No Contact with Webber -- YET

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Agent Aaron Goodwin said that the Magic haven't contacted him about the availability of free agent Chris Webber, but he expects them to do so.

    The Magic could be in the market for a big man after a shoulder injury to power forward Tony Battie.

    "I haven't had any new conversations about Chris and Orlando. I do expect that Otis (Magic General Manager Otis Smith) will at least reach out," said Goodwin, who represents Webber and Dwight Howard among others. Webber has indicated he likely will return to the Detroit Pistons, but the Pistons can only offer him the minimum of $1.2 million.

    The Magic flirted with the idea of signing Webber last season after the Philadelphia 76ers bought out his contract and waived him.

    If the Magic are granted an injury exception for Battie -- who is expected now to likely miss the entire season with a rotator cuff injury -- it will be worth about $2.6 million (half of Battie million (half of Battie's salary this season), more appealing to free agents.</div></p>

    Source: Orlando Sentinel</p>
     

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