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Magic on verge of signing Pietrus
Published 7/8/2008 by erivera7 at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
From the FanPosts. My thoughts to follow. - BQR Word is the Magic are going to sign Pietrus to the full MLE ... starting at 5.2 Mill. next season.  From the Florida Today ...  'The signing of Pietrus ends the Magic’s chase of free-agent shooting guard Corey Maggette and could end their chances of retaining combo guard Keyon Dooling.  Pietrus is especially appealing to the Magic because of his ability to defend. He is a strong defender with a long wingspan, traits that appealed to Smith. Smith, who used to ...

Deadline Day Rumors and Notes
Published 7/8/2008 at CelticsBlog
... RSS 2.0 ATOM 0.3 OPML Deadline Day Rumors and Notes PDF Print E-mail Written by Jeff Tuesday, 08 July 2008 A few things to report as we tick down the hours till free agents can sign. I'll try to update this as news becomes available. Feel free to add links and news items in the comments. Sixers clear room for Brand offer ( Kelly Dwyer is unimpressed ) Hornets interested in Posey. Doc Rivers is like Santa Mickael Pietrus will sign with Orlando Share this article! Digg! Reddit! ...

Orlando Gets Mickael Pietrus
Published 7/9/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... during his term with the Warriors. This summer, Pietrus finally became an unrestricted free agent, which allowed him to choose his own adventure. And he found a team today, reports John Denton of Florida Today, with the Orlando Magic (via ...

Breaking News: Mikael Pietrus Signs Free Agent Deal With Orlando Magic
Published 7/9/2008 by Dime Magazine at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
... on other players. It means that whatever interest they had in Corey Maggette is now a wrap. Ita lso means that most likely other Magic free agents like Keyon Dooling and Mo Evans will be looking for work elsewhere … which might not be bad things for the Magic. Pietrus should be a good fit with Orlando. The guy is an athlete and a solid defender who, after being benched for much of last season in Golden State, is looking to prove himself. Good signing by Orlando. Source: Florida Today

The East Has…Gone to Plaid
Published 7/9/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
Spaceball I Entering the playoffs of the past season, the Cavaliers landed the fourth seed by winning the now infamous game against the Philadelphia 76ers.  Reports have now come out that one of the three teams ahead of us last year has made another effort to improve , as the Orlando Magic have signed former Golden State gunner Mickael Pietrus.  Adding Pietrus to a corps of swingmen that already features Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis and rookie ...

So whadda we have to spend?
Published 7/9/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... play behind Butler.  Who's out there that we can get while still staying under the luxury tax?  Here's a comprehensive list of all free agent small forwards out there Josh Childress (Restricted, last year's salary: 3.6 million): A great fit, but will surely command someone's full mid-level exception, if not more. Posey (last year: 3.2 million): Again, out of our price range Mickael Pietrus (last year: 3.47 million): Gone to Orlando for the full mid-level exception, aka more than we could pay. Ricky ...