Lamar Odom for Rashard Lewis?
The Magic have been looking at getting another PF-type player to play alongside Howard, that's why they've been going after Webber before he signed with Golden State.
The Magic have been saying that both Lewis and Turkoglu are pretty much identical players in the front-line.
Since Turkoglu (with a much much MUCH more cheaper contract) is playing All-Star-esque ball, much better than the over-priced shooter in Lewis, would the Magic be inclined to swap Lewis for a Power-Point-Forward like Odom who rebounds, posts up, drives, slashes, and create plays for his teammates much better than Webber? Not to mention that Odom's also 7 years younger.
Magic coach SVG has always been fond of Odom back in his Heat days. Plus, both Odom/Lewis have almost similar salaries except Odom has a slightly cheaper contract ending in 2009 at $14.5 million, while Lewis' contract stretches all the way until 2013 in which he is guaranteed a whopping $18.5 million. A little too much to pay for a team's 3rd option - almost stretching to "Allan Houston" territory.
In a Power-Point-Forward like Odom, this gives the Magic the 2nd long body to help Howard not only in the rebounding department, but also post-up, drive and attack the basket, as well as create plays and more opportunities for his teammates to score.
Side note: Say if the Magic did get Webber, would Webber have been placed in the starting line-up? If that's the case, who would've come off the bench instead?
