Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hasn’t always seemed to put in production commensurate with his one-year, $18-million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers this season, but he certainly looked the part in the team’s win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday
Caldwell-Pope was spewing flames in the victory, hitting a eight 3-pointers and scoring a season-high 34 points as he helped carry his young teammates to their second-straight victory since the All-Star break.
And while that type of production was never what the Lakers were expecting or asking for when they signed Caldwell-Pope to his gargantuan one-year deal last summer, they were also anticipating more than they got from him earlier in the season.