Jose Calderon: Which Team Makes Sense to Acquire the Spaniard?

Dec 4, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving (2) shoots over New York Knicks point guard Jose Calderon (3) during the second quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Which Teams in the Eastern Conference Can Use Calderon’s Skills?

So let’s examine if any Eastern or Western Conference Playoff teams have a point guard void on their bench. The Eastern Conference title contending teams are basically all set on the position. The Atlanta Hawks have a more than capable back up in the young Dennis Schroder, who immediately got a double-double when Jeff Teague missed his first game this season. The Toronto Raptors already have a good combination of combo guards off the bench in Louis Williams and Greivis Vasquez. The Washington Wizards have a steady veteran leadership presence in Andre Miller, to counteract John Wall’s feline quickness. The Chicago Bulls have a nice mixture of stead play in Kirk Hinrich, and offensive firepower in Aaron Brooks.

The Cleveland Cavaliers backup point guard is Matthew Dellavedova, but when you have the best playmaker in the world in LeBron James, and Kyrie Irving handling the point guard duties, there isn’t much of a need for a backup point guard. In fact Irving’s usage rate for the season is 25.4%, but as the season has gone along, his usage rate has only increased, with a 25% usage rate in December, increasing to 27.5% in the month of January. What Calderon could do is spread the floor for LeBron and Irving. If added to the roster, Calderon would immediately be the most reliable shooter on the team, having a higher three-point shooting percentage than any Cavalier currently on the roster. But with Cleveland’s struggles mainly on defense, being middle of the pack defensively, the addition of Calderon would add to this burden.

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