NBA Rumors: Aging San Antonio Spurs Should Pursue Chris Kaman for Title Push

Chris Kaman was shipped to the New Orleans Hornets from the Los Angeles Clippers in the Chris Paul trade this offseason, and he is already unhappy with his playing time.

He won't be for much longer—the Hornets have put him on the block and haven't been playing him. And, word on the street is that the San Antonio Spurs are interested.

From John Reid of The Times Picayune:

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The Hornets are getting inquires from several teams interested in obtaining center Chris Kaman in a trade, according to league sources. Since General Manager Dell Demps said this past Friday they intend to trade Kaman, at least five teams have inquired, including Southwest Division rivals the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets.

Kaman will not be with the team until he's traded, Demps said in a statement.

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Adding Kaman to the block, along with Tim Duncan and DeJuan Blair, would give the Spurs an excellent stable of big men. But to make the deal and add Kaman's $14 million salary, the team would have to give up the $9 million salary of Richard Jefferson.

It would be worth giving up Jefferson to bring in Kaman for the year, however, especially because Kaman's salary comes off the books after this season, and the Spurs will have serious cap flexibility if they elect not to bring back the big man.

I would guess New Orleans will have eyes for Danny Green in such a trade, though I'm not sure the Spurs will be willing to move him. San Antonio might counter with James Anderson and Cory Joseph to pair with Jefferson in the deal, giving the Hornets some young guards with potential.

Kaman would make the Spurs better this year and give them serious flexibility next year. With a stable of young players on the wing, the Spurs and Hornets should be able to work out something.

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