I mean, Lue had every chance to break the rotation last year, and didn’t do so. Maybe he didn’t fit in with the team’s offensive style; maybe he just doesn’t get along with someone. Maybe he’s not as good as we think he is any more — and I don’t think any of us thinks he’s THAT good to begin with.

I’m skeptical about Williams, but I do believe that a best-case-scenario Williams is a better player than a best-case-scenario Lue.

I think what can be said for Lue is that we know he’s an NBA player. But we can also say we know he’s not better than our current backup. After a year offf, Williams might be a better player than Johnson, or he might be unplayable. So it’s a risk-reward thing.

And honestly, if the Magic are going to take a risk, third-string PG is just about the spot where I’d like to see that. .Either he can play, or we cut him and replace him with… a Lue type, I’d imagine. I think we can safely assume he won’t ruin team chemistry; SVG has worked with him before, and if he was a problem in that regard, he wouldn’t be here. So the worst that happens is we’re out $1 million. At this point, I can’t imagine the team cares.