The Los Angeles Lakers already have a meeting set for next week with available free agent guard Dion Waiters and that’s good because there are not a ton of options left available for them to sign someone to their team ahead of their playoff run. Moe Harkless, one of the veteran players thought to be a buyout candidate, will finish the season with the New York Knicks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
That takes Harkless off the table as a potential free agent move. Another name that did come available on Saturday was Sacramento forward Anthony Tolliver. Tolliver has agreed to a buyout, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic/Stadium.
Sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: Kings and forward Anthony Tolliver are finalizing a contract buyout that allows Tolliver to pursue opportunities with playoff contenders. March 1 is deadline for players to be released and playoff-eligible.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 29, 2020
Players have to be released by March 1 to be playoff eligible, meaning that today is the last day players who are not yet free agents can get waived and still sign with a playoff team. After already adding a power forward in Markieff Morris, it’s unlikely the Lakers would pursue Tolliver to play that same position.
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