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Link I don't think anyone has posted it yet, Aldridge just wrote about it.

A little more $$$ than I would have liked (4 year, $18 million) but it's a good fit. Should be interesting to see how he's used.

Link I don't think anyone has posted it yet, Aldridge just wrote about it.

Orlando Magic Daily talked to a New Jersey Nets blogger who had some interesting insights into the recent trade for V.C. It's a different perspective but I found it interesting. Interview I don't think this has been posted, if it has, sorry and lock it.

Orlando Magic Daily talked to a New Jersey Nets blogger who had some interesting insights into the recent trade for V.C. It's a different perspective but I found it interesting. Interview I don't think this has been posted, if it has, sorry and lock it.

quote: Originally posted by PEC: quote: Originally posted by TreyTime:I wouldn't mind having Moon. This is the same guy that got your hopes up and then you got depressed when it turned out he didn't know anything. Remember he is the one who said Redick was going to be traded the day of the draft. It was so sad to see you so depressed. All I could do to make you feel better was go out and party just because you felt so bad. lol I didn't say it would happen, I said there was a good chance that it would. I'm not going to promise anything unless I am 100% sure of it. This is a message board where you hear rumors. The first one about J.J. came from a journalist I talked to, the other one from my father...pretty sure neither is lying. Like I said, read into it as much as you want but nowhere did I say it would happen, I said there was a chance of it. In fact, I

I know this will probably catch some slack but I don't come on here in spread rumors. Take the following at whatever value you see fit. My father was at the airport in Miami today (going overseas) and his flight got delayed. While he was waiting he was sitting next to the Great Pat Riley. He overheard Riley calling Otis Smith inquiring about Hedo Turkoglu. He didn't hear much else, hewas just calling to find out what's going on. My dad isn't one to b.s. and neither am I. Like I said, take it for whatever you like, but that's what he heard and what he told me.

I know this will probably catch some slack but I don't come on here in spread rumors. Take the following at whatever value you see fit. My father was at the airport in Miami today (going overseas) and his flight got delayed. While he was waiting he was sitting next to the Great Pat Riley. He overheard Riley calling Otis Smith inquiring about Hedo Turkoglu. He didn't hear much else, hewas just calling to find out what's going on. My dad isn't one to b.s. and neither am I. Like I said, take it for whatever you like, but that's what he heard and what he told me.

I know there's a draft thread but thought this deserved it's own thread. The team said it woul not make any selections tonight, OrlandoMagicDaily.com For the first time ever, the Magic will not select a player during the draft.

basically. Im out west right now so it hasn't been too bad.

I know there's a draft thread but thought this deserved it's own thread. The team said it woul not make any selections tonight, OrlandoMagicDaily.com For the first time ever, the Magic will not select a player during the draft.

quote: Originally posted by ZobchikCPA:Next objective - Keep Hedo or turn him loose to a Western Conference. Since we lost Alston and need a back up PG, it is time to talk to Portland. Lets sign and trade Hedo to Portland for Steve Blake or Sergio Rodriguez and Travis Outlaw. I think we could make something work with Portland if they really want Hedo. That would be an ideal scenario and might not be too far off.

quote: Originally posted by PEC: quote: Originally posted by b2theizzo: quote: Originally posted by PEC: quote: Originally posted by bravlady: quote: Originally posted by b2theizzo:They are shopping him for a late first. Sounds high for him, but with an expiring contract, he has some value. The team could also buy a first rounder for $3 million. Dont know how that works, just heard it from the guys at Orlando Magic Daily. Unless I'm going blind from looking at numbers all day I don't see anything in your link that talks about JJ Redick...JJ Hickson yes but where does it say JJ Redick? There was nothing there about Redick. I think he has him confused with JJ Hickson. IMO Redick will be thrilled to getting back number 4 on his jersey again. You could say it was his good luck number. That's my signature, not a link to the post, sorry for the confusion. The info I had was from discussions with some other journalists, I dont have a link. So at what website were you talking to these writers maybe we can find what you are talking about??? OrlandoMagicDaily.com, but it's not on the site, I am friends with one of the writers and we were discussing it earlier.

quote: Originally posted by PEC: quote: Originally posted by b2theizzo:50/50 that J.J is here to start the season...actually, 50/50 that J.J. is here by the end of the night, team is looking to trade him. Your link says nothing about trading Redick. Just because you want that to happen doesn't mean it is. Said this in another thread. The link is my signature, not to a story, sorry for the confusion. The info was just from talking to guys who cover the team, no link.

quote: Originally posted by PEC: quote: Originally posted by bravlady: quote: Originally posted by b2theizzo:They are shopping him for a late first. Sounds high for him, but with an expiring contract, he has some value. The team could also buy a first rounder for $3 million. Dont know how that works, just heard it from the guys at Orlando Magic Daily. Unless I'm going blind from looking at numbers all day I don't see anything in your link that talks about JJ Redick...JJ Hickson yes but where does it say JJ Redick? There was nothing there about Redick. I think he has him confused with JJ Hickson. IMO Redick will be thrilled to getting back number 4 on his jersey again. You could say it was his good luck number. That's my signature, not a link to the post, sorry for the confusion. The info I had was from discussions with some other journalists, I dont have a link.

