In my continuing series of “stuff I missed while on vacation or otherwise occupied” posts, let’s look at the minor free-agent signing that probably concluded the Grizzlies’ off-season: Signing fourth-year point guard Acie Law to a one-year minimum contract.
I didn’t think Law was much of an NBA prospect when he was starring at Texas A&M and becoming a lottery pick with the Atlanta Hawks, and haven’t been surprised by his struggles so far in his pro career. However, given the certainty of the team signing an insurance point guard in the wake of O.J. Mayo’s summer struggles at the position and unsigned rookie Greivis Vasquez’s ankle surgery, and given that the Grizzlies had only a league-minimum contract to offer, I thought the Law signing was fine.
Given those parameters, what were the other options? A 35-year-old Chucky Atkins? Bobby Brown, Chris Quinn, Royal Ivey, Kevin Ollie, Travis Diener? Among the cheap, end-of-the-bench point-guard fodder available on the market, Law seems like as promising a bet as any of them.