<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Early workouts The Magic already have had a handful of players auditioning privately at the RDV Sportsplex, and even more will be in town in the two weeks leading to the draft, but trying to predict their choice at this point is like throwing darts. Among those who have been to Orlando are Antoine Wright, the junior swingman from Texas A&M; Joey Graham, the senior small forward from Oklahoma State (who transferred from UCF); and Hakim Warrick, the senior power forward from Syracuse. Predictions about who the Magic may take from various national draft experts range from guard Martell Webster, the prep standout from Seattle, to Fran Vazquez, the power forward/center from Spain.</div> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/bask...&coll=orl-magic (Scroll Down) <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Around the Rim The Magic won't be making any announcements until next week, but watch for Randy Ayers to become an assistant in Orlando, according to NBA sources. Ayers, a longtime assistant to Larry Brown, was the head coach in Philadelphia, but he was fired late in the 2003-04 season. He also was the head coach at Ohio State. "It's been insane," said Brian Hill, describing how hectic things have been since being appointed head coach of the Magic again. "But insane in a positive way." Although the Suns lost in the Western Conference Finals, they may have had a positive impact on the league's future, proving high-octane basketball is effective and entertaining. It's the opposite of what Coach Jeff Van Gundy has done to the Houston Rockets with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. The Detroit Pistons can't seem to forget they could have had Dwyane Wade on their team for the Eastern Conference Finals against Miami. The Pistons took little-used Darko Milicic with the No.?|2 pick in the 2003 draft, and he has been watching the series from the bench. The Heat took Wade in that same draft at No.?|5. "He's just a 19-year-old kid waiting his turn," Pistons President Joe Dumars said of Milicic. "His time will come."</div> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/bask...&coll=orl-magic (Scroll to bottom)
