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Shedding salary on draft day does very little for Cleveland. They are currently projected to be some 4 mil under the 2nd apron and 9 mil over the first apron. As a first apron team they could SnT for LeBron, which is basically their only realistic way to get him if he wants to get paid more than vet min (or room MLE). They would need to shed some 25 mil of salary to be able to offer him full MLE, for example. 

So the potential opportunity for cashing in on salary dumping comes after the draft at the start of free agency. While LeBron loves the drama and attention, it is unlikely he will be able to drag his decision for a long time if he wants to be paid more than MLE (unless he goes to a team with cap space). Lakers will not be holding his cap hold for a long time. 

Lakers could use any kind of SnT, imho. In option 1 they receive a good player, in option 2 they use their cap space and receive a large TE and perhaps a minor compensation. Under option 2 a team like Cleveland would be looking for salary taker in July

Lebron will confirm he is a POS and antithesis to Dirk if he hamstrings Cleveland into paying him the full MLE rather than going "Hey, I'm already a billionaire and will probably make another billion on branding in my lifetime. Maybe I let my supposed love for my hometown team shine through and let them keep assets to build a winner by me signing a minimum contract."

Dude is the single biggest narcissist west of Washington.