One more hoop outsource

Carlos Arroyo, good enough to make the rotation for a playoff team (Orlando) last year and an intriguing if erratic backup point guard for Toronto, Denver, Utah and Detroit, will be plying his trade next year in Tel Aviv. Terms not disclosed, and reports vary as to whether he's gone for a year or three, but you can be sure he's not going for a pay cut.

Arroyo is 29, and most remembered, if at all, for his work in the international game, where he helped lead Puerto Rico to a 2004 upset over the US. He's also probably the best player from Puerto Rico in Association history, not that he's had incredible competition for the honor.

He's the kind of guy that roto heads were always aware of, because starting point guard is kind of like being the closer in baseball -- you don't have to be all that good to be fairly valuable. He also had the unfortunate role of trying to replace John Stockton with the Jazz, which couldn't have been an easy gig.

In the scale of Losses for the Association, Arroyo doesn't really qualify; Orlando preferred Kenyan Dooling, and signed Anthony Johnson in a clear get out of town move. But he is an actual point guard, has some skills, and has been successful enough to play 450 games in his career. The talent erosion, especially among depth players, continues.