When the Cavaliers announced their training camp roster on Monday morning, veteran point guard Mo Williams was one of the 20 players on the list. However, just hours later, general manager David Griffin informed the media that Williams’ agent had let him know his client had decided to retire rather than playing for one more year.
Williams’ decision puts Cleveland in a difficult spot. Currently, the only true point guards on the roster are Kyrie Irving and Kay Felder. Irving will play a lot, but the team will likely want to make sure he’s fresh for the postseason. Felder, meanwhile, is a 2016 second-round pick, and it’s not clear whether he’ll be able to play meaningful minutes out of the gate in his rookie season.
Given the Cavs’ lack of depth at the point guard spot, it comes as no real surprise that the club is considering adding a veteran player. According to a Monday evening report, Cleveland has been in touch with free agent guards like Norris Cole, Mario Chalmers, and Kirk Hinrich.
Of course, the Cavs can also rely on LeBron James to handle the ball for parts of each game, and the team does have a couple other combo guards on its roster, in Markel Brown and Jordan McRae. Brown and McRae certainly aren’t prototypical point guards, and neither player is a lock to make the roster, but if the Cavs like what they see in camp from one of those two players, they could carry them into the regular season, and perhaps count on them to spell Irving and Felder for a few minutes per game.
What do you think? Should the Cavs feel comfortable counting on Irving, Felder, and one of their other in-house guards to handle the point guard load, along with LeBron? Or does it make more sense to add a third true point guard to their roster, providing some veteran depth, as well as a safety net in case Felder isn’t ready to handle a key rotation role immediately? If they add a veteran, which player would be the best fit: Cole, Chalmers, Hinrich, or someone else?
Take to the comments section below to share your opinions on the Cavaliers’ point guard situation. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Steve Nash.
Oh wait, this isn’t an unrealistic question for Lakers fans.
Nate Wolters
Like Felder a lot but I don’t think he’s ready. I’d look to add Norris Cole
I would definitely add Mario Chalmers. We’ve already seen him play well alongside Lebron. He has good size for the position, shoots it pretty well, and can take on a modest ball handling role.
Ditto, I agree.
I like Toney Douglas over all of them he is 6’3 can play point guard and 2 guard. Shot 40 percent from 3 point this past season . Had good numbers with effiencey , plus he played with Lebron in miami . Plus he is a Davy 7 year veteran great defender
Toney would be a good choice, however he is not 6’3, only 6’1.
Chalmers won’t be ready till late november so they’re better off goin after Cole.
Toney is 6’2 exactly shoot better from 3 point range and defend point guards . Perfect fit for the Cavs he is bigger and stronger than both cole and chalmers . Also showed when people get hurt he can step up like he did in New Orleans this past season . I’m a big TD fan he can play .
I believe Norris Cole is the best pick for them. He is good on the defensive end of the court and can create his own shot. Last year Cavs only had two players that could create odd the dribble, Kyrie and J.R. (I didnt include Lebron because he does really apply). The Cavs need a fire off the bench, someone who can play defense and put up points if needed.
That guy is will be Toney Douglas he can score and play defense . He can change the game being a spark plug off the bench .