<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">This time, Keith McLeod doesn't have to dread the New Year. All NBA contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season on Jan. 10, the annual date when fringe players are jettisoned by teams looking to save money. McLeod knows it well; after playing all 33 Minnesota Timberwolves games last year, McLeod was released on guarantee day. But the point guard "doesn't have anything to worry about" this year, according to Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, "and I'm the one who will make the final decision, probably."</div> <div align="center">Link</div>
