DONE DEAL. MAGIC TRADE GORTAT/VINCE/PEACHES/1ST FOR J-RICH/HEDO/EARL CLARK

[UEBERMORTAL 125]

Followup trade I would make:

 

link

 

Orlando get: Varejao and Iguadala

Cleveland get: L. Williams

Philadelphia get: J-Rich, Clark

 

Why for Orlando: We need a backup center which also rotates to the power forward position, Iggy is a no-brainer.

Why for Cleveland: They get a cheap solution for Mo Williams, whom they can trade right away. More playing time for JJ Hickson with the departure of Sideshow Bob.

Why for Philadelphia: Both J-Rich and Clark have 1 year remaining on their contract, they can shred a long term contract with Iggy.

[Jay Magic 1,233]

I Have Read That we are taking on MORE salary but in fact for now we just cut 4.5mil off the wage bill already.

 

Or am i wrong?

 

Could someone clear that up for me?

 

Thanks!!

[KandiKane 136]

At this point in time its all a waiting game to see who is delt for our new back up center. I would prefer to see Duhon go, but its not that easy.

 

Atm I see this being our starting lineup:

 

PG: Nelson

SG: J. Richardson

SF: Turkoglu

PF: Bass

C: Howard

 

 

I would think that Arenas would play a similar position to that of jamal crawford and jason terry and be our sixth man.

 

I really do not like acquiring Turkoglu, I hated him when he was here and I doubt he could change my mind on him.

[Secretly Space Jesus 670]

I Have Read That we are taking on MORE salary but in fact for now we just cut 4.5mil off the wage bill already.

 

Or am i wrong?

 

Could someone clear that up for me?

 

Thanks!!

 

We have a small cut in salary for this season, but we took on a ghastly large increase in long term salary.

[Soul Bro 1,419]

Hate to lose Redick but this is an idea:

 

Redick and Williams

 

for

 

Thompson and Greene

 

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2cvkuzm

[Marc Acres 3:16 418]

Has anyone seen anything in print about Gilbert altering his contract? Hedo?

 

Well congrats we made "a" move. While I believe that we wouldn't have won a title with the existing personnel we are now in a position where if we don't win with what we have this is going to crash and burn the team. Turk chucking shots, Gilbert chucking shots I sure as hell hope that you guys are right and they suddenly decide to become different players than what they've been their entire careers.

[FENDI 4]

Has anyone seen anything in print about Gilbert altering his contract? Hedo?

 

Well congrats we made "a" move. While I believe that we wouldn't have won a title with the existing personnel we are now in a position where if we don't win with what we have this is going to crash and burn the team. Turk chucking shots, Gilbert chucking shots I sure as hell hope that you guys are right and they suddenly decide to become different players than what they've been their entire careers.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419154-hedo-to-pheonix-do-the-raptors-get-the-better-end-of-the-deal

 

Turkoglu is reportedly taking a pay cut to facilitate this trade by waiving $5 million from his trade kicker and $6 million of his guaranteed money from his contract from the final year.

[Marc Acres 3:16 418]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419154-hedo-to-pheonix-do-the-raptors-get-the-better-end-of-the-deal

 

Turkoglu is reportedly taking a pay cut to facilitate this trade by waiving $5 million from his trade kicker and $6 million of his guaranteed money from his contract from the final year.

 

Well that is a start. Gilbert is the one I'm really stressed about.

[Da Blues Man 13]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419154-hedo-to-pheonix-do-the-raptors-get-the-better-end-of-the-deal

 

Turkoglu is reportedly taking a pay cut to facilitate this trade by waiving $5 million from his trade kicker and $6 million of his guaranteed money from his contract from the final year.

The way I read it, sounds like the 5 million he waived was money that Toronto didn't have to pay when they traded him to Phoenix, but the 6 million he waived for the final year of his contract should benefit us. Am I right?

[Osprey 199]

It's amazing how a team can look so dominant at the beginning of the year only to then trade away half the team 2 months later.

 

Well Dwight, you got what you wanted. Sign that extension.

[Da Blues Man 13]

After doing a little more research, it appears that Hedo is owed 21.8 million for the next two seasons after this one, but his player option for the third year is for only 6 million instead of the 12 million that it was when he first signed the contract. Sounds like he really wanted to get out of Toronto.

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

Wait so Arenas has a player option in 2012? 10 bucks says he opts out and signs a new, cheaper contract with us. Or is that not possible?