Not sure why, but I have thought all along that Portland still has some sort of point-guard deal on the back burner that would be announced after the free agency chase is done. Not sure if it’s Kirk Hinrich, but that’s the one that makes the most sense.

Part of my suspicion is based on the fact that Portland hasn’t seemed to show a lot of interest in the free-agent point guards out there. They’ve been after forwards. Could that be because they’ve got a point guard already in their grasp?

I’ve also wondered if the Bayless point guard experiment in Las Vegas is a bit of a showcase, too. Perhaps they’re trying to prove to other teams Bayless can play the point. If so, that’s probably not going so well. It would make some degree of sense, though, because if you’re going out to acquire a point, you’re probably going to have to give one back.

Just idle summer musings.

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