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Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 5:39 pm
by NEM
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/b ... 8906.storyi guess otis is making room for atkins and another player...definitely interesting though
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 5:41 pm
by AdamTheGreek
The club waived him before his contract was to become guaranteed for the rest of the season.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 5:45 pm
by BassMaster
RawLewD12 wrote:http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-bk-magic-waive-jeremy-richardson-120608,0,3408906.story
i guess otis is making room for atkins and another player...definitely interesting though
If Otis were to make a trade there would be room for Atkins, unless he was adding a FA, but it's more likely the Magic did because:
The club waived him
before his contract was to become guaranteed for the rest of the season.This is the most likely reason plus he has been waived.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 5:49 pm
by NEM
yeah i definitely didnt see that part
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:08 pm
by Force9024
Ok we waive Jeremy Richardson, but are we not going to waive Mike Wilks? I mean at least Richardson was an eligible body for practice..
Depth Chart
PG - Jameer Nelson/Anthony Johnson/Mike Wilks
SG - Mickael Pietrus/Keith Bogans/JJ Redick/Courtney Lee
SF - Hedo Turkoglu
PF - Rashard Lewis/Brian Cook
C - Dwight Howard/Tony Battie/Marcin Gortat/Adonal Foyle
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:12 pm
by Last Guardian
Well this hurts. The question now is whether we continue to try to make the playoffs or tank to get a high pick.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:16 pm
by DontPushMe
Are there rules against waiving injured players? Because you are right, if we could waive Wilks and are choosing not to, thats really stupid.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:27 pm
by Force9024
Well someone correct me if i'm wrong but I thought i heard somewhere that the Magic were gonna keep him on the roster until he had surgery.. I'm pretty sure he had surgery on the 19th of November.. I think insurance kicks in and pays his salary this year if it's guaranteed. So perhaps the Magic are doing him a favor before waiving him if someone else comes along.. Only reasoning I can think of..
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:30 pm
by NEM
otis feels bad for wilks so he's keeping him around...he likes the team the way it is with mike, it helps the team chemistry...j-rich was hurting it because he was a cancer to the team, because he claimed he was better than our sg's and deserved a shot...luckily otis is smart enough to not believe that and cut him immediately...now if he can only use those brains to get marbury for the vets minimum, and then somehow acquire david lee from NY without giving up any starters...nah, not gonna happen
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:31 pm
by mrtcsm
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:48 pm
by magik9113
it was.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 6:49 pm
by NEM
yeah i definitely think that was a joke
no need to get your panties all up in a bunch
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 7:06 pm
by BassMaster
Force9024 wrote:Well someone correct me if i'm wrong but I thought i heard somewhere that the Magic were gonna keep him on the roster until he had surgery.. I'm pretty sure he had surgery on the 19th of November.. I think insurance kicks in and pays his salary this year if it's guaranteed. So perhaps the Magic are doing him a favor before waiving him if someone else comes along.. Only reasoning I can think of..
The Magic can't waive Wilks, but after the 15th then can trade him.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 7:42 pm
by OMPunk
RawLewD12 wrote:otis feels bad for wilks so he's keeping him around...he likes the team the way it is with mike, it helps the team chemistry...j-rich was hurting it because he was a cancer to the team, because he claimed he was better than our sg's and deserved a shot...luckily otis is smart enough to not believe that and cut him immediately...now if he can only use those brains to get marbury for the vets minimum, and then somehow acquire david lee from NY without giving up any starters...nah, not gonna happen
Was he ever quoted as saying that? I never heard anything about him claiming to be better than Pietrus, Bogans, Lee and Redick.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 8:01 pm
by NEM
it was a joke like "haha" i wasnt being serious. i think we can all agree that those words woulnt come out of a guys mouth who played 2 minutes in 20 games this year.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 8:02 pm
by trebone
otis is hopefully making room for a nice trade to spice some things up, not that they really need it but we would be better with anything other than cookie
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 8:29 pm
by Big Aaron
Wilks is still on the roster as he is in the running for MVP.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 8:30 pm
by MoGrAdY
That kinda sucks just because Richardson is cool as ****. I got to meet him at Classic Weekend an talk to him for a while and Ive seen him several times at Dragon Room. Oh well.
Re: Orlando waives Jeremy Richardson
Posted: Sat Dec 6, 2008 9:39 pm
by drsd
Richardson's move could be about creating a roster opening for an un-even traded. (Two players traded to bring in three). With Bogans back, the Magic are less in need of Richardson.
Force9024 wrote:Ok we waive Jeremy Richardson, but are we not going to waive Mike Wilks? I mean at least Richardson was an eligible body for practice.
Wilks has an injury-guarantee. There is no benefit to waiving him.
cougar13 wrote:The Magic can't waive Wilks, but after the 15th then can trade him.
Stictly, this is not true. A player can always be waived, but the full salary effects still exist. That Wilks can be traded soon is a reason to keep him - to match salary.
