Gilbert to Orlando heating up

MickaelPietrus · Post #1061 » by **MickaelPietrus** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:26 pm

AdamTheGreek wrote:
agonzalezap Antonio Gonzalez
Arenas did not speak to reporters at shootaround in Washington this morning, but nothing unusual there.

He probably already got the flight tickets to Orlando

AdamTheGreek · Post #1062 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:26 pm

samickAOL Sam Amick
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@stevekylerNBA Believe he confirmed to a number of reporters Steve. Povtak was one of them.

BadMofoPimp · Post #1063 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:26 pm

Otis quote from This Morning:

Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith acknowledged on Saturday morning that trade discussions have heated up in recent days with other teams, including the Washington Wizards, who have guard Gilbert Arenas.

Smith said on a scale of 1 to 10 the seriousness of conversations with the Wizards is an "8."

"We're talking to each other quite frequently, but we'll see where it goes," Smith said after the Magic completed their shootaround to prepare to face the Philadelphia 76ers tonight.

But Smith, who is notoriously tight-lipped about potential trades until they occur, also said the Magic are speaking with other teams. "At the end of the day, could we do nothing?" Smith said. "Yeah, we could do nothing, because there may not be something that we like. Or could we do some things? I'm sure. But we'll continue to look."

AdamTheGreek · Post #1064 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:27 pm

BQRMagic Evan Dunlap
I'm not at shootaround right now and probably won't be at the game tonight, in case anyone's curious.

As you can tell, everyone is finally awake and Twitter is getting busy.

kasedafk_1 · Post #1065 » by **kasedafk_1** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:27 pm

Please get Nash and iggy in a magic uni Otis!Nash,iggy and D12 on a fast break=unstoppable!

EH15 · Post #1066 » by **EH15** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:29 pm

AdamTheGreek wrote:
BQRMagic Evan Dunlap
I'm not at shootaround right now and probably won't be at the game tonight, in case anyone's curious.

As you can tell, everyone is finally awake and Twitter is getting busy.

Man this guy has been useless.

TheChaser · Post #1067 » by **TheChaser** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:29 pm

NickAnderson wrote:You guys are jumping to conclusions before you even know whats going on, this might turn out to be good in 2012 it may turn into us having money to get Dwight real help.

Completely agree. And this could keep us in the hunt this year too. Never know.

JMac1 · Post #1068 » by **JMac1** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:35 pm

BelgianMagic wrote:
@stevekylerNBA RT Vince+Gortat for Hedo or Arenas? --- Rashard for Gil, Vince and Gortat for J Rich and Hedo, Anderson possible

@stevekylerNBA RT @JarethOMMB: @stevekylerNBA Likelihood or a deal being done before Monday? %? -- with Otis? who knows, everyone saying could drop today.

eww.

Arenas
JRich
Hedo
Bass/Anderson
Howard

that would be sick!!!!!!!!! If Magic fans don't want that, they don't want to be better....WOW!!!

doct3r dr3 · Post #1069 » by **doct3r dr3** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:37 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:Otis quote from This Morning:

Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith acknowledged on Saturday morning that trade discussions have heated up in recent days with other teams, including the Washington Wizards, who have guard Gilbert Arenas.

Smith said on a scale of 1 to 10 the seriousness of conversations with the Wizards is an "8."

"We're talking to each other quite frequently, but we'll see where it goes," Smith said after the Magic completed their shootaround to prepare to face the Philadelphia 76ers tonight.

But Smith, who is notoriously tight-lipped about potential trades until they occur, also said the Magic are speaking with other teams. "At the end of the day, could we do nothing?" Smith said. "Yeah, we could do nothing, because there may not be something that we like. Or could we do some things? I'm sure. But we'll continue to look."

this lets me know it's a smokescreen. he's got some other deal he's working on, and wants news on this arenas thing to spread in order to have leverage against that other team.

AdamTheGreek · Post #1070 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:37 pm

KBerg_CBS Ken Berger
Arenas update: Van Gundy, #Magic ownership have reservations about taking on Gil and his contract. #NBA #Wizards #Suns http://bit.ly/hlYGzM

mattyBoi · Post #1071 » by **mattyBoi** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:38 pm

If Otis somehow pulls off a Melo trade, I will begin carving his statue out of solid granite with only my fingernails.

MickaelPietrus · Post #1072 » by **MickaelPietrus** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:39 pm

I'd just ditch Washington and go for Vince+Gortat+MP for JRich+Hedo+(Frye?) straight up.

Nelson/Williams
JRich/JJ
Hedo/Q
Bass/Anderson/Frye
Howard/Frye

magicfan4life05 · Post #1073 » by **magicfan4life05** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:40 pm

mattyBoi wrote:If Otis somehow pulls off a Melo trade, I will begin carving his statue out of solid granite with only my fingernails.

trebone · Post #1074 » by **trebone** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:40 pm

I am ready for lewis to have flu like symptoms!

TheChaser · Post #1075 » by **TheChaser** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:40 pm

MickaelPietrus wrote:I'd just ditch Washington and go for Vince+Gortat+MP for JRich+Hedo+(Frye?) straight up.

Nelson/Williams
JRich/JJ
Hedo/Q
Bass/Anderson/Frye
Howard/Frye

And where does Rashard end up in this equation?

trebone · Post #1076 » by **trebone** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:42 pm

^^^ In the press box!

magicfan4life05 · Post #1077 » by **magicfan4life05** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:42 pm

AdamTheGreek wrote:
KBerg_CBS Ken Berger
Arenas update: Van Gundy, #Magic ownership have reservations about taking on Gil and his contract. #NBA #Wizards #Suns http://bit.ly/hlYGzM

from that link:

But according to a person familiar with the situation, Smith faces two significant obstacles in bringing Arenas to Orlando. The first is Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who has told friends he is extremely reluctant to add Arenas to the roster. The second, and even more important impediment, is Orlando ownership, which has serious reservations about absorbing Arenas' contract. Arenas has one more year left than Lewis and two more than Carter -- essentially three more with Carter's partial guarantee in 2013-14. Turkoglu's contract could ease some of that pain, as the Turkish star agreed to accept a reduced guarantee in '13-'14 as part of his trade from Toronto to Phoenix.

MickaelPietrus · Post #1078 » by **MickaelPietrus** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:43 pm

TheChaser wrote:
MickaelPietrus wrote:I'd just ditch Washington and go for Vince+Gortat+MP for JRich+Hedo+(Frye?) straight up.

Nelson/Williams
JRich/JJ
Hedo/Q
Bass/Anderson/Frye
Howard/Frye

And where does Rashard end up in this equation?

I specifically left out Rashard because he'll just be sent home.

cb1115 · Post #1079 » by **cb1115** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:43 pm

Alright friends this story just hit ESPN

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5932861

Post #1080 » by **Def Swami** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:43 pm

Alright, I fell asleep at page 48. And when I fell asleep, I knew we had traded Lewis for Arenas, and that VC and Marcin were being shopped to another team. I wake up, and now we're talking about Hedo and J-Rich and Otis Smith has done the impossible in admitting talking to another team. Anything else I miss?

Btw, if we land Arenas, I can't see us take on J-Rich too. That's a small starting 5, unless we're trading Nelson, which I'm not sure I'm feeling.