NBA Free Agency 2012: 4 Teams Want O.J. Mayo, but Where’s the Best Fit?

July 14th, 2012 by Maxwell Ogden Leave a reply »
With Eric Gordon officially off the open market, the attention on the shooting guard position has shifted to a new name. In a flashback to the 2008 NBA draft, the attention of the NBA rests solely on the shoulders of one O.J. Mayo.

And you thought being relegated to the bench in Memphis would make us all forget.

Per a tweet via Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, it appears as if four high-profile teams are interested in acquiring Mayo's services. For some, shooting guard is a position of need. For others, a homecoming is simply in line for the former USC Trojan.

Free agent G OJ Mayo getting interest from Lakers, Chicago, Phoenix and Dallas and hopes to make decision in next 10 days, source tells Y!

— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 14, 2012 Each one of these teams has great reason to be interested in the 24-year-old shooting guard. The Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns all lack a legitimate threat at the 2. The Los Angeles Lakers don't know how many years Kobe Bryant has left in the tank and are in dire need of a spark off of the bench.

The question is, which team offers the best fit for May ...

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