The Los Angeles Lakers, to date, have signed four free agents to one-year contracts, including Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. It is their stated plan is to maintain maximum salary flexibility so they can sign at least one more major free agent a year from now.
The agreement with KCP was publicized almost immediately following the announcement that LeBron James was joining the Lakers. Since the two share the same agent, there has been speculation that could have had some possible impact on the team’s decision to re-sign KCP.
But Caldwell-Pope, who is in line to reclaim his place as the Lakers starting shooting guard, merited consideration all on his own.