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Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith Discusses Rasheed Wallace, Marcin Gortat, and Hedo Turkoglu with the Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith Discusses Rasheed Wallace, Marcin Gortat, and Hedo Turkoglu with the Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith speaks to the Orlando Sentinel about free agency . Ordinarily, I'd FanShot this story, but there's so much good information in here that I'll make an exception. Highlights: The Orlando Magic have contacted Rasheed Wallace's agent and likely will not match the ...
NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu, Portland Trail Blazers have agreement in principle
NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu, Portland Trail Blazers have agreement in principle
sports.espn.go.com — Hedo Turkoglu has reached an agreement in principle to become a Portland Trail Blazer, according to sources. (more) NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu, Portland Trail Blazers ...
Hedo Turkoglu rejects Blazers, ends negotiations
Hedo Turkoglu rejects Blazers, ends negotiations
blog.oregonlive.com — It's unclear where Blazers will turn next to upgrade their roster (more) Hedo Turkoglu rejects Blazers, ends negotiations
Hedo Agrees In Principle
Hedo Agrees In Principle
bustabucket.com — According to Bowerz, ESPN is reporting that the Blazers have reached a deal in principle with Hedo Turkoglu. None of the financial information has been divulged yet and a deal can't get official until July 8th. So the free agent signing we all were wondering about appears to be done. Hedo ... (more) Hedo Agrees In Principle
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One Team’s Back-Up Center is Another’s Great Hope
The Two Man Game — Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel, via Third Quarter Collapse: Gortat, according to reports, has committed to sign the Mavs’ offer sheet, with Howard’s back-up apparently commanding a mid-level contract starting at $5.6 million. Smith said he had yet to receive an offer sheet from the Mavs. But he reiterated his stance that the club — which can match any offer for Gortat because he is a restricted free agent — will not pay that steep price to keep him. “Those numbers are a little rich for a back-up center, a guy ...

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We’re All Just Hypocrites in the End
pistonpost.com 6/29/2009 — I stumbled across an interesting little piece from the Orlando Sentinel yesterday. It was an article that assessed whether or not Rasheed Wallace would be a good fit with the Magic, if they were to sign him. As you may already know, Orlando-ites don’t exactly love Sheed (but who ...
Magic To Pursue Rasheed Wallace, Brandon Bass
nba.fanhouse.com 6/26/2009 — The Magic are expected to make offers next week in free agency to both veteran Rasheed Wallace of Detroit and young Brandon Bass of Dallas, according to two NBA sources.
After losing to the Lakers and their big front line in the NBA Finals, the Magic are expected to...
thirdquartercollapse.com 6/27/2009 — After losing to the Lakers and their big front line in the NBA Finals, the Magic are expected to make offers next week in free agency to both veteran Rasheed Wallace of Detroit and young Brandon Bass of Dallas, according to two NBA sources. Tim Povtak of NBA FanHouse dishes on two ...
A Perfect Fit? Rasheed Wallace
howardthedunk.com 7/1/2009 — As every day passes, it looks less and less likely that Hedo Turkoglu will ever play for the Orlando Magic again. In a previous blog , the thought of the Magic acquiring Brandon Bass and how he would be a very good fit with Orlando Magic was ...
Rasheed Wallace Could Join the Boston Celtics
thebullgator.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — Unless an NBA story has to do with a former USF or Florida player, the Orlando Magic , or a truly big name, I don’t usually bother to post much about it. But this one is different because I’m still trying to figure out exactly which team ESPN.com is attempting to refer to. Wallace earned ...
Magic contact Rasheed Wallace’s agentDigital Sports Daily
Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith told the The Orlando Sentinel that the team has contacted free agent forward Rasheed Wallace’s agent Bill Strickland. No word on how far talks have gone. Smith said that “it just depends on what Rasheed wants to do.” The Orlando Magic also do ...
Magic contact Rasheed Wallace’s agentNationalsportsreview.com Blogs
Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith told the The Orlando Sentinel that the team has contacted free agent forward Rasheed Wallace’s agent Bill Strickland. No word on how far talks have gone. Smith said that “it just depends on what Rasheed wants to do.” The Orlando Magic also do ...
Athletes (and Bobby Bowden) beyond the psychologists' reachDr. Saturday
There's an interesting intersection between this Orlando Sentinel article on sports psychology -- specifically re: bridging the gap between young players and aging coaches -- and the indispensable Smart Football's take on the split-second decisions athletes have to make more or less without ...
Dwight on Shaq & Turk; Sheed to Vist Orlando, Millsap Has No OffersHoward the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog
According to NBA analyst David Aldirdge , Rasheed Wallace will be in Orlando visiting the Magic next week. Boston lead owner Wyc Grousbeck, general manager Danny Ainge, head coach Doc Rivers, Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce all went to Detroit on Thursday to formally present Wallace with ...
