John Denton of the Florida Today reports: Darrell Armstrong is a month away from his 34th birthday; his replacement, Troy Hudson, is set to become a free agent; and Jeryl Sasser was a bust as a rookie.

Not only might it be a good time for the Orlando Magic to draft a point guard, but it also might be good timing as well.

Point guard looks to be the deepest position available in the June 26 NBA Draft. Duke's Jay Williams and Memphis' Dajuan Wagner, both projected as point guards in the NBA, could be two of the first three players chosen. Illinois' Frank Williams and William "Smush" Parker, both of whom worked out for Orlando on Tuesday, could be joined in the first round by Gonzaga's Dan Dickau, Michigan State's Marcus Taylor and Cincinnati's Steve Logan.

"I think it'll probably rank as one of the deeper positions in the draft," Magic general manager John Gabriel said. "It looks like there might be two summers of it because there's a good group coming up next year, too. There is a lot of experience there, and there are maybe more pure point guards than in the past. And, still, there's more scoring from the guards than we've been accustomed to."

Orlando has the 18th pick in the first round, meaning that while Jay Williams and Wagner will most certainly be out of reach, Frank Williams, Parker and Dickau should be there for the taking. Orlando has already worked out Parker twice, and will have Frank Williams back again today to face off against Dickau. Former University of Florida point guard Teddy Dupay worked out for the Magic last week and is expected back in following the pre-draft camp in Chicago next week.

There have been at least five point guards taken in the first round in each of the past five drafts. Six point guards were selected in the first round last year, but all of them were chosen in the final eight picks. Jamaal Tinsley and Tony Parker, the final two picks of the first round, proved to be the most productive.

The Magic passed on Tinsley because of off-court questions and opted not to take the 6-foot Parker because of size concerns. Sasser, a 6-foot-6 converted shooting guard, struggled mightily and played in just seven games all season.