Lakers Rumors: Re-Signing Kendall Marshall Would Hurt L.A.’s Roster Balance

July 19th, 2014 by Nate Loop Leave a reply »

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a strange position this summer. They have been forced to nickel-and-dime players in order to comply with the byzantine rules regarding the league's salary cap. Point guard and fan-favorite Kendall Marshall was a roster casualty of these necessary maneuvers.

The Lakers officially waived Marshall on Friday to clear up the smidgen of salary-cap space needed to make a few other roster moves. The franchise's official Twitter account confirmed the news:



As Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski noted on Twitter, the Lakers could be looking to bring back Marshall if he clears waivers:



With the Lakers making moves for the likes of Jeremy Lin and holding onto Steve Nash, re-signing Marshall would leave the team with a wealth of point guards who offer similar capabilities and deficiencies.



The Los Angeles Times' Eric Pincus gave an excellent summary of the financial gymnastics routine that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had to perform in order to make all the numbers work for the salary cap. Pincus explains his take on Marshall as a salary-cap ...

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