It’s a slow news day but there are numbers always crunching around Dunkyland. Here are a few tidbits to keep an eye on in the coming hours/days/weeks.

STOUDAMIRE UPDATE
I am told that the Damon Stoudamire buyout could happen at anytime, perhaps even before the Griz host the Orlando Magic tomorrow. The negotiations are affable given both sides are motivated to get this deal done.

It’s hard to say if the true numbers regarding the buyout will ever come out. I’m told that the Griz originally wanted 80 percent of Stoudamire’s expected salary for next season. Stoudamire’s representatives were expected to counter with an offer more in the 50/50 split range.

Stoudamire wants to join a championship contender and Boston is high on the list. Griz owner Michael Heisley insisted that he wants the 13-year veteran to land somewhere he can have a chance to get a ring.

GASOL QUESTIONABLE

Pau Gasol sat out of practice today with back trouble. He received treatment while the team worked out. The official team ruling on Gasol is that he is day-to-day with a sore back.

Knowing Gasol, he will play against the Magic because the back issues have never kept him out of action.

WOULD YOU VOTE FOR DICK HACKETT AGAIN?

Before we answer that question, I’m wondering if you miss the rash of Andy Dolich quotes/radio interviews since his “mutually agreed upon” split with the Grizzlies?

I digress.

Just putting two and two together: It appears that if former Memphis mayor Dick Hackett isn’t in line to replace Dolich as president of business operations, he is at least consulting Griz brass on the opening.

This much is true: Hackett has spent a lot of time talking to the Griz lately.

Hackett would be a curious choice he is indeed a serious candidate to build bridges between the Griz and the business community. After a 10-year stint running the city and losing to Mayor Herenton by fewer than 150 votes, Hackett has served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Children’s Museum of Memphis and senior vice president at ALSAC — the fundraising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Would you support Hackett again? Is he the right man to lead the Grizzlies forward?

Well, as Dolich would say: Hackett has this going for him: “He’s part of the DNA of the city.” But what, if anything, will it really mean?