Want to know how and when the Nets current point guard problem started? Try July 10, when the Heat announced they would match the Nets’ four-year, $50 million offer sheet to Tyler Johsnon. Sean Marks et al saw the 24-year-old as Jeremy Lin’s back-up and sixth man. With Lin and Johnson, the Nets thought they would have a nice rotation at the point.
With Johnson staying In Miami —and shooting guard Allen Crabbe staying in Portland, Marks quickly moved to Plan “B.” That plan became signing Greivis Vasquez, recovering from ankle surgery, who was signed the same day as Heat matched, and 33-year-old Randy Foye, who can play both guard positions, five days later.