I don't think people understand how much Chris Kaman could help this team

[rondohondo]

This obviously isn't an original thought that we should get Kaman,but I don't think some people understand how much he could help us.

We need a center and the only centers in our price range with the MLE would be Kaman and Camby . I wouldn't mind camby , but he is really old and injury prone . Kaman while injury prone himself is only 30 years old and is a legit 7 ft with beef.

He has a great low post game and can get you a basket by just throwing him the ball down low(he is like a 7 ft version of Sullinger). Last year from Feb 22-March 22 in a 15 game span Kaman had 9 double double's a lot of them being of the 20/10, 17/10 variety . In the other games he didn't get a double/double he was putting up lots of 20 pt and high teen games with 7 or 8 rebs.

He has pretty good hands and is huge. Can you imagine the looks he would get with rondo just driving the lane and dropping it down to kaman? or the interior passing of KG and PP getting him easy looks?

He would also move KG back to PF giving us greater depth and height to throw at the Heat(something they greatly lack). I just don't see Camby as a starter at this point in his career.

I would be willing to offer him 3 years 15 mil

PG: Rondo     / Bradley          / Dooling
SG: Bradley   / Ray              / Moore
SF: PP        / Green            / Pietrus vet min
PF: KG        / Sullinger       / JJJ
 C: Kaman     / Steamer         / Melo

I'm not sure but I believe we could still sign and trade Bass for another piece or just let him walk.

We aren't going to have cap room for the next 2 years anyways so Kaman's contract wouldn't eat into cap space for our long term plans.

[Eddie20]

I definitely do. I think this should be target #1 to get with our MLE. That's why it's so important to re-sign Allen, and not use it on a 2 guard.

[AB_Celtic]

I haven't heard a word on Kaman's preferences, however. I don't know if he's more responsive to money or to winning. I'm sure Ainge is talking with him or at the very least thinking about him though.

[wdleehi]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

[rondohondo]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

couldn't we sign and trade Bass for whatever Kaman wants( within reason)?

We could give Kaman a 3 yr 8 mil per contract by signing and trading Bass along with a pick or something , or can you not package signed players with picks or other players?

[Roy H.]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

Yeah.  I think most of us would be ecstatic if Kaman took our MLE.  Unfortunately, he's more likely to get $8+ million per season.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Why are you guys talking about MLE? We'll be under the cap once the Ray Allen situation settles.

[Roy H.]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

couldn't we sign and trade Bass for whatever Kaman wants( within reason)?

We could give Kaman a 3 yr 8 mil contract by signing and trading Bass along with a pick or something , or can you not package signed players with picks or other players?

Does New Orleans want Bass?

[theswitch]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

Yeah.  I think most of us would be ecstatic if Kaman took our MLE.  Unfortunately, he's more likely to get $8+ million per season.

Yeah, the guy is only 30 and is probably looking for his last big contract. Unless the durability issues just crush his value enough to get it near the MLE range, we have no shot.

[Roy H.]

Why are you guys talking about MLE? We'll be under the cap once the Ray Allen situation settles.

Only if we renounce Bass and Green.

[rondohondo]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

couldn't we sign and trade Bass for whatever Kaman wants( within reason)?

We could give Kaman a 3 yr 8 mil contract by signing and trading Bass along with a pick or something , or can you not package signed players with picks or other players?

Does New Orleans want Bass?

Maybe not ,but could get a 3rd team involved with pieces going to NO

[theswitch]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

couldn't we sign and trade Bass for whatever Kaman wants( within reason)?

We could give Kaman a 3 yr 8 mil contract by signing and trading Bass along with a pick or something , or can you not package signed players with picks or other players?

Does New Orleans want Bass?

Does Bass want New Orleans?

[rondohondo]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

couldn't we sign and trade Bass for whatever Kaman wants( within reason)?

We could give Kaman a 3 yr 8 mil contract by signing and trading Bass along with a pick or something , or can you not package signed players with picks or other players?

Does New Orleans want Bass?

Does Bass want New Orleans?

He went to LSU so maybe ?

[Eddie20]

Think about who has cap space and can give him more than the full MLE. Not many options for him. A 3 year deal for the full MLE, with yearly increases, seems fair.

[tyrone biggums]

I don't think some understand how much he is going to get as a FA.  

couldn't we sign and trade Bass for whatever Kaman wants( within reason)?

We could give Kaman a 3 yr 8 mil per contract by signing and trading Bass along with a pick or something , or can you not package signed players with picks or other players?

Yes they could, it's probably the only way Kaman comes here. If the Josh Smith rumors don't come to fruition, I could see them working that route. But would he want to go to New Orleans? Or would New Orleans want him? They already have Carl Landry