<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Grizzlies could have the two-guard/small forward they've been searching for by early this week. And one of the players the team is looking at is Casey Jacobsen, who last played in the NBA during the 2004-05 season when he split time with Phoenix and New Orleans. ''We've talked to a lot of people through this process,'' Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said. ''Casey's a name we talked about at the beginning. He's been out of the NBA for a couple of years and just didn't receive the scrutiny that the other names did.'' Jacobsen, 26, would fit the bill of a perimeter scorer the Grizzlies are looking to join their rotation. He came out of Stanford in 2002 and played 21/2 seasons with the Suns before being traded to the Hornets. Jacobsen played in 78 games, making 13 starts with Phoenix during the 2003-04 season, where he averaged six points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range. During his three seasons, Jacobsen was a career 37 percent shooting from the 3-point line, averaging 5.9 points a game. Wallace said he has also talked with Portland free agent Ime Udoka. Udoka is an unrestricted free agent who started 75 games for the Trail Blazers last season, averaging 8.4 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 40.6 percent from 3-point range. Portland has the league maximum 15 players under contract. The San Antonio Spurs also have expressed interest in signing Udoka. Wallace did say the player the team signs most likely won't come through a trade. The Grizzlies prefer to hang on to their current players and future draft picks. ''It's a small group we're looking at and we could have something pretty soon,'' he said. Wallace plans to begin the regular season with 13 players under contract. They currently are at 12. </div> Source: Commercial Appeal I think Udoka's a bit of a reach considering the run that San Antonio's making for him. We can't really compete with anything they've got to offer. I wouldn't mind signing Jacobsen though. There's really not much out there in terms of free agent wings. Anyone who is worth something is looking at other teams. Probably the most intriguing part of the article is that last sentence though. Every season the Grizzlies' roster is usually overflowing with players and a few have to be cut, so it's odd to hear that Wallace is content with just thirteen guys. It also gives us a really thin depth chart on the wing. What if Miller or Gay gets hurt? PG - Kyle Lowry / Mike Conley, Jr. / Damon Stoudamire SG - Mike Miller / Tarence Kinsey SF - Rudy Gay / Casey Jacobsen PF - Darko Milicic / Hakim Warrick / Andre Brown / Brian Cardinal C - Pau Gasol / Stromile Swift
