NBA Source: Pacers A Leading Candidate To Trade For Chris Kaman
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2012 12:43 PM EST
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PrintThe Indiana Pacers will be mentioned in any trade reports with their current roster and cap space situation. Likely, any of those rumors are true since the Pacers would be remiss if not inquiring about available players that might help add depth to the roster.
Since the New Orleans Hornets have Tinsley-ed center Chris Kaman, the big man is on the open market with the Pacers looking to bolster their front court corps. With Jeff Foster's back making him day-to-day, likely for the rest of the season, adding a true backup center who can score and rebound would be a bonus.
According to this report out of New Orleans (ht: IndyPacers), the Pacers are in the mix.
The Hornets are not obligated to take back any salary in a trade for Kaman, according to sources, and a team acquiring him would only have to part with $9.3 million in player salaries according to league rules, not $14 million.
A league source said Wednesday night that the Indiana Pacers, one of several other teams reportedly in the mix for Kaman, could, in fact, be the leading candidate for a swap.
The Pacers apparently are looking for a backup to Roy Hibbert.
The key to the Pacers interest is that they can absorb Kaman's salary, so if the Hornets literally want to just stop paying him, they have a partner. I can't imagine the Pacers would want to send any significant players or first round picks for Kaman since he will be a free agent after the season.
What do you think the Pacers should offer to land Kaman?
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A 2nd rounder
Or a HEAVILY protected future first (NOT a 2012 first). He’s up in four months. If he plays well we’d have to let him walk anyway, b/c someone will overpay for him. Unless it’s clear he’s willing to extend for the MLE, I don’t want to give up substantial value for him now.
But all that said, I love that we’re finally addressing (or at least attempting to address) this glaring need.
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I know what you mean by Tinsley-ed
They have sent him home, but it’s nothing to do with him. They’re just a bad team and have no interest in using him, he’s not getting in shootouts in the streets of NO. Everyone says he’s a really professional guy, just wanted to make that clear to anyone who may get the wrong idea.
Anyway, I’d give em AJ, 2nd rounder, rights to The Stanko, pick 2. The big prize for them is his money disappearing from the books and hopefully it helping a buyer view the team as more attractive. Won’t be surprised at all if Carl Landry’s moved in the same fashion eventually.
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AJ Price?
Wouldn’t that leave us with an average NBA athlete, whose not only far behind the bball curve but also worrisome off the court as our only back-up Point Guard?
Of course it would
but it’s not like AJ’s going to be above him in the rotation. I don’t even know why you’re trying to throw this quote back at me, I said he belongs in the NBA, just don’t get the insane amount of hype.
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3 Team Trade?
Maybe with Houston to get J.Hill…..Still would rather get Kaman b/c of his scoring/rebounding/blocking abilities w/o loosing our whole bench….
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*Hill with the steal, he drives the lane and finger rolls. COUNT IT aaaand put'em on the line...A magnificant display of defense from George Hill*
Pass
http://www.thenbageek.com/players/130-chris-kaman?season=2011
This guy is poison.
WTF even is this site?
This is an extremely small sample size. It’d be just as egregious to use his outstanding 2007-08 season as a barometer for his career success. He’s probably somewhere in the middle, and overpaid, but has great value at a $9 mil expiring contract. “Poison” is an overreaction to some arbitrary stat site no one’s ever heard of.
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I've heard of it
why’re you attacking the site anyway? all it is is stats, the poster you replied to drew the “poison” comparison, not the site.
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Poison!!!!?????
Naw man! The guy is actually a serviceable big man to back up Roy and West. Never heard any negative comments about him in his career.
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I would trade anything but players in our current rotation.
This would make us very deep in the front court and take some pressure off Roy i’m all about it. If we do trade a first rounder wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if its protected, I don’t see us being in the lottery anytime soon lets do this.
How about this menage a tois?
[Disclaimer: not sure if this works because you can’t yet trade Kaman on the NBA Trade Machine, however, this trade does not include Blatche]
Pacers receive: Derrick Williams, Darko, and one of NOH’s pooh pooh 2 guards — a tossup between Belinelli and Xavier Henry
NOH receives: Hansbrough and a 2nd and or some cash
Minnesota receives: Kaman, George Hill, and Indy’s unprotected first
Not sure what this would do to our cap, as Darko has one year left, but I like it.
Again
Why has a 20-game bench role in his rookie year diminished the #2 overall pick down to mid-to-late first and some change level? And I don’t think it’s allowed to combine Kaman in a trade with any other player at this juncture.
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The Wolves get much better at the wing (granted Hill is hurt, but assuming he wasn’t) and you saw they are really weak there, having to start Ridnour at the 2. They also get rid of a semi-bad contract and upgrade their 5 position and also get an unprotected pick in a loaded draft.
Williams barely played last night and he’s stuck behind Kevin Love on the roster who’s not going anywhere. I don’t know what other teams may be offering, but this is a solid, albeit not great, deal for the Wolves.
For a 2nd rounder (preferably 2013's)? Sure.
Also if we had to give up AJ I wouldn’t be heartbroken.
Trade for Kaman......hell ya.....go for it Larry
Chris has always been a tough guy in this league. He doesn’t back down from anybody and always brings a ‘physical presence’ to the game!!! I’m SURE the rest of the Eastern Conference would NOT like to see him on the Pacers roster….just MORE ‘animals to fear’ come play-off time. Besides, God-forbid, if something worst happens to Jeff Foster’s ailing back and he can’t go, we’ll have the former sixth pick of the entire 2003 NBA draft who’s a 7.0" 265lb dude that can play backup Center or backup PF and could play as a starting PF with Hibbert and really dominate some NBA teams for stretches during a game. Hell, our 2nd unit would be a competitive and good as our 1st unit and we’d have interchangeable parts even more so that we do already…LOL!!!!!
From What I'm Hearing.....
We wouldn’t have to give up anything for his $14M expiring contract except PAY HIM the rest of his expiring contract for this year…..which is $9M!!!! Not a bad rental for 4 months. If Chris Kaman would resign with us, we’d be SET at the backup Center and PF position. Chris would get plenty of minutes and help the Pacers achieve our goals of reaching the FINALS again!!!!
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