<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Orlando Sentinel - While Orlando wants to retain free agent Deshawn Stevenson, GM Otis Smith said the team was no closer to coming to an agreement on a new contract. "We're in the same place we were when I got here," Smith said from Los Angeles, where he met with Stevenson's agent. "For it to work for us, it has to be something reasonable. The ball is in his court." Stevenson is hoping for a multi year deal starting at $5 million. "I can't get into details," Smith said. "I can't say we will or won't talk again soon. He's an unrestricted free agent. The conversations will end if he decides he has a better deal somewhere else. But we want him back."</div> Source
It would be nice to have him back but to sign him a mid level salary when we are going to go after a star SG next offseason would be a waste. I mean we have Redick now and also Dooling can play that position. We do not have to him but it would be nice to have an experienced defender to anchor to guard the leagues superstars.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Magic General Manager Otis Smith said that there was no movement on the Magic's end with free-agent guard DeShawn Stevenson. Smith said he doesn't expect Stevenson to sign Wednesday, the first day that free agents can sign with their new teams. Smith said Stevenson had backed off his demands some.</div> Source
