The Lakers are already planning for the upcoming offseason and they are looking for creative ways to open up cap space to improve their team for a title defense. News broke on Tuesday morning that the Lakers are looking to open up nearly $5 million in cap space by removing the salary they owe to former Laker Luol Deng off of their salary sheet. Shams Charania of The Athletic/Stadium reported the news on Tuesday, meaning Deng still gets the money he is owed by the Lakers. But the Lakers will have an additional $5 million available to improve their roster heading into next season