Mighty Mouse's Freedom Pending

Get ready for a bidding war over a 34-year-old point guard, or maybe not. The Memphis Commercial-Appeal reports the team is working diligently on a buy-out agreement with disgruntled Damon Stoudamire, who responded to his benching by the #4 pick in the draft (Mike Conley Jr) by demanding his freedom. (Wait, your team spent first-rounders on point guards two consecutive years, and you're surprised you've lost your starting gig? Really?)

If Stoudamire does get his buy-out (which seems like a foregone conclusion -- few teams would be willing to pay the salary owed this year and next and give up anything of remote value to Memphis for the honor), who will line up to employ the serviceable Mighty Mouse? The Warriors seem to be edging younger with their backcourt backup vacancy; Boston hardly seems on the brink of needing another PG with Tony Allen playing OK.

I think there's going to be a problem for Stoudamire. He's not more than a backup for a good team at this point, but he doesn't seem ready to accept his charge. By blowing up so quickly and unabashedly in Memphis, he likely damaged his market. I think someone's going to need to be desperate to justify adding him. It might not be a problem -- there are plenty of desperate teams in the NBA. But a new contract isn't a sure thing. Hope he doesn't give up too much in the buy-out agreement.