It's gloomy around here a lot of the time, and with good reason. But here are a few things to help put it all into perspective:
Lakers salary: $100M
Kings salary: $57.9M
Lakers roster:
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TH="class: roster-num"]Num[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-player"]Player[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-pos"]Pos[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-ht"]Ht[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-wt"]Wt[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-dob"]DOB[/TH]
[TH]Prior to NBA/Country[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-yrs"]Yrs[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Steve Blake[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-3[/TD]
[TD]172[/TD]
[TD]02/26/1980[/TD]
[TD]Maryland/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]Kobe Bryant[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]08/23/1978[/TD]
[TD]Lower Merion HS (PA)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Earl Clark[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-10[/TD]
[TD]225[/TD]
[TD]01/17/1988[/TD]
[TD]Louisville/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Chris Duhon[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-1[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]08/31/1982[/TD]
[TD]Duke/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Devin Ebanks[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]10/28/1989[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Pau Gasol[/TD]
[TD]F-C[/TD]
[TD]7-0[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]07/06/1980[/TD]
[TD]FC Barcelona/Spain[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Hill[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-10[/TD]
[TD]235[/TD]
[TD]07/27/1987[/TD]
[TD]Arizona/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Dwight Howard[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-11[/TD]
[TD]265[/TD]
[TD]12/08/1985[/TD]
[TD]SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Antawn Jamison[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]235[/TD]
[TD]06/12/1976[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Darius Johnson-Odom[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-2[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]09/28/1989[/TD]
[TD]Marquette/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Jodie Meeks[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4[/TD]
[TD]208[/TD]
[TD]08/21/1987[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Darius Morris[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]01/03/1991[/TD]
[TD]Michigan/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Steve Nash[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-3[/TD]
[TD]178[/TD]
[TD]02/07/1974[/TD]
[TD]Santa Clara/Canada[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]50[/TD]
[TD]Robert Sacre[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]7-0[/TD]
[TD]260[/TD]
[TD]06/06/1989[/TD]
[TD]Gonzaga/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Metta World Peace[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-7[/TD]
[TD]260[/TD]
[TD]11/13/1979[/TD]
[TD]St. John's/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Kings roster:
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TH="class: roster-num"]Num[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-player"]Player[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-pos"]Pos[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-ht"]Ht[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-wt"]Wt[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-dob"]DOB[/TH]
[TH]Prior to NBA/Country[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-yrs"]Yrs[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Aaron Brooks[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-0[/TD]
[TD]161[/TD]
[TD]01/14/1985[/TD]
[TD]Oregon/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]DeMarcus Cousins[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-11[/TD]
[TD]270[/TD]
[TD]08/13/1990[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Tyreke Evans[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]220[/TD]
[TD]09/19/1989[/TD]
[TD]Memphis/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Jimmer Fredette[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-2[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]02/25/1989[/TD]
[TD]Brigham Young/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]Francisco Garcia[/TD]
[TD]F-G[/TD]
[TD]6-7[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]12/31/1980[/TD]
[TD]Louisville/Dominican Republic[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]42[/TD]
[TD]Chuck Hayes[/TD]
[TD]F-C[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]06/11/1983[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Tyler Honeycutt[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-8[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]07/15/1990[/TD]
[TD]UCLA/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]52[/TD]
[TD]James Johnson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]248[/TD]
[TD]02/20/1987[/TD]
[TD]Wake Forest/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Travis Outlaw[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]207[/TD]
[TD]09/18/1984[/TD]
[TD]Starkville HS (MS)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]Thomas Robinson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-10[/TD]
[TD]237[/TD]
[TD]03/17/1991[/TD]
[TD]Kansas/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]John Salmons[/TD]
[TD]F-G[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]207[/TD]
[TD]12/12/1979[/TD]
[TD]Miami (Fla.)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Isaiah Thomas[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]5-9[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]02/07/1989[/TD]
[TD]Washington/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Jason Thompson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-11[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]07/21/1986[/TD]
[TD]Rider/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Marcus Thornton[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]06/05/1987[/TD]
[TD]Louisiana State/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Lakers current record: 14-15
Kings current record: 9-19
So basically, the Lakers are spending $42.1M more this year, have at least 3 future HoF candidates on their roster and still only have 5 more wins than the Kings?
