What's next for the Magic
sports.yahoo.com 6/16/2009 — Well, a good chunk of this post was significantly altered by a RealGM headline that told us that Hedo Turkoglu was "looking for $10m a year," which makes about zero sense, even considering an athlete's own distorted sense of self-worth.  ...

Top Five Reasons the Orlando Magic Lost the Finals
bleacherreport.com 6/16/2009 — The NBA finals came to a close Sunday night when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game Five. The Lakers won the series 4-1. The Magic were not dominated in any way, despite the series record. There were a few key things ...

Magic willing to pay Turkoglu
scoresreport.com 6/13/2009 — It looks like Orlando Magic are open to the idea of entering luxury tax territory (for the first time) if it means they can keep the Orlando core together by re-signing Hedo Turkoglu. Magic President and chief executive officer Bob Vander Weide told FanHouse that ownership likely would ...

The Cavs: Hopefully making your monday less bleak.
cavstheblog.com 7/2/2009 — Some thoughts on the VC trade: -The trade Lee/Battie/Skip for VC is a steal. When you’re a contending team, the objective is always to come away with the best player in the deal. Also, there’s no such thing as a team with ...

Interview With David Steele
thirdquartercollapse.com 6/2/2009 —   "I think there's a real desire on the part of Jameer to play. I think medically now we're far enough out away from the surgery that it's probably close enough to take at least take a look at. But no, I don't think there's any psychological warfare going on here. I think there's a ...

Where He’ll Land: Hedo Turkoglu
downswinging.com 6/19/2009 — Hedo Turkoglu has chosen to opt-out of his contract with the Magic and entertain offers as a Free Agent. Turkoglu was one of the Magic’s go-to guys in their NBA Finals run, and his value has never been higher. Turkoglu not only exhibited his keen eye for the basket, but he also showed ...

What They're Saying At The Last Media Day Of The Season For The Orlando Magic
thirdquartercollapse.com 6/16/2009 — Magic SF Hedo Turkoglu opts out of contract Brian Schmitz updates the contract situation with Marcin Gortat and Hedo Turkoglu.  PG Rafer Alston must be let go if Magic want team unity Mike Bianchi suggests that the Orlando Magic should trade Skip. It's irrelevant whether the ...

Embracing the Actual Magic
bothteamsplayedhard.net 5/27/2009 — The other day, someone asked me “Has any team ever improved as much during one Playoffs as this Magic squad?” I don’t know the answer to that silly question (even though it is undoubtedly “yes”), but thinking about Orlando’s run thus far did prompt me to ...

Turkoglu Conundrum Isn't End of World
sportingnews.com 5/27/2009 — Quick, who's the Magic's second-best player? No matter how you feel about his version of a post game, Dwight Howard has to be the top. Jameer Nelson turned into an All-Star this year, but he's been out for a while, and hasn't been a part of this ...

Execution vs. Shotmaking
bothteamsplayedhard.net 6/9/2009 — All it takes is one look at the Game 2 boxscore to realize that the Magic guards were ineffective. Rafer Alston, Jameer Nelson, Courtney Lee, JJ Redick and Mikael Pietrus shot a combined 6/26 from the field and 1/12 from three. So it was no surprise to hear Stan Van Gundy sound so frustrated ...

Orlando Magic: No Draft Pick, What Is Next? — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/21/2009
The Orlando Magic don't have a single pick in this year's NBA Draft. At least they can't mess it up, right? But what does this mean for the team going forward? Here I break down some areas of interest as we essentially skip the draft this Thursday ...

Scott Howard-Cooper: Curry ready for NBA's prying eyes — SI.com - NBA 6/24/2009
After scoring his way into the draft, Stephen Curry is ready to change.

New Jersey Nets in Serious Trade Talks That Would Send Carter or McGrady — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
The Orlando Magic are in serious talks with the New Jersey Nets and the Houston Rockets about a blockbuster trade. While the Magic are in serious worry of losing Hedo Turkoglu and having to go over the luxury tax, they may be eying other options: ...

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 ...

Do You Believe In Magic? Offseason Analysis of Orlando Magic — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/27/2009
The Orlando Magic came out of nowhere & shocked the NBA world this season. Just ask the Cleveland Cavaliers who were easily disposed of in the playoffs. The magic seemed to have a lot of their nickname working for them throughout the 2009 ...