Re: Orlando's FA List Orlando Sentinel<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Orlando Magic are expected to contact Seattle SuperSonics small forward Rashard Lewis and make a contract offer to their own power forward Darko Milicic on Sunday when the NBA free-agent market officially opens for business. While the Magic don't believe New Jersey Nets guard Vince Carter or Detroit Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups will leave their respective teams as free agents, the Magic also will aggressively gauge their interest as well. Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Wallace also could be on the short list.</div>LinkThe Magic are one of the teams with a good amount of cap room, so look for them to swing in one big FA.
Re: Orlando's FA List Yeah I hope Orlando gets Lewis. Lewis would be a big help for the Magic. I think with Howard and Lewis will work real well 2 good scorers and both are pretty good a defence.
Re: Orlando's FA List <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (magicfan14 @ Jun 28 2007, 01:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah I hope Orlando gets Lewis. Lewis would be a big help for the Magic. I think with Howard and Lewis will work real well 2 good scorers and both are pretty good a defence.</div>Lewis is known as one of the worst defenders in the NBA....
Re: Orlando's FA List oops I was goin to jus say howard helpin his defence out but instead I said they both are good
Re: Orlando's FA List I don't know if they need a Gerald Wallace playing for them, they already have a young talanted small foward by the name of Trevor Ariza who's going to go into that starting role in a couple season from now, what the Magic need is more of a instint impact player like Rashard Lewis or Carter rather than Wallace.
Re: Orlando's FA List I'm hoping for either Billups or Lewis, I do not want Vince Carter unless we have no chance of getting the other two. If it means not signing Milicic so we have a little more room, then I would much rather us just not sign him and grab one of those two. They both have much better 3 point shots than Vince Carter has, they are both better off of the catch and shoot which means a whole lot to me since the offense will and should run through Dwight Howard. These guys are going to fit better with out team than Vince Carter is, so I would rather go for those two.Amare I agree with you 100 percent though, we don't need Gerald Wallace at all though. Trevor Ariza does the same stuff as him, plays just as good defense maybe even better, his offense is through attacking the rim, and he is a superb athlete just the same. Getting Wallace does nothing to fix us needing a consistent outside shot and scorer.
Re: Orlando's FA List If I was Orlando I would pull for Gerald Wallace over Rashard Lewis due to defensive purposes and that he's more of a hustle player. However, Rashard Lewis would not be bad either, it would give Orlando a nice and confident perimeter shooter. Hopefully he can improve his rebounding in Orlando which is something Lewis promised in Seattle but it never happened. These contract issues Lewis has been having may prevent him from a new home in Orlando though.
Re: Orlando's FA List <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jun 28 2007, 08:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If I was Orlando I would pull for Gerald Wallace over Rashard Lewis due to defensive purposes and that he's more of a hustle player. However, Rashard Lewis would not be bad either, it would give Orlando a nice and confident perimeter shooter. Hopefully he can improve his rebounding in Orlando which is something Lewis promised in Seattle but it never happened. These contract issues Lewis has been having may prevent him from a new home in Orlando though.</div>Orlando was already one of the best defensive teams in the league without Gerald Wallace. Furthermore they already have someone that plays just like him in Trevor Ariza, that plays defense just as well, if not better. So getting Wallace would just stack Orlando with the same type players without adressing what is our true need, a consistent outside shooter, that can score from the perimeter when we are having hard times creating a team offense. Gerald Wallace should not even be in the discussion for free agents to get, since we already have Ariza.
Re: Orlando's FA List Whats the feeling on Darko over there? Do you guys want him back? At what cost?
Re: Orlando's FA List Valo is right, Orlando was one of the best defensive teams last year, but one of the worst offensive. A guy like Rashard Lewis or Billups , even Carter would make a lot of sense for the Magic. They need a player that can provide consistent offense. Lewis sounds like a real good option to go after.
Re: Orlando's FA List <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Combs @ Jun 28 2007, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Whats the feeling on Darko over there? Do you guys want him back? At what cost?</div>I can't speak for what the team would want to do, because I have no idea for how much they want him back or not, and what they are willing to pay to get him back. However, myself, I would pay 5-6 million to keep him, and that is as high as I would go. He still has alot of potential, and can really help defensively, but I really think we can start winning now as well as still be good in the futre. That being said, I would rather the Magic start winning now and sign one of the three big name scorers on the market rather than over pay him and be in the "building" phases for the next two years still.
