Report: After signing Chris Kaman, Mavericks to amnesty Brendan Haywood
ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon reports that the Dallas Mavericks will use the amnesty provision on center Brendan Haywood, wiping the remaining three years and $27 million of his contract off their books.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Mavs signed free agent center Chris Kaman to a one-year, $8 million contract to be their starting pivot.
Collegue Jeff Caplan has more details on the Haywood amnesty in this series of tweets, which includes word that Dallas might pursue a former All-Star using the money saved:
https://twitter.com/ESPN_Caplan/status/223192094771130368
https://twitter.com/ESPN_Caplan/status/223192428558024704
https://twitter.com/ESPN_Caplan/status/223194928652632064