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Third Quarter Collapse: Orlando Magic News for October 18th: the NJ Nets' Other Offers for Vince Carter, the Growth of the Three-Pointer, and the Unheralded Assistant Coach
Full of Sports: The Other VC offers: Were They Any Better?
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News, Rumors, Analysis, Podcasts, Salaries, & Statistics: Nets on the Net: 10/18/09 Edition
Orlando Magic News for October 18th: the NJ Nets' Other Offers for Vince Carter, the Growth of the Three-Pointer, and the Unheralded Assistant Coach
Third Quarter Collapse —
... NetsDaily Blog | The Other VC offers: Were They Any Better? NetsDaily, a New Jersey Nets-centric blog, lists some of the offers other teams made the Nets for Vince Carter before the Orlando Magic finally landed him and Ryan Anderson for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, and Courtney Lee, which was not their first offer. The author also includes a helpful note about Carter's contract value. Carter to Orlando for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and J.J. Redick in June. The original deal offered ...
The Other VC offers: Were They Any Better?
Full of Sports —
In light of what we know (and it’s by no means comprehensive), the Magic deal was probably the best deal the Nets were offered for Vince Carter …and the $37.64 million he has left on his contract. The Magic needed Carter after Hedo Turkoglu rejected an informal offer the weekend before ... Third Quarter Collapse found this 5 hours ago on netsdaily.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: NBA, New Jersey Nets, Vince Carter, Josh Boone, Richard Jefferson, Rafer Alston, Ryan Anderson
Nets on the Net: 10/18/09 Edition
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News, Rumors, Analysis, Podcasts, Salaries, & Statistics —
... NetIncome over at NetsDaily looks at all of the trade options on the table for Vince Carter earlier this year and determines the deal the Nets made, was probably the best for the team. NI also compares ...
Orlando Magic News & Notes
Howard the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog —
... . Nets Daily takes a look at the other offers the Nets received for Vince Carter , including Orlando’s first offer. My preview of Orlando’s backcourt should be up within the next two days. That will be followed by previews of Orlando’s Forwards and Centers. ( Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger. Subscribe to his ...
Putting the "Vince-Carter-vs.-Hedo-Turkoglu-in-Crunch-Time" Debate to Rest
Third Quarter Collapse —
... Anyway, the Magic's decision to trade for Carter essentially indicated that they would let the free-agent-to-be Turkoglu pack his bags; as NetsDaily reported recently, the Magic stepped up their efforts to land Carter from New Jersey when Turkoglu rejected an informal contract offer over the previous weekend. Although technically the final swap the Magic made with the Nets was Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, and Courtney Lee for Ryan Anderson and Carter, it's fair to say Turkoglu left in that deal as well, as it made clear the Magic did not intend to re-sign him. ...
The Thorn Report Card – Off-Season Edition
NetsDaily Blog —
... Was it a pure salary dump or a shrewd trade of a heavy contract for a solid young player? Take your choice, but note that neither this deal nor the Jefferson for Yi and Simmons trade will be “complete” til July 1, 2010, when the cap savings are realized…or not. Carter was owed $37.64 million–$33.64 million in salary the next two years and a $4 million contract buyout in 2011-12. The Nets had been marketing VC for months, wanting to get rid of his contract, in part to clear cap space, but also to clear long term salary commitments as they prepared for a sale. ...
