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the 2 spot, Sefolosha could be headed for a breakout season in la Cuidad Ventosa. Cleveland Cavaliers- TIE Daniel Gibson & Delonte West
If there is one thing the Cavs have in spades, it is young poing guards. Besides West and Gibson, they landed Mo Williams this off-season, which provides quite a quality problem for Mike Brown: Who gets them minutes?
Gibson has already proven he can play, with giant games on an even bigger stage in the 2007 Finals, and Delonte West is no slouch either, as he started every game he played with the Cavs last season.
One of these guys is going to be the odd one out, and whoever eats the minutes gets my nod for the Cavs “it” guy.
Detroit Pistonitas- Rodney Stuckey
I think Rodney Stuckey can be as good as Joe Dumars…there, I said it.
You may balk at my assertion, but Stuckey is a lock-down defender with a lightning quickness and has promised a return to the Detroit Bad-Boys defense.
Even if Rodney Stuckey doesn’t become Joe Dumars this season, being Vinnie Johnson is not so bad.
Indiana Pacers- Danny Granger
Danny Granger is unquestionably the Pacer’s best player, yet he is not on the same star level as, say, Andre Iguodala.
Iggy and Danny had nearly identical numbers last season, yet Iggy gets all the accolades and praise.
Granger has supplanted Josh Howard as the Association’s most underrated player and it is about dang time that Danny G starts getting the accolades, because in all honesty, a player of his caliber does not belong on a list like this. I wish I could have just profiled Maceo Baston or Josh McRoberts, so everyone had better hop on the Danny Granger bandwagon pretty quick.
Milwaukee Bucks- Ramon Sessions
The Bucks starting job is his to lose. After trading away Mo Williams an acquiring a solid backup in Luke Ridnour, Sessions will be allowed to continue his development.
Last season, after his D-League call-up, Sessions dug his aggressive Buck antlers into the rival Chicago Bulls, going off for 20 points and, more importantly, 24 assists.
After being the 56th overall pick in the 2007 draft, Sessions has more than enough to prove in his second NBA season.
Atlanta Hawks- Maurice Evans
After a year backing up Kobe in LA and being traded to the Magic last November, Mo Evans took advantage of his starting role in Plastic City and proved that he can be a serviceable guard in the NBA.
After contributing to the Magic’s 52-30 record, Mo earned his payday, inking a 3-year deal to fly with the Hawks in the ATL.
With “Afro Thunder” Josh Childress bolting to play in Greece, Evans will take the reins as the Hawks leader off the pine.
Charlotte Bobcats- Matt Carroll
You gotta like Matt Carroll, if only for the shooter sleeve.
He is a role player who could easily go off for 20 on any given night. And there are not many on this list that could do that (see: Vujacic, Sasha).
A streaky shooter, Carroll’s biggest strength may also be his biggest weakness, as long as he is not the focal point of the Bobcat bench’s offense, Mattt should be able to give the Cats 2-3 big time shots per contest.
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