We know Steve Nash is the primary target of everything this summer for Bryan Colangelo and the Raptors. We also know that the point guard position is one of the areas (along with the small forward spot) that Colangelo believes needs to be addressed this off-season.
If the Raptors swing and miss on Nash, reports still speculate that they would potentially make a push for Jeremy Lin, who is a restricted free agent. Then there’s the lead guard situation in Houston, where feisty Kyle Lowry isn’t Kevin McHale’s biggest fan and Goran Dragic appears to be a young point guard on the rise, but one who will demand a sizable contract as well.
Lastly, there is Toronto’s most recent point guard combination of Jose Calderon and Jerryd Bayless. Calderon is heading into the final year of a long-term and lucrative contract and is a potential amnesty target. Bayless is an intriguing yet unproven (over the long haul anyway) young restricted free agent.
I think it’s safe to say that one of these six names will be Toronto’s starting point guard on opening night in October, and that a few of them will be moving around this summer. But of the six, which one would you say is the best option right now? Which of the six will be the best player a year from now, two years from now?
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