Kendall Marshall Waived

jay51024 · Post #1 » by **jay51024** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:50 pm

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MKL · Post #2 » by **MKL** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:53 pm

Why do this?

Levity · Post #3 » by **Levity** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:58 pm

because he sucks and we have clarkson now who has more potential as a 1 than a 2.

moonpie · Post #4 » by **moonpie** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:59 pm

Needed to free up money to post the Boozer bid. If he clears waivers he'll be back I bet.

Mirjalovic · Post #5 » by **Mirjalovic** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:03 pm

moonpie wrote:Needed to free up money to post the Boozer bid. If he clears waivers he'll be back I bet.

Please explain more.

Will he really back ?

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Ckay · Post #6 » by **Ckay** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:05 pm

is $915,243 really gonna hurt the Lakers?

moonpie · Post #7 » by **moonpie** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:06 pm

Mirjalovic wrote:
moonpie wrote:Needed to free up money to post the Boozer bid. If he clears waivers he'll be back I bet.

Please explain more.

Will he really back ?

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We won the Boozer bid at 3.25M, we only had 2.9M or so in cap space so we waived Marshall's non-guaranteed contract to free up the space. If Marshall clears waivers, which is I believe 72 hours, he's free to sign with any team, including us.

tviper · Post #8 » by **tviper** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:09 pm

Ckay wrote:is $915,243 really gonna hurt the Lakers?

this is about having enough cap room to sign Swaggy to the agreed price (4/21.5). The Boozer winning bid made it impossible to keep anyone that wasn't already signed, except for Hill who has a cap hold that will remain until Swaggy is signed. then Hill will sign, then Davis, then whoever else comes in on a min deal.

jay51024 · Post #9 » by **jay51024** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:11 pm

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Chitownbulls · Post #10 » by **Chitownbulls** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:13 pm

Wow I thought Marshall was playing really good for you guys.

Post #11 » by **LLcoleJ** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:28 pm

Ckay wrote:is $915,243 really gonna hurt the Lakers?

Nah it's just for cap purposes. Waive him on a min contract sign him on a min contract. Assuming he doesn't get picked up elsewhere.

Marionettetc · Post #12 » by **Marionettetc** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:34 pm

Chitownbulls wrote:Wow I thought Marshall was playing really good for you guys.

He was for like five games before he got scouted.

Post #13 » by **TyCobb** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:42 pm

Please dont bring him back.

Post #14 » by **crazyeights** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:50 pm

We still need a 3rd string guard for the inevitable Nash injury.

Lin/(Nash)/Clarkson/____
Kobe/X/_____

Who can we get for cheap that's actually an upgrade? I like Marshall as a backup's backup enough, but I get the criticism of his defense. Dude's net PER at PG is -5.4....

MikeXL · Post #15 » by **MikeXL** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:53 pm

Huh, I thought he'd either start or back up Lin for you guys.

Guess you're gonna roll with Nash.

madtrap347 · Post #16 » by **madtrap347** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:55 pm

Levity wrote:because he sucks and we have clarkson now who has more potential as a 1 than a 2.

I dont like kendall's game. His defense is poor, and he is extremely slow for that position. Shooting is allright but inconsistent. My guess is his shot will worsen when playing with kobe. one death stare from kobe and his confidence will be all but shattered. Anyways, clarkson needs to work hard to become a 1. He looks like a 2 now. His dribbling needs drastic improvement. He can barely dribble pass summer league defenders on his own, so he definitely wont be able to during the season against fast pgs. His court vision isn't that great either. He is a score first, score second, pass third player.

Post #17 » by **crazyeights** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:56 pm

MikeXL wrote:Huh, I thought he'd either start or back up Lin for you guys.

Guess you're gonna roll with Nash.

No, the Lakers had to do this for cap space so they could sign Nick Young, Boozer, while maintaining their rights to Ryan Kelly. They're gambling on no other team claiming Marshall off of the waiver wire so they can re-sign him for the minimum again.

stunnar0b · Post #18 » by **stunnar0b** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:08 pm

TyCobb wrote:Please dont bring him back.

why not? Only cp3 averaged more assist then Kendall in the entire league.

madtrap347 · Post #19 » by **madtrap347** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:15 pm

stunnar0b wrote:
TyCobb wrote:Please dont bring him back.

why not? Only cp3 averaged more assist then Kendall in the entire league.

for his price, its not bad for a #3 pg. but he benefitted from dantoni's system and jodi meeks/nick young's shooting. I dont think hes a game changer. I'd rather roll my dice on a young player with higher upside.

EArl · Post #20 » by **EArl** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:37 pm

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