Magic contact Sheed; May not match Gortat offer; Still hope for Turk {sentinel}

[Nyce_1 311]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com...0209,0,7804728.story

 

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Magic contact Rasheed Wallace's agent; likely won't re-sign Gortat

 

The Orlando Magic have contacted Rasheed Wallace's agent and likely will not match the Dallas Mavericks' pending offer sheet for Marcin Gortat and want perhaps one last chance at re-signing Hedo Turkoglu.

 

Magic General Manager Otis Smith told the Sentinel on Friday that he has been in contact with Wallace's agent, Bill Strickland.

 

Smith disputed reports that Wallace was making a visit to Orlando, although he said "it was possible" a some point.

 

Smith agreed that Wallace, a veteran 6 feet 11 power forward, would be a nice "fit"alongside center Dwight Howard, but "it just depends on what Rasheed wants to do."

 

Regarding Gortat:

 

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Gortat, according to reports, has committed to sign the Mavs' offer sheet, with Howard's back-up apparently commanding a mid-level contract starting at $5.6 million.

 

Smith said he had yet to receive an offer sheet from the Mavs. But he reiterated his stance that the club --- which can match any offer for Gortat because he is a restricted free agent --- will not pay that steep price to keep him.

 

"Those numbers are a little rich for a back-up center, a guy playing behind my best player (Dwight Howard)," Smith said. "If it's 5 (million), it puts you in a situation (financially) that you don't recover from."

 

Regarding Turkoglu:

 

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As far as Turkoglu is concerned, he is being given the full-court press by the Trail Blazers and visited Portland on Thursday. Reports say that the Blazers could offer Turk a five-year, $50-million contract. The Toronto Raptors are also said to be in play for Turkoglu, 30, a versatile small forward who played the past five seasons in Orlando.

 

Smith said the it would be "a long-shot to get something done" with Turkoglu, but added that he had spoken with Lon Babby, Turkoglu's agent, and they agreed to talk before Turkoglu accepted a contract proposal with any team.

 

"We had a conversation with Lon about where we would go when he comes back," Smith said. "We'll see if it makes more sense to us. We like Turk, there's no question about that. But we've said that it was a long-shot to get something done."

 

Smith said he had not extended offer sheets to any free agent as of yet. "We're having conversations with the people we want to have conversations with," he said.

Remember, this is the Sentinel and we all know how Otis likes to feed them BS, lol. Take it for what it's worth.

[Nyce_1 311]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com...0209,0,7804728.story

 

quote:

Magic contact Rasheed Wallace's agent; likely won't re-sign Gortat

 

The Orlando Magic have contacted Rasheed Wallace's agent and likely will not match the Dallas Mavericks' pending offer sheet for Marcin Gortat and want perhaps one last chance at re-signing Hedo Turkoglu.

 

Magic General Manager Otis Smith told the Sentinel on Friday that he has been in contact with Wallace's agent, Bill Strickland.

 

Smith disputed reports that Wallace was making a visit to Orlando, although he said "it was possible" a some point.

 

Smith agreed that Wallace, a veteran 6 feet 11 power forward, would be a nice "fit"alongside center Dwight Howard, but "it just depends on what Rasheed wants to do."

 

Regarding Gortat:

 

quote:

Gortat, according to reports, has committed to sign the Mavs' offer sheet, with Howard's back-up apparently commanding a mid-level contract starting at $5.6 million.

 

Smith said he had yet to receive an offer sheet from the Mavs. But he reiterated his stance that the club --- which can match any offer for Gortat because he is a restricted free agent --- will not pay that steep price to keep him.

 

"Those numbers are a little rich for a back-up center, a guy playing behind my best player (Dwight Howard)," Smith said. "If it's 5 (million), it puts you in a situation (financially) that you don't recover from."

 

Regarding Turkoglu:

 

quote:

As far as Turkoglu is concerned, he is being given the full-court press by the Trail Blazers and visited Portland on Thursday. Reports say that the Blazers could offer Turk a five-year, $50-million contract. The Toronto Raptors are also said to be in play for Turkoglu, 30, a versatile small forward who played the past five seasons in Orlando.

 

Smith said the it would be "a long-shot to get something done" with Turkoglu, but added that he had spoken with Lon Babby, Turkoglu's agent, and they agreed to talk before Turkoglu accepted a contract proposal with any team.

 

"We had a conversation with Lon about where we would go when he comes back," Smith said. "We'll see if it makes more sense to us. We like Turk, there's no question about that. But we've said that it was a long-shot to get something done."

 

Smith said he had not extended offer sheets to any free agent as of yet. "We're having conversations with the people we want to have conversations with," he said.

Remember, this is the Sentinel and we all know how Otis likes to feed them BS, lol. Take it for what it's worth.

[magic_hoopsfan 0]

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Originally posted by Nyce_1:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com...0209,0,7804728.story

 

 

Regarding Turkoglu:

 

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As far as Turkoglu is concerned, he is being given the full-court press by the Trail Blazers and visited Portland on Thursday. Reports say that the Blazers could offer Turk a five-year, $50-million contract. The Toronto Raptors are also said to be in play for Turkoglu, 30, a versatile small forward who played the past five seasons in Orlando.

 

Smith said the it would be "a long-shot to get something done" with Turkoglu, but added that he had spoken with Lon Babby, Turkoglu's agent, and they agreed to talk before Turkoglu accepted a contract proposal with any team.

 

"We had a conversation with Lon about where we would go when he comes back," Smith said. "We'll see if it makes more sense to us. We like Turk, there's no question about that. But we've said that it was a long-shot to get something done."

 

Smith said he had not extended offer sheets to any free agent as of yet. "We're having conversations with the people we want to have conversations with," he said.

Remember, this is the Sentinel and we all know how accurate their reporting is.

 

hey Otis in case you might need a scooby ,5/45 will do it, man... : )

[TheDarkSide 0]

Thanks, its nice to hear an update.

[MagicFanBen 0]

Well there you have it...looks like we can kiss Gortat goodbye. I hate the double talk by Otis. I wish he would just not say a word and just let us see what he does.

 

I would love to know how Denton got the idea that the Magic will be North of $80 million for salaries. If we let Gortat and Hedo Walk we will barely be over the luxury tax if we use the FULL MLE and then round out the roster with full vet min deals.

[COLOMBIANO 118]

I just hope we get something in return for either player.

[jack daniel 999 27]

you beat me to it ...

 

I'll edit mine out if i can.

[TheRevTy 6]

That article reeks of Otis vaguely answering questions and the author trying to squeeze any and all information out of the awful responses of Smith.

 

Interesting that now Otis says we won't match. I also like the line "We are having conversations with the people we want to have conversations with." Classic Otis.

[MagicFanBen 0]

At least if we lose Gortat he will be out west on an aging team. If he becomes what we all thought he could become, we will only have to see it twice a year.

[Shine88 89]

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Originally posted by COLOMBIANO:

I just hope we get something in return for either player.

 

me too...

[MagicFanBen 0]

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Originally posted by TheRevTy:

That article reeks of Otis vaguely answering questions and the author trying to squeeze any and all information out of the awful responses of Smith.

 

Interesting that now Otis says we won't match. I also like the line "We are having conversations with the people we want to have conversations with." Classic Otis.

+1 I swear I want to just let the next two weeks get over with so we know what is up with both Hedo and Gortat. Obviously I would rather see us keep Hedo over Gortat, but losing them both would be rediculous without compensation.

[MagicFanBen 0]

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Originally posted by COLOMBIANO:

I just hope we get something in return for either player.

Agreed