50/50 that J.J is here to start the season...actually, 50/50 that J.J. is here by the end of the night, team is looking to trade him.

They are shopping him for a late first. Sounds high for him, but with an expiring contract, he has some value. The team could also buy a first rounder for $3 million. Dont know how that works, just heard it from the guys at Orlando Magic Daily.

quote: Originally posted by Miller4Prez64:Why are people scared? Shaq is just as slow as Z and they still don't have anyone who can guard Shard. Shaq doesn't eliminate our matchup advantages. It probably helps. Now Dwight won't get pulled out by Z or Lewis won't have to cover Z. I'll take Dwight versus Shaq 1-on-1 in a 7 game series.

quote: Originally posted by emory889: quote: Originally posted by b2theizzo:I counted the amounts of times he said "YES" in Game 6...even though Orlando scored more points than Cleveland (deserved more yeses I would assume) and was at home (more momentum) he still gave Cleveland 6 more "Yeses" than he did Orlando or close to that, it's been a while. So I don't think chalking it up to being his trademark is fair, the dude was biased through the series and always had more "yes"s for Cleveland than Orlando, it wasn't an accident. Wow, I think you may need medication bud. Counting the number of times that Marv Albert says "yes" in a 3 hour broadcast is "shouldn't live on your own" insane. Magic fans love feeling like they are always the underdog. Or maybe we are just use to it and success makes us uncomfortable. Thanks for posting again in this thread Peter. We're good. All sarcastic "bud"'s and personal attacks aside, it was like 9-3 from what I counted. So that's actually a pretty big discrepancy. Sorry if I noticed a large descrepancy in the amount of times a professional broadcaster that is supposed to be unbiased cheered for the most marketable player in the NBA. The thing is though, I'm not "insane," he did cheer for the Cavs and I think the amount of times he said "Yes" is indicative of him not being objective, which is his obligation as a journalist.

I counted the amounts of times he said "YES" in Game 6...even though Orlando scored more points than Cleveland (deserved more yeses I would assume) and was at home (more momentum) he still gave Cleveland 6 more "Yeses" than he did Orlando or close to that, it's been a while. So I don't think chalking it up to being his trademark is fair, the dude was biased through the series and always had more "yes"s for Cleveland than Orlando, it wasn't an accident.

Can the team use the Mid-Level Exception again this offseason if they chose to go even further into the luxury? If so, who are som possible options? -Glen Davis -Sean May Raymond Felton Leon Powe Brandon Bass Linas Kleiza McDyess Jarret Jack Travis Diener Trevor Ariza Hakim Warrick Mike Wilks Luther Head Charlie Villanueva Rodney Carney Shelden Williams David Lee Al Harrington Chris Wilcox Thoe Ratliff Channing Frye Drew Gooden Paul Mislap (probably too much) Brevin Knight Mehmet Okur Kyle Korver Juan Dixon Eatom Thomas Just throwing some names out there, I know some might be worth a little more than $5 mil and some are worth much less. There are some options though

quote: Originally posted by duelingdragons: quote: Originally posted by b2theizzo:Maybe, maybe not. The team may decide that Alston and Nelson cannot be on the same team and that Johnson isn't ideal as a backup is Nelson cannot get back to full form until later in the season. Why wouldn't Alston and Nelson be able to be on the same team? Alston really didn't handle splitting time with Jameer well and he will be playing even less next year. It could have been the situation and the way SVG approachd it, but he was not happy with Nelson playing as much as did. Just not getting a good feeling here.

Maybe, maybe not. The team may decide that Alston and Nelson cannot be on the same team and that Johnson isn't ideal as a backup is Nelson cannot get back to full form until later in the season.

Can the team use the Mid-Level Exception again this offseason if they chose to go even further into the luxury? If so, who are som possible options? -Glen Davis -Sean May Raymond Felton Leon Powe Brandon Bass Linas Kleiza McDyess Jarret Jack Travis Diener Trevor Ariza Hakim Warrick Mike Wilks Luther Head Charlie Villanueva Rodney Carney Shelden Williams David Lee Al Harrington Chris Wilcox Thoe Ratliff Channing Frye Drew Gooden Paul Mislap (probably too much) Brevin Knight Mehmet Okur Kyle Korver Juan Dixon Eatom Thomas Just throwing some names out there, I know some might be worth a little more than $5 mil and some are worth much less. There are some options though

Looking to the offseason The season is over and obviously it ends on a bad note for the Magic. Losing in the Finals will always hurt and it stings even worse when you lose on your home court. There are several positives you can take away from this season though. 1.) Experience- I like to look at Orlando as last year