The Lakers want as much as cap space and money available when Kobe comes off the books next year. Plus they are trying to clear cap space for solid role players for this upcoming season.
That means Swaggy might be gone sooner than later, since his deal has 3 more years on it.
Yahoo Sources: As Lakers work to clear cap space to sign free agents and absorb HIbbert, Nick Young is a strong candidate to be unloaded.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 5, 2015