Savage: Barnes opting out, hopes to remain in Orlando

[BRich]

quote:

@Dan_Savage: @Matt_Barnes22 said he will opt out of his contract and become a free agent, but hopes to be back with the Magic.

 

http://twitter.com/Dan_Savage

[BRich]

quote:

@Dan_Savage: @Matt_Barnes22 said he will opt out of his contract and become a free agent, but hopes to be back with the Magic.

 

http://twitter.com/Dan_Savage

[Natmayo]

For financial reasons, he would be crazy not to.

 

I hope we can keep him but I understand the rationale

[UBBALLER8]

I hope we can bring him back.

 

He's one of my favorite players on the Magic.

[Jareth Cutestory]

See Evans, Maurice and Dooling, Keyon.

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

quote:

Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory:

See Evans, Maurice and Dooling, Keyon.

 

Barnes, Matt is way better than either of them.

[ApexTurbo]

I hope we can get him back if not gonna be hard to replace him.

[dreamingincolors]

He's a nomad.

I think he needs to find stability if he's searching for a ring. And I hope that this team, with addition of a few players, try and make another run for the championship with him in the rotation.

[BravesMagicBucs]

We need to keep him. He's a great fit for us and vice versa. Even if he wouldn't start next year (trade for X player), he would still contribute a lot to the team in rotations. We really need his attitude as well.

[Hank Moody]

I would be shocked if he didn't return.

[JRam027]

As expected. He wants a stable long term deal. With a lockout looming, he needs to make sure he'll still get paid during that lockout period.

[ThisIsTheYear]

quote:

Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory:

See Evans, Maurice and Dooling, Keyon.

 

See Carter, Vince (NJ) and Billups, Chauncey (DET).

 

Oh, and lets hope you didn't jinx us with your ever so confident "Barnes is coming back" thread title. If he leaves, you will be relieved of your image posting abilities, thus rendering you completely useless.

 

Let's hope it doesn't come to this.