Official 2015 Offseason Thread

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

I'm curious to see who else Rob had reached out to considering how low profile this was.

 

Yeah it was crazy. Came out of nowhere.

[Catman 380]

Hennigan is proving he is a great GM. If he does pull this off, it will be one of the best Magic offseasons I can remember.

[Miller4Prez66 545]

Well we met with him right at 12:01 last night so clearly he is the priority for the organization. Likely because they knew it was futile to try and sign the other big names. I feel like if we don't get Millsap we are unlikely to sign another big name.

[NittanyBuc 757]

I was thinking about it yesterday- imagine Vucevic's contract in 3 years after the salary cap spikes. He could easily be the biggest bargain in the NBA, sans players on rookie contracts

[ILoveOrlandoMagic 12]

Millsap is not worth 20mil per in a vacuum, but you generally always have to overpay in free agency, and we have to overpay even more on top of that because we stink

 

Unfortanely, you are right

[ILoveOrlandoMagic 12]

I wouldn't cringe. By the time he's in Year 3 of his contract, the cap will have gone up to over $100 million probably. His contract will be 30% of our cap space this season, but if the cap is $100-$110 million, it would only be about 18%-20% of our cap space. A 20% of cap space contract today is $13.5 million, and he should still be worth that level of investment at the end of his deal.

 

That is not bad then, that makes me feel better, thank you

[TreyMachine 400]

Annnndd this is the reason why Hennigan is so high on Milsap I bet:

 

His WAR of 11.04 ranked him second to only Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans in 2014-15 among eligible players at that position. Overall, he averaged 16.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals in 32.7 minutes per game with a true shooting percentage of 56.5.

 

http://espn.go.com/newyork/nba/story/_/id/13179917/paul-millsap-mulling-max-deals-atlanta-hawks-orlando-magic

 

As a numbers guy, you know Henny was all over this.

[Miller4Prez66 545]

Also, even if Millsap decided to stay with the Hawks I won't lose any sleep. It would be a nice pickup but I'm not putting everything into that basket.

[LaVar 108]

Yes definitely. The main reason besides the money difference, is that Millsap is playing his natural position and won't need to take HGH to do so at an all-star level.

Hgh?

[NittanyBuc 757]

Hgh?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4381822

 

Lewis suspended 10 games by NBA

8/7/2009 - NBA RASHARD LEWIS +1 more

ESPN.com news services

 

NEW YORK -- Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis tested positive for an elevated testosterone level and was suspended Thursday for 10 games.

 

Lewis said in a statement that he took an over-the-counter supplement late last season that included a substance he did not realize was banned by the NBA.

 

"First and foremost I take full responsibility for the situation and accept the corresponding penalty," Lewis said. "I apologize to Magic fans, my teammates and this organization for not doing the research that should come with good judgment."

 

He will be suspended without pay for the first 10 regular-season games for which he is eligible and physically able to play. He will be docked about $1.6 million of his $18 million salary for the 2009-10 season.

 

The Orlando Sentinel first reported the positive test Thursday.

 

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy reached out to Lewis when he learned of the suspension, according to the Sentinel. "He's one of the best people in this league and has been a model citizen and a great team guy and simply made a very innocent mistake," Van Gundy told the newspaper.

[Jason Funderburker 110]

Hgh?

Rashard was doping

[Miller4Prez66 545]

Rashard was never the same after the suspension, it was the beginning of the end of the 2nd glory era Magic team.