The Lakers waived reserve point guard Jose Calderon on Monday, after working on a buyout with the veteran guard.
“Jose wanted to play and the Lakers were going in the direction of trying to play the younger guys,which we understood,” said Mark Bartelstein, Calderon’s agent. “I am really appreciative of Magic [Johnson] and the Laker organization for doing this for Jose. They wanted to keep him around, felt like he was valuable for his team. … [There were] some opportunities we thought might be available and Magic was great about accommodating us.