{"id":797204,"date":"2026-07-13T08:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797204\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:58:10","slug":"united-shopping-for-stud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797204\/","title":{"rendered":"United shopping for “stud”"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Melbourne United\u2019s new head coach Jacob Chance in Las Vegas looking to secure the final pieces to his team\u2019s puzzle, ESPN\u2019s Olgun Uluc is reporting how that could look over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s three import spots, they intend on filling all of those spots and the main one is that point guard,\u201d Uluc said on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesse Edwards is one, they want a high level five, but they want a point guard, even if it\u2019s a two guard, they want a primary guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard the name DJ Steward\u2026. This is a high level two guard, scoring guard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old guard is playing for the Portland Trailblazers at Summer League, and he displayed every part of his firepower in a two point loss to Phoenix. Uluc has heard that these are some of the many names that have been on United’s whiteboard in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want a stud in that one or two spot,\u201d Uluc added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever position they get there will dictate their third import spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cA name I\u2019ve heard that\u2019s been thrown around that team as one they\u2019re interested in is David Duke Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw him at Perth last year, think of a Swiss army knife type, and I think that\u2019s what their third import spot will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duke Jr averaged over 12 points and three assists in 19 games for Perth last season, as he dealt through an elbow injury in the process.<\/p>\n

Chance and majority owner Travis Knipe continue to shop for the final pieces to a group that is bolstered by marquee locals in Chris Goulding, Joe Ingles and Sam Waardenburg.<\/p>\n

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