Kaman was signed in the offseason to a one-year, $3.2 million deal but has played sparingly under coach Mike D'Antoni. The coach prefers to play with only one post player on the court at any given time, limiting the opportunity for a back-to-the-basket center like Kaman, especially when Pau Gasol is healthy. Gasol remained in L.A. during the trip to rehab his injured groin.
Even with Friday's 112-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers giving L.A. a two-game winning streak, the Lakers are still just 18-32 overall and 11 games out of a playoff spot in the ultra-competitive Western Conference.
Should management decide that making a postseason push is not feasible, Kaman could certainly be shopped for a future draft pick as the team would certainly like to shed the approximately $8 million in salary it would need to drop to get under the luxury tax.
And any free agent will want to sign here with Dantoni still coaching us? This coach has been playing mental games with Kaman and Jordan Hill all season long. No notable free agents will want to sign here with this guy at the helm. Unless we want to continue to fill our roster with D-leaguers and vet minimum guys who will love to play in this guys offense because it allows them to inflate their stats for future contracts. This cant be sugarcoated even with the injuries and his preference to play a stretch 4 this coach philosophy/scheme seems to be on a different page than the F.O. was this past offseason. Why give Kaman that contract this previous offseason if you didnt envision him playing rotational minutes becasue he doesnt fit your coaching style? He'll be traded because we for d*mn sure know he's not resigning and it can help us get closer to getting under the luxury tax. And what a waste Kaman as a backup Center on your roster for the mini MLE was a bargain
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