nba.fanhouse.com - 6/25/2009
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by Tim Povtak Worried that signing free agent Hedo Turkoglu would handcuff them with the luxury tax for several years, the Orlando Magic turned instead to the New Jersey Nets and consummated a trade for Vince Carter that will be announced later today. According to multiple NBA sources, the ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/25/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the Orlando Magic have
options. Options! The team is about to acquire Vince...
Carter for the pittance of Rafer Alston , Courtney Lee , and Tony Battie . Big talent, without giving up too much. The Nets, Carter's ...
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The Nets send Vince Carter to Orlando
msn.foxsports.com - 6/25/2009
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msn.foxsports.com —
Just hours before the NBA Draft, the Magic
may be making the biggest move of the day....
Orlando has agreed in principle to trade Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee and Tony Battie to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for eight-time All-Star Vince Carter, the Orlando Sentinel reported on its Web site.
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Reports: Nets deal Carter to Magic for Alston, Lee
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... The Orlando Magic traded for Vince Carter because of luxury tax concerns stemming from Hedo Turkoglu’s pending free agency. I like this move for the Magic. Carter is a team player, and a clutch scorer. But he’s not a playmaker. It was Turkoglu, not Jameer Nelson, who orchestrated the bulk of Orlando’s offense the past two seasons. Nelson has a scorer’s mentality. He’ll need to improve his decision-making if, in fact, Orlando decides to let Turkoglu go. ...
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Hedo Turkoglu has reportedly decided to opt out of his contract with the Orlando Magic despite Vince Carter joining the team. In many ways you had to expect it would happen.
The Orlando Magic are expected to go beyond the luxury tax line for the first time in franchise ...
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thebullgator.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — Did the Orlando Magic just get better? The Eastern Conference Champions have agreed to a deal to send Rafer Alston , Tony Battie , and Courtney Lee to the New Jersey Nets for eight-time All-Star Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson . If anything, the Magic just picked up more scoring. And ...
It's Official: Vince Carter to Magic —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
It's official. The New Jersey Nets have agreed in principle to send Vince Carter to Orlando for Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, and Tony Battie.
Two executives from the NBA just reported this to Yahoo! Sports.
More coming soon as the story unfolds.
Reports: Magic on verge of landing Nets star Carter —
NBA.com: News 6/25/2009
The Orlando Magic are doubling down after their first visit to the NBA Finals in more than a decade. The Magic are on the verge of acquiring eight-time All-Star Vince Carter from the New Jersey Nets for guards Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston and ...
Vince Carter To The Magic —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
According to ESPN.com, the Nets and Magic have agreed to a deal sending Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, and Courtney Lee.
The deal gets the Nets out of Carter's contract, while also getting them some ...
