Howard Reaffirms Intent to Sign $80M Extension

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  1. Midnight Green

    Midnight Green NFLC nflcentral.net Member

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Dwight Howard has every intention of being a member of the Orlando Magic for the long term, and he hopes that free-agent forward Rashard Lewis is right there playing alongside him.

    Howard reaffirmed Monday that he will be signing a five-year, $80 million contract extension ? the longest allowed by the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement ? in the coming weeks. Now he's hoping the Magic can close the deal on landing Lewis, the former all-star who is in Orlando to meet with Magic officials.

    The Magic used Howard and point guard Jameer Nelson to recruit Lewis Monday afternoon. Lewis planned to remain in Orlando on Monday night and will likely return to his home in Houston on Tuesday.

    "Having a guy like Rashard around would help my game out tremendously," Howard said. "The more shooters that we can bring in here, the better. Rashard is a shooter and a scorer, and that would help our team so much. We have some young guys on this team who can play, and hopefully we can add somebody like Rashard."</div>
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  2. GatorsowntheNCAA

    GatorsowntheNCAA Omaha Bound 2010!

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    What Dwight wants, Dwight gets. This is a huge statement.
     
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    He is staying, Rashard is his teammate. Things look great in the land of the Magic. You need some better luck after the coaching fiasco!!!
     
  4. CLos

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    Using Dwight was definitely a good technique. Who wouldn't wanna play with a young big guy like Dwight unlike playing with someone like Sene.
     

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