It appears there will soon be movement on Goran Dragic, the Tau Ceramica point guard who is of great interest to the Phoenix Suns. There are conflicting reports coming out about whether or not Dragic will leave Tau to play in the NBA, but Suns GM Steve Kerr is confident he'll be able to make a deal in the next few days.

"Dragic would come to camp as our backup point guard," Kerr told HOOPSWORLD this afternoon. "We think he's got a ton of potential, but of course all rookies struggle when they first arrive. If he falters, we could move (Leandro) Barbosa back to that position for a while if we have to. But ideally Dragic will back up Nash, play 17 minutes a game and develop in that position to the point where one day he's our starter. That's the plan."

If Dragic does wind up in America, he couldn't ask for a much better situation to walk into. Playing under legendary point guard Terry Porter and with former MVP Steve Nash, Dragic would have the best of the best helping mold him into what Kerr and company hope will be the NBA's next star guard.

"Terry has only seen the kid on film, but he likes what he sees and he knows how important it is for us not to run Nash into the ground like we did last year," explains Kerr. "And Barbosa is ideally suited to be a 2, not a 1, so long term he's not the answer at the point.  We think Dragic is our guy for the future, and it's just a question of how long it takes him."

Kerr admits he's seen reports of Dragic's unwillingness to come to the NBA, but is still hopeful that an arrangement can be reached. If not, there is still a Plan B. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Suns are also in the hunt for Janerro Pargo, who has an offer on the table from the San Antonio Spurs. One report even suggests that the Hornets may be back in the running for Pargo, though as of last week they had no intention of re-signing their reserve point guard according to agent Mark Bartelstein. The Suns' arrival on the scene would certainly explain why a deal hasn't been finalized with the Spurs.

Every other year each team gets what's called a bi-annual exception, which is basically $1.9 million they can offer a player to fill a spot. This is the spot the Spurs are offering Pargo, but obviously Bartelstein would rather find a few more bucks for one of the better reserve point guards in the league. The Suns still have their MLE, which is presumably what they would use to sign Dragic, but they could use it for Pargo instead. It would likely mean at least a half million more for Pargo.

Stay tuned to HOOPSWORLD for more on these evolving stories . . .

Dickau Lands in Italy

Another NBA player is making the switch to Euroleague ball, with Italy's Avellino announcing this afternoon that they have signed free agent point guard Dan Dickau.

"Our aim was to find a player that could make a difference and dictate the tempo of our team," club president Vincenzo Ercolino said in a statement. "In the end we managed to bring Dan Dickau to Avellino. He is a serious professional with NBA experience. We have nothing to envy of any other playmaker that arrived in Italy this year."

Dickau becomes the third free agent to bolt for Europe this summer, following in the footsteps of Atlanta's Josh Childress and journeyman Earl Boykins.