Ridiculous Upside reported late Tuesday night that the Erie BayHawks have picked up former Sacramento Kings guard, Quincy Douby.
Douby was the 19th overall pick out of Rutgers in the 2006 NBA Draft. The Kings released the 6-foot 3-inch, 175-pound guard from Brooklyn last month. He averaged 4.2 points a game this season for the Kings.
From what I remember of him out of college, he was a very smooth player with serious scoring ability. He finished his college career the sixth all-time leading scorer at Rutgers.
If Douby is headed to Erie, it makes me think two things.
1. Starting shooting guard Oliver Lafayette's broken hand is still a major issue. In talking with Erie coach John Treloar after Sunday's win against Sioux Falls, he said the following when I asked him about a timetable on Lafayette's return.
"I talked to the doctor this past Thursday. He saw him on Wednesday and he said the bone is progressing, but he needs to recast it again or splint it for another few days. He's going to X-Ray him again a week from (Monday). If the bone has grown enough that he thinks he can play without significantly risking (injury). Pad him up and give him the green light to start working again. Nothing is going to happen until a week (after Monday)."
In order to bring a player in, a team has to release someone. Lafayette fits the bill.
If a player is released because of injury, that protects him from being picked up by another team and the team can bring him back later. That's why the BayHawks were able to pick up former Pittsburgh guard Mike Cook after they released him during training camp due to his injured knee.
If the BayHawks bring Lafayette back, in order to keep him, they'd have to release someone. You can only have 10 players on a roster. The BayHawks have been playing with nine players since Lafayette got hurt Feb. 11.
2. This may sound crazy, but you know what, Douby may come in, shine for a couple or a few games and an NBA team picks him up. I've come to the conclusion that Lafayette is going to be out for a good while longer. Maybe even another two weeks.
So Douby could come in while Lafayette is getting healthy. light it up and an NBA team could pick him up. Now Douby was scheduled to try out for a roster spot with the New York Knicks after the Kings released him. That didn't work out because he's not on New York's roster.
Despite that, he's still a viable NBA player. So he's still someone an NBA team would like to have on its roster.
We'll find out soon enough.