Mavs to Call Magic Bluff on GortatFanHouse
by Tim Povtak The Dallas Mavericks are about to call the bluff of Magic general manager Otis Smith . A day after Smith said that he planned to match any offer for restricted free agent Marcin Gortat , the Mavs brought the Magic's backup center to town, hoping he agrees to their contract ...
Headlinin': Beating Florida? It's all in the heatDr. Saturday
• Planning for everything. It's no secret that Florida will carry last year's No. 1 ranking into the fall , and might be a double-digit favorite in every game. In that position, every game is a "trap game," which led the Orlando Sentinel to ask on Wednesday, which game is the ...
Headlinin': Searching for Florida's silver bulletDr. Saturday
• Planning for everything. It's no secret that Florida will carry last year's No. 1 ranking into the fall , and might be a double-digit favorite in every game. In that position, every game is a "trap game," which led the Orlando Sentinel to ask on Wednesday, which game is the ...
Cavaliers Hot For Ron Artest, Trevor ArizaHouston Rockets
So the previously unsubstantiated speculation regarding the Cavs as a possible destination for unrestricted free agent swingman Ron Artest were not so far off, after all. It's definitely not a done deal, by any stretch, but Artest may have emerged as the no. 1 target for Cavaliers GM ...
Official Orlando Magic Summer League RosterHoward the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog
The Orlando Sentinel has released the 2009 Orlando Magic summer league roster. 6 Maurice Ager G 6-5 220 New Jersey Nets/Michigan State 41 Lance Allred C 6-11 260 NBDL Idaho Stampede/Weber State 33 Ryan Anderson F 6-10 240 New Jersey Nets/California 3 Brian Chase G 5-10 170 Dynamo ...
Sifting Through RumorsPortland Trail Blazers
After just an hour of posting a rumor entry, we once again have some rumors to discuss. Brace with me, because this one will include a bit of rambling from the ol' Celticsfanatic. Could the two Huskies be reunited? Yahoo! reporting Gordon, Villanueva, may be Pistons soon (once again, hat ...
Wallace & May are both UFAThe 5th Corner
We all know about the big time moves made in the National Basketball Association. If you don’t, I am talking about Shaquille O’neal to the Cavaliers and Tar Heel Vince Carter to the Magic ( which I am going to have a piece about him on The Fifth Corner shortly ). But what about ...
Talking To Chicks Who Love Hoops (Stephanie K)The No-Look Pass
Welcome to Talking To Chicks Who Love Hoops. We all know female sports fans are a hot commodity for us dudes. Maybe not as rare as we think but us guys always think they're inferior when it comes to sports knowledge. Well, in this feature, I talk to them about the NBA and check what goes ...
Orlando’s Offseason Plans: ‘Sheed or Brandon BassDime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers
Though Hedo Turkoglu wasn’t included in the Vince Carter trade, the deal pretty much guaranteed that he wouldn’t be back in a Magic uniform next season. Since he opted out of his contract on Friday, word is that the Blazers are one of the teams interested in Hedo’s ...
Point, Counter-Point: Why Didn’t The Wizards Get Vince Carter?Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog
flickr/The CJM On draft night, there were many frustrated rumblings on Bullets Forever over Ernie Grunfeld failing to land (or go after) Vince Carter . Not only that, but Carter was allowed to go to the reigning Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. With Hedo Turkoglu opting out , ...
Orlando Magic interested in Rasheed Wallace and Brandon BassFanIQ Blog
The Magic were close to a championship last year, and it looks like now they're basically planning on letting Hedo Turkoglu go, and plugging in Vince Carter. The next rumor is that they're interested in bringing in Rasheed Wallace. I know he's a little past his prime, but he's still a ...
Boston Not Wanted By SheedOrlando Magic
Want to blog for Celtics 17? Learn more ! CelticsBlog: Ainge made numerous offers to Memphis . ( Via CelticsBlog ) @RicBucher I heard David Aldridge said Rasheed is only going to pick between the Magic and Spurs. Is this true, what have you heard? @ClevelandOwnz Those are top two. ...
Sources: Vince Carter Headed to OrlandoCleveland Cavaliers
It didn't take long for the Orlando Magic to respond to the Cavs by acquiring an over-the-hill transcendent superstar of their own. Just a matter of a few hours after the Cavs and Suns made the trade for Shaquille O'Neal official, the team that ended Cleveland's dream season -- the Orlando ...
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Shortly after the Cleveland Cavaliers announced its acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal, the Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets agreed to a trade that sends the Nets' Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Magic in exchange for Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, ...