Since they don't have a single point guard on the roster and recently turned down an opportunity to pick up Jose Calderon, the Charlotte Bobcats signed Shaun Livingston (number 81 on the Big Board) to a 2 year, $7 million contract. Livingston will legitimately have the opportunity to be the starter in Charlotte. Very few players in NBA history have deserved a second chance more than Shaun Livingston. A string-bean of a kid with true point guard skills in a 6-7 frame, Livingston came straight to the NBA from high school. Just as he was getting his NBA legs, so to speak, he suffered one of the worst sports injuries I'm ever seen and has spent the last 4 years trying to complete a comeback. He's bounced from team to team but was never able to crack a rotation or show the promise he once had until the end of last year. In 26 games with the sad-sack Washington Wizards, he averaged 9 points and 4 assists in 25 minutes per game and shot 53% from the floor. That certainly doesn't quite measure up to the potential he had coming into the league but it's a good start. While Charlotte looks like they're headed straight back down into the basement of the Eastern Conference, Livingston might just get that second chance he's been working toward.
Grade: B
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