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He told me last week that he completely ignores shaqdaddy and does not read her posts or respond to themLooks like @Shaqdaddy11 thought your "there's no way I'm giving him $18 million" comment was a criticism of KCP.
As @tlance points out, there's no downside to the Lakers doing it.
It's a 1 year deal and money they had to spend. Even with him not really being worth $18 million, it's still a good deal for the Lakers because he is an upgrade over what they had (especially on defense) and, as you pointed out, he will have zero effect on their ability to chase top FA's in 2018, which is the basket they have their eggs in anyway. Literally a no lose deal for the Lakers.