Via Marc J Spears of Yahoo! Sports: Celtics trading F Glen Davis in sign and trade to Magic for F Brandon Bass, source tells [Yahoo! Sports]. UPDATE: At Bob Vander Weide’s press conference on Wednesday, in which he formally stepped down as CEO of the Orlando Magic, general manager Otis Smith was peppered with questions …
Monthly Archive: December 2011
Dec 09
Is Dwight Howard headed to New Jersey?
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Via Chris Broussard of ESPN.com: Dwight Howard will ask the Orlando Magic to trade him to the New Jersey Nets, and a deal could go down as soon as Friday, sources close to the situation said. Howard’s representatives have already told the Nets that they are his preferred destination. …
Dec 08
Thursday’s Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “It appears that the NBA lockout has taken a toll on the Orlando Magic. The team has laid off 20 full-time staff members and determined that up to 12 other open positions will be eliminated, three league sources told the Orlando Sentinel. The moves impact most of the organization’s …
Dec 08
The nitty gritty on Dwight Howard’s future
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Via Bill Ingram of HOOPSWORLD: The new CBA allows veteran players to extend their deal to a maximum of four years, meaning at no time can your extension push you past four guaranteed years. Dwight has two more years on his contract with the Magic, with an option coming this …
Dec 07
Wednesday’s Magic Word
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Howard knows that the Magic, as assembled, are not legitimate contenders. They don’t have the assets to appease Paul’s or Deron Williams’ team, either. The Magic are trying to romance Dwight with a promise, and a lot more money. Vander Weide told me that Howard can make $30 million …
Dec 07
Is Ryan Anderson more than a role player?
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images I’m met with an interesting dilemma regarding Ryan Anderson. He is better across the board in offensive statistics than Brandon Bass, who shares his position. But pound for pound Bass is a better defender than Anderson. So how can you maximize Anderson’s game without making him a starter or …
Dec 07
Brief thoughts on the Magic’s schedule
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Christmas Day The Orlando Magic kick off the 2011-2012 season on Christmas Day against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. For the casual NBA fans, Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook will do more than enough to pique their interest in the game. But a player …
Dec 06
Tuesday’s Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “On a day Orlando Magic officials pledged publicly they’ll do everything they can to keep Dwight Howard, the team announced that the second-highest person in the team hierarchy — a person who has been in contact with Howard recently — is leaving his post. Team officials announced that Bob …
Dec 07
Stan Van Gundy and the future of the Magic
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by Danny Nowell
at 12:00 pmPhoto by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Usually when a team realizes the axe is hanging over their current era, one of the first questions that circulates is about the coaching. So far, though, as perhaps you’ve noticed, the spotlight has been on Dwight Howard and almost nothing else. Perhaps this is because the Magic are in …
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