I was just wondering if you were the GM and you were thinking of the roster to keep next year for the Orlando Magic, who would be on it? Note: This is only current Magic players, who would you give up and who would you keep? Who would you dangle for trade bait, etc.
<u>Keep:</u> Dwight Howard: No explanation needed! Grant Hill: Hopefully he'll come back next year and play a 6th man role. Hedo Turkoglu: I like the idea of Hedo coming off the bench too, starting him wouldn't be horrible either. Jameer Nelson: He's not the right starter for this team, although he would provide instant energy and offense off the bench. Trevor Ariza: I want to keep him, he is still very young and will hopefully develop a jump shot, I'd love to see him starting on our team in the future. Darko Milicic: Did you see him in the playoffs?? He proved why we should resign him this off-season. Definitely keep. Keyon Dooling: Solid bench player when he's not jacking up a ton of shots. Tony Battie: He is a good veteran for our young big men, Darko should be starting over him though, and probably will. J.J. Redick: I'm hoping that he'll get more minutes as the games go on. I was pleased with him when he played, and I think he could be a great role player for us in the future. He is also part of our young core. Keith Bogans: I'm not sure about Bogans. I don't know what his role on this team will be, I guess keep for now though. <u> Lose:</u> Carlos Arroyo: We already have two other shoot-first point guards in Dooling and Jameer. Arroyo was doing good early in the year, but has declined since then. Travis Diener: I liked him and wish we would've played him more, but it seems like he doesn't have a place on this team, and has said that he can see himself playing in another city. Pat Garrity: Turkey sandwich. Bo Outlaw: I liked his hustle when he played, but he is getting older and is not very effective for us anymore. James Augustine: I have no idea about this guy...
This is how I break it down..... <u>Untouchable</u> Dwight Howard Darko Milicic-If we don't resign Darko I'm going to kill someone. <u>Will be willing to trade for the right offer</u>(Basically this means would only trade to get a proven PG or a proven scorer) Hedo Turkoglu Trevor Ariza <u>Dangle as trade bait to test the market, but if it doesn't work out, I'd love to have them back</u> Jameer Nelson JJ Redick <u>Would like to have back to be a role player that won't fetch trade value</u> Keith Bogans Keyon Dooling Tony Battie Grant Hill Bo Outlaw- I just can't put Bo Outlaw in the get rid of category Travis Diener-If he would like to come back, I would happily take him back. Maybe if we get rid of a PG we could give him some PT. <u>Get rid of</u> Carlos Arroyo James Augustine Pat Garrity
<u>Keep</u> Pat Garrity - Hey, he's white! W-H-I-T......E! Carlos Arroyo - Gotta love PG's that jack up needless shots to kill the momentum. Oh and he has Latino Heat! Bo Outlaw - This guy should be the face of our franchise....along with a giant doobie. Tony Battie - Only because it would be cool to hear the Batman theme when they announce the starting lineup. James Augustine - Saw little to no time, and looked pretty confused when he did get in. Definite A+ in the eyes of Brian Hill. The rest are up in the air to me.
