<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Charles Oakley, who played 19 years in the NBA as a bruising power forward before retiring in 2004, said Tuesday he could help the Orlando Magic develop some much-needed toughness if they add him to the roster for this season. Oakley, 43, said he could fill the need for a veteran frontcourt player behind Dwight Howard and Tony Battie. "Orlando has a good young team with a bright future -- I like Dwight Howard -- but I could help them develop some heart and some toughness," he said Tuesday on his cell phone from Las Vegas, where he was watching the USA Basketball team and conducting personal workouts. "I'm available. And I'm in shape, better shape than most of the guys in the league today."</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Magic still are expecting to fill a void left by center/forward Darko Milicic, who signed with Memphis last month. They strongly are considering Adonal Foyle, waived last week by Golden State, along with free agent Brian Skinner. They had talked with both P.J. Brown and Chris Webber, although both are hoping to get more lucrative deals than the veteran minimum ($1.3 million) the Magic can offer under the salary cap. Later this week, the Magic are expected to sign former second-round pick Marcin Gortat from Poland. Gortat played the past two seasons in Europe, but the Magic will add him for this season once the legal issues of his European buyout have been finalized.</div> Source: Orlando Sentinel
Oakley thinks he can help Magic <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Charles Oakley, who played 19 years in the NBA as a bruising power forward before retiring in 2004, said Tuesday he could help the Orlando Magic develop some much-needed toughness if they add him to the roster for this season. Oakley, 43, said he could fill the need for a veteran frontcourt player behind Dwight Howard and Tony Battie. "Orlando has a good young team with a bright future -- I like Dwight Howard -- but I could help them develop some heart and some toughness," he said Tuesday on his cell phone from Las Vegas, where he was watching the USA Basketball team and conducting personal workouts. "I'm available. And I'm in shape, better shape than most of the guys in the league today." Oakley has joined a growing list of retired players who have expressed an interest in rejoining the league after watching Kevin Willis last season, who returned to the Houston Rockets at age 44.</div> Source That's interesting. The man is 43 years old but believes he can still play. The article says he's long time friends with Patrick Ewing too. What do you guys think?
