sports.yahoo.com - 6/25/2009
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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 team from 2004-09, wasted no time in
dealing ...
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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BallerBlogger.com —
... Dwyer analyzes the trade: “Suddenly, out of nowhere, the Orlando Magic have options. Options! The team is about to acquire Vince Carter and Ryan Andereson for the pittance of Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, and Tony Battie. Big talent, without giving up too much. The Nets, Carter’s team from 2004-09, wasted no time in dealing VC as soon as GM Rod Thorn was presented with anything more than a cost-cutting alternative. Make no mistake, this is a cost-cutting move for the Nets, but Lee’s presence trumps the other proposals that have been sent New ...
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Outside the Boxscore —
... lottery portion of the NBA draft is done, and here are some initial thoughts. It's shaping up to be a certifiably wacky draft. Phoenix is making some legit noise. Minny got Rubio and Flynn and may be trading the Spaniard. Brandon Jennings, afraid to be last in the green room, took his hand shake 4 picks late. Austin Daye and Jrue Holiday were the two guys invited not taken in the lottery. Tiger's team is even getting in on the draft day action, trading for Vince Carter. I don't know what this'll look like when the dust settles. What I do know so far is ...
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Third Quarter Collapse —
... have responded by acquiring the player Cleveland originally coveted. A conference finals pitting Shaq against Orlando and LeBron against Vince is the stuff of dreams for fans and TV networks alike. For the Magic, "championship contender" hardly seems to do them justice now. With a scary-good starting five that appears to rival that of any team in recent NBA history, they're at worst co-favorites with Cleveland and L.A. heading into next season.
The Nets send Vince Carter to Orlando Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don't Lie tosses in his two cents on ...
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LEEInks —
... “rip micheal jackson. wut a sad day. my homies gone,” said Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard via Twitter on the same day his team acquired Vince Carter from the Nets. “y are people so controversial on here. i am very shocked about mj. i have every song he ever put out. i am shocked and sad … today isnt a good day to talk about trades. really not. im sorry.” ...
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As I reported earlier today, the rumor of Vince Carter leaving New Jersey had intensified; well folks, the deal is confirmed, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. The deal in question is Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson going to the Orlando Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and ...
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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 ...
The Orlando Magic To Acquire Vince Carter? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
Yahoo! Sports and ESPN are reporting that two league executives are saying that the New Jersey Nets have agreed in principal to trade away Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Orlando Magic in exchange for the expiring contracts of 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 ...
