For those wondering how Boston’s newly-made “Big Three” will perform, their first exhibition game against Toronto provided a pretty accurate glimpse. KG racked up 19 points and 17 boards, the Truth chipped in 21 points, Ray-Ray shot a dismal 4-13. The gist? KG’s is pumped for his team, for one. The main thing is that […]
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Posted in Orlando Magic on Oct 11th, 2007
The Orlando Magic have released guard Torrell Martin, General Manager Otis Smith announced this afternoon. Martin appeared in two preseason games with Orlando, averaging 2.0 ppg. and 1.0 rpg. in 3.5 minpg. The Magic’s roster now stands at 16 players. Orlando hosts Miami tomorrow (Oct. 12) at Amway Arena.
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Posted in Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, General, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz on Aug 29th, 2007
NBA ratings have been on a steady downturn. Not coincidentally, the first significant drop in finals ratings happened when ABC took over from NBC. Just to illustrate, in the 12 years that NBC had the NBA Finals, the ratings for the Finals were in double figures EVERY YEAR. Cannot give all the credit to MJ, […]
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Florida Today reports: The Orlando Magic have held preliminary trade discussions with the Denver Nuggets about power forward Reggie Evans, but the deal still might be weeks away from transpiring. The Magic, in desperate need of another center/power forward after losing Darko Milicic to free agency, have also had contact with recently released Golden State […]
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Posted in Orlando Magic on Jul 27th, 2007
The city of Orlando is getting a new events center which will include a new arenas for the Orlando Magic. Full details are on InsideHoops.com. With several teams, including the Sacramento Kings and Seattle SuperSonics, having arena issues, it’s always good when something like this gets resolved. The Kings are probably sticking around in Sacramento […]
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The Seattle Supersonics just drafted two up and comers in the June draft and have a great foundation to build their future. The best news for them came when Rashard Lewis opted out of his deal and decided to retire in Florida. Lewis is a unique talent in the NBA and many people are measuring […]
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The amnesty rule a few seasons ago allowed teams a one-time opportunity to release a player and avoid paying the luxury tax on his salary. It was often called the “Allan Houston” referring to the former Knicks shooting guard who had a 6 year, $100 million dollar contract while spending most of his time in […]
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Posted in Orlando Magic on Jul 12th, 2007
As posted on the front of InsideHoops.com, the Magic have officially signed Dwight Howard to a contract extension, and with Rashard Lewis on board for about $800 billion the Magic are now a two-star team with little room for anyone else aside from role players. Are Howard and Lewis good enough to win championships? Only […]
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Day three was supposed to be the day that old college rivals J.J. Redick and Adam Morrison rekindled their battle, but instead Morrison wasn’t in uniform as the first game tipped off a little under 10 minutes ago. I’m not sure if it’s injury related or perhaps Morrison, who has looked anything but excited to […]
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As the Heat and the Nets played in the first game of the afternoon at the Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando, it was behind the scenes action that had reporters talking. First, Otis Smith told reporters that Darko Milicic most likely won’t be back with the team next season. Second, the Magic are expected […]
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