Possible Point Guards

[West Remy]

He entered the 2004 draft and pulled out. With that said, he isn't declaring for the 2005 draft. Since he's not in the draft, you could work the kid out, see if he is NBA material. And if he is, you'd get the jump on the kid before anybody else did. Heck, if you work with him now, you'll get the jump before other teams even know who he is. Some mock drafts had Huertas going around 20-30 before he pulled out. Decent kid. Since McInnis is gone, why not work out a kid like this for a back up spot?

 

[NarlCavs]

The Cavs do have to bring in some PG even if it's a lower profile or cheaper FA. Snow is really no more than maybe a 30 minute a night player. I don't trust Welsch as the primary backup PG either. He can play there at times but if Snow went down I wouldn't want Jiri as my starting PG.
I can't see the Cavs being able to get a real quality PG this summer. The FA market is pretty weak at PG and I don't think anyone the Cavs could aford to trade would bring back a high quality PG either.

Huertas is an interesting name to consider. His name has been out there a while since he declared for the draft in the past. He could be a cheaper option to look at and a player who could develop nicely.

 

[E-Light]

I thought younger players had to enter the draft? This confuses me. He can't just sign with another team before entering the draft.

 

[West Remy]

I heard the Bulls are going to do their best to keep Duhon and some of the other PG's out there are so-so as it is. With the exception of Z's buddy, no one guy towers above the rest. If Cleveland hasn't even bothered to contact guys like Huertas, I'd be disappointed because you have to act fast. Just schedule a work out.

 

[Karma]

A little article on the free agent point gurads.

1. Marko Jaric (Restricted)
2. Sarunas Jasikevicius
3. Antonio Daniels (Player Option)
4. Gary Payton
5. Brevin Knight
6. Earl Watson
7. Damon Stoudamire
8. Jeff McInnis
9. Chris Duhon (Restricted)
10. Damon Jones (Player Option)

Notes: Is this the year Sarunas Jasikevicius finally makes his way back to the States to play pro ball? With such an incredibly weak crop of free agent point guards and his eye-opening performance at the 2004 Olympics still fresh in the minds of many NBA front office personnel, he could garner a substantial contract offer. ... Brevin Knight appeared ready to pass anonymously into retirement before this season, but a phenomenal comeback season in which he finished second in the NBA in assists may get him a nice offer from a team looking for a true distributor on the cheap.

11. Nick Van Exel (Team Option)
12. Dan Dickau (Option Declined)
13. Tyronn Lue
14. Darrell Armstrong
15. Jacque Vaughn (Team Option)
16. Howard Eisley
17. Tony Delk (Player Option)
18. Steve Blake
19. Keith McLeod (Restricted)
20. Milt Palacio

Notes: Like Knight, Dan Dickau resurrected a career on life support. There's something to be said for putting numbers on such an awful team bereft of any talent ... and it's not exactly positive. But Dickau showed enough offensive spark for a team to consider him a viable complement to a much larger guard who dominates the ball. ... A right ankle injury derailed Steve Blake's second season and perhaps a shot at a healthy contract this offseason, but his best days are ahead of him and figures to kickstart offenses off the bench for several years to come.

21. Travis Best
22. Frank Williams (Option Declined)
23. Erick Strickland
24. Jannero Pargo (Restricted)
25. Rick Brunson
26. Kenny Anderson
27. Tierre Brown
28. Keyon Dooling (Player Option)
29. Anthony Carter
30. Jamison Brewer
31. Eddie Gill
32. Andre Barrett
33. Luis Flores (Restricted)
34. Lionel Chalmers (Restricted)
35. Junior Harrington
36. Mateen Cleaves
37. Omar Cook
38. Quinton Ross
39. Mike Wilks
40. Anthony Goldwire

Notes: Watch out for Jannero Pargo, who put up some nice numbers down the stretch as a reserve combo guard for the Bulls. Chicago has a lot of decisions to make on their free agents and Pargo may come last on the list. A late contract offer could steal Pargo from the cash-strapped Bulls at that point. ... You could do a lot worse with $700,000 lying around than Andre Barrett. The Seton Hall product's diminutive stature will prevent him from ever being a starter, but he showed he's capable of being a primary backup in this league with his ability to run an offense, score a little and maintain possession.

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