If there’s one thing the Grizzlies have made clear in the aftermath of last week’s draft, it’s that this team still needs some backcourt depth and they plan to get it. Expect the Grizzlies to acquire an experienced ball-handling guard in the coming weeks, someone who can come off the bench behind Mike Conley at the very least.
As I did with the power forward spot a couple of weeks back, allow me to help the front office out with a few suggestions.
Unlikely targets: There are a few attractive targets potentially available via trade or free agency that will be too costly for the Griz, who will spend the serious money on power forward if they spend it anywhere . That’s why you won’t Kirk Hinrich, Leandro Barbosa, Ramon Sessions on this list.
The Candidates:
1. Keyon Dooling (Under Contract): 29 year old combo guard, shot better than 40% from three last year. Good defender. Not a pure point but can get by. Dooling is owed $7.4 million over the next two seasons and may not have a role after the Nets just acquired Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee. With Nets looking to maximize cap space in 2010, would they deal him straight up for Greg Buckner?
