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The same competitive drive that spurred Marcin Gortat through four trips to NBA summer leagues has the 25-year-old center disappointed that the Orlando Magic matched his five-year, $34 million offer sheet from the Dallas Mavericks. Gortat has said all along that no matter what happened this ...
Orlando Magic, offer sheet, Marcin Gortat, Dallas Mavericks
Orlando Magic, offer sheet, Marcin Gortat, Dallas Mavericks
orlandosentinel.com — Orlando Magic Summer League Marcin Gortat can't help but smile after signing an offer sheet with the... Dallas Mavericks. The Magic have seven days to match the offer. ( GARY W. GREEN, ORLANDO SENTINEL / July 8, 2009) (more) Orlando Magic, offer sheet, Marcin Gortat, Dallas Mavericks
'Net reaction: Gortat 'disappointed' about return to Magic
'Net reaction: Gortat 'disappointed' about return to Magic
sports.yahoo.com — The Magic surprised and disappointed Marcin Gortat when they matched the five-year, $34 million offer sheet he... signed with Dallas on Monday. In fact, The Polish Hammer's agent Guy Zucker said the back-up center was "very disappointed" by ... (more) 'Net reaction: Gortat 'disappointed' about return to Magic
When Mavs raise the stakes on Marcin Gortat, Magic turn the tables
insider.espn.go.com — One of the fun games-within-a-game of free agency is the poker match. Knowing who's serious, who's bluffing,... who's just trying to up the ante and what's in everyone else's hand is just as important in this game as it is at the tables in Vegas. We saw ... (more) When Mavs raise the stakes on Marcin Gortat, Magic turn ...
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Orlando Magic Media Day: Aftermath of Marcin Gortat's Return; Brandon Bass Speaks
Third Quarter Collapse — ... The Orlando Magic haven't just opened their checkbook this offseason. They've done the equivalent of leaving their ATM card on a busy sidewalk, with the PIN number written on the front. Unwilling to let a young center walk away for nothing and eager to return to the NBA Finals, the Magic announced Monday that they have matched the Dallas Mavericks' five-year, $34 million offer sheet to restricted free-agent Marcin Gortat. Marcin Gortat is "very disappointed" that the Magic matched his offer sheet Guy Zucker, Gortat's ...

Marcin Gortat: Unhappy to Return
SLAM Online — ... I’m sure his Orlando Magic teammates and coaches will love hearing this: “Gortat has said all along that no matter what happened this off-season — whether he went to Dallas or returned to Orlando — that he would be a ‘happy man.’ Still, he did have his heart set on going to the Mavericks because the Mavericks were going to give him the chance to start at center. So, it’s no surprise that his agent, Guy Zucker, told the Orlando Sentinel that Gortat is ‘very disappointed’ that the Magic have matched the offer ...

'Net reaction: Gortat 'disappointed' about return to Magic
Ball Don't Lie — ... when they matched the five-year, $34 million offer sheet he signed with Dallas on Monday. In fact, The Polish Hammer's agent Guy Zucker said the back-up center was "very disappointed" by the news. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the odd situation ... ...

Magic Spend Big on the Bench
The Baseline — ... So it came as a surprise to most everyone, including Gortat, when the cap-strained Magic decided to match the 5 year, $34 million offer extended to him by the Mavericks. From The Orlando Sentinel: ...

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