Austin Rivers is a point guard acquired in January via trade to back up Paul.
He is the third starting offensive guard acquired in 18 months, following Quentin Richardson and Crawford.
The Cavaliers need a legitimate co-star for LeBron James; they settled for a decent point guard, acquiring Mo Williams from Milwaukee.
The United States also helped the Uzbek military and border guards acquire nonlethal equipment, including helmets, flak jackets, Humvee transport vehicles, night-vision goggles and radiation detectors used to search for smuggled nuclear material.
Guard Kent Bazemore, acquired by the Lakers before the February trade deadline for point guard Steve Blake, will sign a two-year, $4-million 4-million the Atlanta Hawks, accordeal to his agent Austin withon.
Point guard Andre Miller, acquired in free agency last summer, has also been a key factor in Denver's surge from 17 victories to playoff contention.
The scrappy point guard Black, acquired from Utah, is recovering from back surgery.
They are stronger in the backcourt with the addition of guard Jamal Crawford, acquired from the Chicago Bulls this summer.
If the Pacers want to make an impact, one of those players will need to be traded to acquire a guard, and Granger may be the most expendable.
But the Knicks could acquire a guard released by another team under the amnesty provision of the league's new labor deal.
