Either they can't find a suitor, or they realize they need all the help they can get.

Key quote: "He gets his hands on a lot of balls." Good thing we traded Kaman.

I think we all should read this. He's full of shit most of the time, but this kind of gave me a lump in the throat.

A short interview with Kaman on Hoopsworld. Dude seems like a good guy. I wish him all the best.

The latest according to David Aldridge in case anyone hasn't seen it. I guess the Hornets are saying they're in no hurry, which is funny to me.

Thought this was hilarious and worth sharing.

Anyone read this in the Times? I found his Iguodala comments interesting. He's mostly referring to the Lakers, of course, but it could also connect to the recent Clippers stuff.

there's a question of how much anyone wanted Odom, as opposed to agent Rob Pelinka trying to get his clients, Iguodala and Derrick Williams, to the Lakers.

In a rare show of exasperation after a week of seeing his players' names in headlines, Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak zinged an unnamed agent, whose identity was obvious.

"A lot of the stuff you read the last three or four days was agent-driven," said Kupchak.

"A lot of times agents these days think the way to consummate a trade is to suggest publicly ideas that they come up with and I think that's part of the problem, as well."

This was part of a Lakers-Clippers game preview. This part got my attention:
"I think the unsung hero is Vinny Del Negro. I really do. I think that Vinny came into a situation where we had lost for four years. Based on injuries, at one point, he had a starting lineup younger than half the ACC. He knew the organization wanted him to play younger guys. He was open to that, even though most coaches trend towards playing veterans. He's the one that absorbed the losses and a lot of the heat at 1-13, and now that you've got Baron back and you've got the veterans playing again, you can see the contributions that a Farouq [Aminu] and an Eric Bledsoe are able to make in a big-time game in a high-level environment. And I don't think they would have done that if Vinny had just done that back in November when things were going poorly."

Ramona's reporting we signed Brian Skinner. Doesn't exactly make me leap out of my seat with joy, but he's pretty decent for the veteran's minimum.

No more Josh Powell, which is too bad. Looks like another signing is coming up. Elson? Skinner?

From the tone of this piece, it makes it sound like Baron could have decided to come to L.A. on his own.

Editor: Art Thompson III, erstwhile Clippers beat writer for the OCR, chimes in with a nice piece on Baron. Seems like the dual shackles of newsprint and the OC may have been holding AT3 back a bit, because he's brings it for this story. Hat tip to Citizen Jonee for finding this.