What is his status with the team? I know he was drafted in the first round in 2005, but he went back to Europe. Will he play with the team? Because they will have a solid front court if he and Darko both reach full potential.
No, Vasquez screwed the Magic over. He recently signed a 5 year extension with his team overseas. I really hate that. I mean a U.S. team picked you lotto, took a risk, gave you your chance to play in the best league in the world, and how does he repay them? By saying, I'll see you in 5 year. Pathetic.
Are you serious? 5 years? That's terrible. That would hurt to be a Magic fan, when you could have gotten Hakim Warrick, Sean May, Danny Granger, Gerald Green, Rajon Rondo, Nate Robinson, Jason Maxiel, Ryan Gomes, Luther Head, etc, etc, etc....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wolverine30 @ Dec 29 2006, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Rajon Rondo was drafted this year. Fran Vasquez had no effect on Rondo not going to Orlando.</div>What are you talking about. JJ went to Orlando.
The Orlando Magic do hold the rights for Fran Vazques indefinently. He can still be used in trading scnenarios.
^ But nobody is going to a trade for a guy who is not coming to the NBA for a minimum of 5 years, if at all.
I think the whole Fran Vazquez is blown out of porportion. It sucked at the moment of the draft because the Magic expected him to come over. But when a foreign player feels like he needs more seasoning before coming over, you give it to him. So he signs a 5 year extension with a team overseas, big deal. This will benefit the Magic in the long run and also it's not like he's gridlocked into a deal. A buyout is extremely plausible before the 5 years is up.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheAnalyst @ Dec 29 2006, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He meant that you put Rondo in the list of the players they could have drafted in '05.</div>Oh, my bad. Silly mistake. Replace him with someone like Joey Graham.