Lakers salary: $100M
Kings salary: $57.9M
Lakers roster:
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TH="class: roster-num"]Num[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-player"]Player[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-pos"]Pos[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-ht"]Ht[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-wt"]Wt[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-dob"]DOB[/TH]
[TH]Prior to NBA/Country[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-yrs"]Yrs[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Steve Blake[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-3[/TD]
[TD]172[/TD]
[TD]02/26/1980[/TD]
[TD]Maryland/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]Kobe Bryant[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]08/23/1978[/TD]
[TD]Lower Merion HS (PA)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Earl Clark[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-10[/TD]
[TD]225[/TD]
[TD]01/17/1988[/TD]
[TD]Louisville/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Chris Duhon[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-1[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]08/31/1982[/TD]
[TD]Duke/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Devin Ebanks[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]10/28/1989[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Pau Gasol[/TD]
[TD]F-C[/TD]
[TD]7-0[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]07/06/1980[/TD]
[TD]FC Barcelona/Spain[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Hill[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-10[/TD]
[TD]235[/TD]
[TD]07/27/1987[/TD]
[TD]Arizona/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Dwight Howard[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-11[/TD]
[TD]265[/TD]
[TD]12/08/1985[/TD]
[TD]SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Antawn Jamison[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]235[/TD]
[TD]06/12/1976[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Darius Johnson-Odom[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-2[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]09/28/1989[/TD]
[TD]Marquette/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Jodie Meeks[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4[/TD]
[TD]208[/TD]
[TD]08/21/1987[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Darius Morris[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]01/03/1991[/TD]
[TD]Michigan/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Steve Nash[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-3[/TD]
[TD]178[/TD]
[TD]02/07/1974[/TD]
[TD]Santa Clara/Canada[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]50[/TD]
[TD]Robert Sacre[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]7-0[/TD]
[TD]260[/TD]
[TD]06/06/1989[/TD]
[TD]Gonzaga/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Metta World Peace[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-7[/TD]
[TD]260[/TD]
[TD]11/13/1979[/TD]
[TD]St. John's/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Kings roster:
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TH="class: roster-num"]Num[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-player"]Player[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-pos"]Pos[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-ht"]Ht[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-wt"]Wt[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-dob"]DOB[/TH]
[TH]Prior to NBA/Country[/TH]
[TH="class: roster-yrs"]Yrs[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Aaron Brooks[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-0[/TD]
[TD]161[/TD]
[TD]01/14/1985[/TD]
[TD]Oregon/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]DeMarcus Cousins[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-11[/TD]
[TD]270[/TD]
[TD]08/13/1990[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Tyreke Evans[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]220[/TD]
[TD]09/19/1989[/TD]
[TD]Memphis/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Jimmer Fredette[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-2[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]02/25/1989[/TD]
[TD]Brigham Young/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]Francisco Garcia[/TD]
[TD]F-G[/TD]
[TD]6-7[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]12/31/1980[/TD]
[TD]Louisville/Dominican Republic[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]42[/TD]
[TD]Chuck Hayes[/TD]
[TD]F-C[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]06/11/1983[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Tyler Honeycutt[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-8[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]07/15/1990[/TD]
[TD]UCLA/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]52[/TD]
[TD]James Johnson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]248[/TD]
[TD]02/20/1987[/TD]
[TD]Wake Forest/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Travis Outlaw[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-9[/TD]
[TD]207[/TD]
[TD]09/18/1984[/TD]
[TD]Starkville HS (MS)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]Thomas Robinson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-10[/TD]
[TD]237[/TD]
[TD]03/17/1991[/TD]
[TD]Kansas/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]R[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]John Salmons[/TD]
[TD]F-G[/TD]
[TD]6-6[/TD]
[TD]207[/TD]
[TD]12/12/1979[/TD]
[TD]Miami (Fla.)/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Isaiah Thomas[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]5-9[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]02/07/1989[/TD]
[TD]Washington/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: even"]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Jason Thompson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-11[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]07/21/1986[/TD]
[TD]Rider/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: odd"]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Marcus Thornton[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]06/05/1987[/TD]
[TD]Louisiana State/USA[/TD]
[TD="class: yrs"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Lakers current record: 14-15
Kings current record: 9-19
So basically, the Lakers are spending $42.1M more this year, have at least 3 future HoF candidates on their roster and still only have 5 more wins than the Kings?