Dec 12
AP Photo/John Raoux Via Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com: The Magic plan to try to handle Dwight Howard’s recent trade demand in a similar fashion to how the Lakers dealt with Kobe Bryant’s high-profile demand in 2007. Orlando will field offers for their All-Star center but they also will take their time in an attempt to …
Dec 12
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images On Friday, general manager Otis Smith executed a sign-and-trade with the Boston Celtics for Glen Davis and Von Wafer, trading Brandon Bass in the process. The reactions to the deal have been largely negative for the Orlando Magic. Me and the rest of the crew at Magic Basketball chime …
Dec 12
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Matt Moore of ProBasketballTalk: “Obviously Smith gave Richardson the four-year deal, via Yahoo! Sports. It’s a terrible idea. Richardson was probably going to get something similar to that deal on the open market, but that says more about the market than Richardson. He’s a good defender. He …
Dec 11
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: Free agent Jason Richardson has agreed to a four-year, $25 million contract to stay with the Orlando Magic, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Richardson, one of the top swingmen on the market, had wanted to remain with the Magic. Several teams had …
Dec 10
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard has requested a trade to the New Jersey Nets, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Saturday. Orlando GM Otis Smith has made it clear that he will trade Howard wherever the Magic get the best possible package, but …
Dec 09
Via Ric Bucher of ESPN.com: Dan Fegan, the agent for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, dismissed reports his client had illegal contact with the New Jersey Nets, saying Howard had received permission to explore potential trades. Magic general manager Otis Smith confirmed to ESPN The Magazine on Friday night that he granted permission to Fegan …
Dec 09
Steve Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don’t Lie: “Bass does struggle defensively, he’s the king of the turned head, and he’s a bit of a center/forward tweener despite his obvious power forward size. With that in place, though, Davis considerably struggled defensively and barely had small forward size while often working as Boston’s backup …
Dec 09
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “The Orlando Magic may file a formal complaint with the NBA that the New Jersey Nets — in their quest to entice Dwight Howard — violated the league’s tampering rules. ESPN, citing unnamed sources, is reporting that Howard met with Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov and Nets General Manager Billy …
Dec 09
Via OrlandoMagic.com: The Orlando Magic have waived guard Gilbert Arenas and designated him as the team’s amnesty player, President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Otis Smith announced today. UPDATE: This is what I wrote in Gilbert Arenas’ player evaluation in June: The Arenas that the Magic got, for the most part, was an inefficient shooting, turnover-prone, …