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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 1 2007, 07:48 PM (425 Views) | |
| Cyclonus | Jul 1 2007, 07:48 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/AP.../D8Q435780.html Lewis also met Sunday with Rockets officials at a Houston airport before flying to Orlando, Fla., Rockets general manager Daryl Morey told Houston television station KRIV. Morey earlier told KRIV that despite salary cap restraints, the Rockets would make a strong push for Lewis, who grew up in Houston |
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| TheFalcon | Jul 1 2007, 08:06 PM Post #2 |
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Alright Otis, work your magic... |
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| ec23456 | Jul 1 2007, 10:22 PM Post #3 |
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Bring Lewis To Orlando!!!! |
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| Black and Blue | Jul 2 2007, 11:09 AM Post #4 |
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Have You Hugged Your Van Gundy Today?
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I say ground all of the flights leaving Orlando. |
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| Magic Buddy | Jul 2 2007, 05:47 PM Post #5 |
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Dwight is his host. Dwight will be showing him around town. This is a good sign that he jumped on a flight to Orlando. I see us getting him in a sign and trade deal. Probably Turk and Garrity. Garrity is in the last year of his contract which is about $3 million. Seattle just got Theo Ratliff who is in the last year of his contract which is 11 million. That give them 14 million in cap space or relief next season.
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| Black and Blue | Jul 2 2007, 06:50 PM Post #6 |
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Have You Hugged Your Van Gundy Today?
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I dont know if Seattle will want Turk because of all of their SFs. Garrity in a deal is just as improbable. He'll rot on our bench until his last breath. |
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| Magic Buddy | Jul 2 2007, 07:25 PM Post #7 |
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A expiring contract has value. That what will make Garrity attractive, he will probably get waived once a trade go through. The money is on Turk for the odd man out. Seattle will still need a veteran to go with the young forwards, sort of the reason why they are flirting with the possibulity of resigning Lewis. |
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| Magic Buddy | Jul 2 2007, 11:28 PM Post #8 |
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Jameer and Dwight providing an asist ORLANDO — 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." Lewis, the 6-foot-10 small forward who averaged career bests in points (22.4), rebounds (6.6) and assists (2.4) last season for Seattle, traveled from his hometown of Houston on Sunday to Orlando for a meeting with Magic general manager Otis Smith and assistant general manager Dave Twardzik. The Magic let Lewis know how interested they were in him by contacting his camp just after midnight early Sunday, the first day negotiations are allowed between teams and free agents. Players can't officially sign deals with teams until July 11. Often, deals get agreed upon well before then, and Lewis' could happen within a matter of days. But because Lewis, 27, is seeking a six-year deal worth at least $75 million, the Magic must negotiate a sign-and-trade deal with the SuperSonics. That could extend the process. |
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| True Magic | Jul 3 2007, 03:33 AM Post #9 |
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Looks like he'll be staying here for good. |
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This is a good sign that he jumped on a flight to Orlando. I see us getting him in a sign and trade deal. Probably Turk and Garrity. Garrity is in the last year of his contract which is about $3 million. Seattle just got Theo Ratliff who is in the last year of his contract which is 11 million. That give them 14 million in cap space or relief next season.

3:23 PM Jul 11