Published 7/3/2009
by bob bob
at Bleacher Report - NBA
The end of the NBA season has been filled with numerous blockbuster moves. Deals that might bring the Larry O'Brien Trophy to the individual team.
Vince Carter going to the Magic.
Shaquille O'Neal headed to the Cavaliers
Richard Jefferson traded to the Spurs.
Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon packing their bags and moving to Detroit.
Ron Artest bringing his ecstatic personality en route to the Los Angeles Lakers.
I'm sure there will be more deals heading our way as the summer progresses, but I feel these were the biggest moves so far.
First off the Magic has gotten Mr. "Half Man-Half Amazing" Carter, arguably the best dunker to ever play in the NBA.
The Magic is already one of the top teams in the NBA today. They proved their critics wrong by beating two favorites to go to the NBA Finals; the Celtics and the Cavaliers. They eventually lost in the Finals to the Lakers in five hard fought games.
With Carter who averages 23.5 points, 4.3 assist, and 5.5 rebounds per game with and an ...
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