An NBA source has told the Orlando Sentinel that the Orlando Magic will match the five-year,...
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... Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel
Magic to match offer sheet to retain center Marcin Gortat
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Magic to match offer sheet to retain center Marcin Gortat
An NBA source has told the Orlando Sentinel that the Orlando Magic will match the five-year, $34-million offer sheet extended by the Dallas Mavericks to Marcin Gortat and thus retain him. The team would ...
No More Polish Hammer or Ivory Towers...
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This according to the Orlando Sentinel: An NBA source has told the Orlando Sentinel ...
Breaking News: The Polish Hammer Remains In Orlando
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... Carter and Jameer Nelson ? Are they going to try and trade him after December 15 (the earliest they can)? Whatever they’re doing, I didn’t think it would include paying $34 million to a guy who hasn’t proven anything. If the Magic are keeping Gortat with the idea of starting him, popular sentiment in the office is that Bass is a much better player. Also, if Gortat was to start alongside Dwight, why did the Magic never try that tandem last season? What are your thoughts? Source: Orlando Sentinel
The 10-man rotation, starring Magic Marcin
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A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: OS. "An NBA source has told the Orlando Sentinel that the Orlando Magic will match the five-year, $34-million offer sheet extended by the Dallas Mavericks to Marcin Gortat and thus retain him." PF: BCB. Warm-up windbreakers tearing; assistant coaches ...
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... The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that personal PUNS favorite Marcin Gortat will have his offer matched by the Orlando Magic. Daddy Warbucks Otis Smith was quoted as saying: ...
Gortat Will Remain in Orlando
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... from the Mavs, but they killed Dallas’ hopes of adding size by matching Gortat’s offer sheet. Big Props to GM Otis Smith for some sly strategy: “An NBA source has told the Orlando Sentinel that the Orlando Magic will match the five-year, $34-million offer sheet extended by the Dallas Mavericks to Marcin Gortat and thus retain him. The team would not be able to trade him until Dec. 15, at the earliest, if that’s what the team wants to do.” ...
Magic surprisingly retain Gortat
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... I thought 5 years, $34 million was more than enough for Dallas to sign Marcin Gortat. But surprisingly, the Orlando Magic are going to match the offer. ...
(Bad) NEWS: Magic to Match Offer for Marcin Gortat
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... As per a report from Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, the Magic will match the Mavs’ offer sheet to Marcin Gortat. More to come, obviously, so stay tuned. ...
Magic Match Offer To Gortat
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... During a press conference in which Otis Smith, Stan Van Gundy and the Magic front office were announcing Brandon Bass as the newest member of the Magic, Otis Smith told the media that they would be keeping another player. The Magic have matched a 5 year, $34 million offer sheet that Gortat signed with Dallas, keeping the big man with Orlando.
The Orlando Sentinel has the story here.
Gortat averaged 3.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG and .8 BPG in 63 games for Orlando. He averaged 3.3 PPG and 3.2 RPG in the playoffs. The 6’11 PF is originally from Poland. The 25 year old backup ...
Holy Crap! Did the Magic just keep Gortat?
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It's all over twitter. Otis not waiting to Wednesday. Is keeping Gortat. By matching he would not be allowed to be traded to Dallas for a minimum of a year. And could not trade Marcin without his permission for one year. Wow. (if true) Update: Sentinel Says It's True!! 2nd Update: Magic reportedly have called major sponsors to inform them of the move. Must be asking them for more money! 3rd Update: NBA.com Magic match Mavericks' offer to retain Gortat This is an All-In move for winning it all in 2010. Now they are ten ...
Orlando Magic is Now Just Throwing Money Away
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... are paying a dollar-for-dollar tax to the league. In other words, it’s not financially advantageous to go very far over that figure; eventually you’re paying $8 million for a $4 million player. Marcin Gortat the Destroyer (”Hello! I’m here to wreck your financial future!”) Why’s all this important? Because the Orlando Magic, already making head-scratching personnel decisions that involve questionably high-level salaries , have, according to the ORLANDO SENTINEL, just matched the Dallas Mavericks’ offer sheet to restricted free agent Marcin Gortat . ...
Orlando Magic Media Day: Aftermath of Marcin Gortat's Return; Brandon Bass Speaks
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... been .. very interesting, if you're an Orlando Magic fan. Brandon Bass arriving to the RDV SportsPlex, today, to officially introduce himself to the local media wasn't a surprise. However, finding out that general manager Otis Smith decided to match Marcin Gortat's offer sheet from the Dallas Mavericks was a surprise. Got it? Good.
Here's what the media is saying after the dust settled ..
Orlando Magic, offer sheet, Marcin Gortat, Dallas Mavericks Josh Robbins provides the rundown ...
The Orlando Magic Have to Be the Team to Beat
The Big Lead —
... ) will have to pay a luxury tax of $10 million next year, and possibly $20 million the following season - but fresh off a trip to the NBA Finals, and clearly not wanting to lose its franchise center the way it lost Shaq over a decade ago, one has to assume it’s worth it. ...
Magic Match Mavs Offer To Gortat
Hooped Up —
... Hold down that center position? Uh, I think Dwight Howard is holding that center position down just fine being the Defensive Player of the Year and all. Sometime being a good GM means letting somebody else over pay a player you want too and that should have been the case with “The Polish Hammer”.
Gortat is good and he’ll get better over time, but so will Dwight Howard and in a few years anybody will be able to back up D12 and for way less.
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'Net reaction: Gortat 'disappointed' about return to Magic
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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 the news. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the odd situation ... Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel: "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, ...
Marcin Gortat Isn't All Too Happy About The Magic Matching The Mavs' Offer Sheet
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... the best players in the game as a starter."With Hedo Turkoglu gone, why can't the Magic start Howard and Gortat together? This allows Rashard Lewis to move back to his natural position at small forward and you have more of an traditional lineup. And with two big threats in the middle, it will be very hard for teams to blanket Dwight Howard like they did this past season. This could be a win-win for both parties involved. But alas, SVG is at the helm. Magic to match offer sheet to retain center Marcin Gortat (Orlando Sentinel) Fan of No ...