Re: Orlando's FA List <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Whats the feeling on Darko over there? Do you guys want him back? At what cost?</div>I think they should resign Darko. He's young and he needs a chance to improve. Detroit didn't give him really anytime to improve for them and when he came to Orlando he wasn't expected to really do anything but he improved more than expected after the years he spent on Detroit's bench. Heres a link t his career stats: LINK
Re: Orlando's FA List <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I'm hoping for either Billups or Lewis, I do not want Vince Carter unless we have no chance of getting the other two.</div>I don't think they really need Billups because we already have Jameer Nelson as point guard. Jameer Nelson is a good strong young PG. Billups is better but hes not going to be around as long and he can't improve much more. I'm looking at the future in Orlando not just for the next season they got plenty of young talent that will improve there team over time but they need to let them learn and progress not pulling them and throwing someone in there that is going to help them for a few more years then not improving much more and taking up to much cap room.
Re: Orlando's FA List <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (magicfan14 @ Jun 28 2007, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think they really need Billups because we already have Jameer Nelson as point guard. Jameer Nelson is a good strong young PG. Billups is better but hes not going to be around as long and he can't improve much more. I'm looking at the future in Orlando not just for the next season they got plenty of young talent that will improve there team over time but they need to let them learn and progress not pulling them and throwing someone in there that is going to help them for a few more years then not improving much more and taking up to much cap room.</div>They could more than use Billups on the team, and move him over to the 2 spot and keep Jameer at the one. We wouldn't have the biggest of backcourts, but it wouldn't hurt us that much, we was able to get away with playing Dooling and Arroyo for long amounts of time together last year. As for us not needing a big scoring option on the wing, it is absolutely what we need. Dwight Howard needs someone to take pressure off of him down low, and help draw him out of double teams and the way they played him. No one else out there is really going to turn into that kind of a second option. Jameer while I really like him is always just going to be a very good third option to have, but isn't going to be a great enough scorer to be the second option consistently. Ariza will never develop the jump shot to be a great second option, Arroyo will be a very good backup for his career, and Redick will pretty much be a Legler or Rex Chapman in their prime type shooter. With Howard and a competitive team out there, in the East, we are never going to finish low enough to get a good draft pick to come in and take that away from him. We are never going to have a good secondary/sometimes primary scoring option around Dwight to take pressure off of him downlow, unless we sign for one in the free agent market.With Howard we are going to be contending for the playoffs every year he is there, both in the future and now. Lewis is only 27 so he will be at this level he was this past year for a few years, we can probably get Billups for a shorter term 4 or 5 year deal. By the time he starts declining in play, his contract will run out. Carter should be a last option, and almost left alone if it comes to him in my eyes, I don't really want him as he has to have the ball to be effective. The key thing is, we aboslutely need a big time scoring option on the wings.
Re: Orlando's FA List Good point valo. I'm just thinking that Gerald Walace would be a better pickup. He's younger and also good and can get better so he could help the team now and more later.
Re: Orlando's FA List Wallace is young, but he doesn't have the jump shot to take the pressure off of Dwight Howard offensively. Ariza is pretty much a younger version of Wallace, playing just as good of a defense, while attacking the basket in the same way. I really don't see the point in getting two of the same type of players, while avoiding our problems with quality perimeter scoring.
Re: Orlando's FA List Rashard Lewis wouldn't be such a bad option on this team, but I'm not so sure another scorer is so essential. I think Jameer Nelson could fill in a role like that fine. Yes, I know he couldn't score as much as rashard lewis, but the point is this team could use a veteran leader, one who's actually on the court, unlike grant hill. and that veteran leader is.. Chauncey Billups. This guy has been there, finals a few times. He was even finals mvp. He's a terrific scorer, passer, he's good in the pick and roll, he's extremely clutch (which I think is what this team really needs, correct me if I'm wrong), and he's a veteran. The size really wouldn't hurt you too much at the 2-guard because 1.) Chauncey Billups is relatively tall for a point guard and 2.) he is a very good and a physical defender.EDIT: actually now that I think about it, the magic could use some more scoring. Rashard would be my second option definitely.
Re: Orlando's FA List Billups would be a good choice for Orlando because he gives you a little of everything. As you said, he gives them veteran leadership and experience. But, if they can't get Billups, I think Lewis is the guy they need to go after. They were one of the worst offensive teams in the NBA last season. Lewis would give them plenty of scoring. I know he's not a good defensive player, but Orlando had one of the better defenses in the NBA last season, so defense is not really something they need to pick by. Get a scorer.
Re: Orlando's FA List I think Billups would help the team alot but I think we should get someone we need more. We have Nelson at PG and he can do the job. I think we need a SG, SF cause I think those are our weakest positions
