Lakers’ Roster Salary Total

Clippers’ Roster Salary Total

1990-91

$11.9 M

$0.9 M

$12.1 M

$10.6 M

1991-92

$12.5 M

$1.1 M

$12.9 M

$15.8 M

1992-93

$14.0 M

$1.3 M

$14.3 M

$18.9 M

1993-94

$15.1 M

$1.5 M

$23.5 M

$20.2 M

1994-95

$15.9 M

$1.8 M

$42.0 M

$17.8 M

1995-96

$23.0 M

$2.0 M

$30.0 M

$21.1 M

1996-97

$24.4 M

$2.3 M

$28.8 M

$26.0 M

1997-98

$26.9 M

$2.6 M

$36.3 M

$24.4 M

1998-99

$30.0 M

$3.0 M

$41.4 M

$29.9 M

1999-00

$34.0 M

$3.6 M

$54.1 M

$22.4 M

2000-01

$35.5 M

$4.2 M

$58.7 M

$29.6 M

2001-02

$42.5 M

$4.5 M

$52.9 M

$33.7 M

2002-03

$40.3 M

$4.5 M

$62.7 M

$42.7 M

2003-04

$43.8 M

$4.9 M

$64.5 M

$38.6 M