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Last year I got laughed at when I said that Anthony Parker was the bargain of the offseason. He started 81 games (sat out the final) for the Cavs, the team with the best record in the NBA - for $2.6 Million.
This year, I think Chris Duhon will be the bargain of the offseason. He's not All Star material, but he's a solid "pass first" point guard who distributes the ball well, and has always kept a very good AST/TO ratio. He's also a pretty solid defender.
He got saddled with a lot of the blame for the Knicks' lack of success, but what would you expect from a half-court PG on a Mike D'Antoni team? And you know D'Antoni doesn't appreciate anybody for their defense. I think he will go for around $2.5M this season.
The biggest knock on him is that he doesn't score a lot. Although before this last season with the Knicks, he put up adequate numbers for a pass-first guard. His stroke isn't that bad, and he's shot decent percentages from the 3P line. I think he could put up a few more if he had the green light, and the cover of some decent teammates.
I think he's a guy who has never been in the right situation as far as personnel, or a coach who appreciates defense and who would use him for what he does best. The only concern is that "they say" he parties too much. I don't know how much of that is true and how much is rumor. Some of the stories are from his college days, so I don't know if he's still hitting it too hard. I've never heard any complaints about him in the locker room, or as a teammate. On court I think he fits the Spurs pretty well. Off court may or may not be a different story.
