Official: Arenas/Hedo/Jrich takin talents to central FLORIDA

[BadMofoPimp]

Businessinsider.com reports:

In a blockbuster move that sets the Orlando Magic up to acquire Gilbert Arenas, the team has agreed to trade Marcin Gortat, Vince Carter, Mikael Petrus, and a first-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, and Earl Clark.

The Magic are also on the verge of trading Rashard Lewis to the Washington Wizards for Arenas.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/phoenix- ... z18UkZviWO

[backasswards]

People having Hedo starting at either SF or PF and having Arenas coming off the bench are blowing my mind right now.

Jameer/Duhon/Arenas
Arenas/JJ/Richardson
Richardson/Hedo
Bass/Anderson
Dwight/Malik/Bag of chips

[NickAnderson]

Jameer was always meant to be a 6th man IMO

That. Best sixth man in the league if you ask me.

[silent4418]

That PHX deal is awful. Not borderline...just flat out awful.

[Wayland The Smith]

it will be great both for hedo and magic.. Dont forget good old days fellas.. We were in nba finals with Hedo..

[Nemesis21]

I can't wait until everything is finalized and we get some player comments. Monday shall be a good day. Let's see what else unfolds. Obviously if Gortat is gone, we need another big. Duhon could be on the move too. This really is better salary wise now and for the future. Assuming the Shard deal goes through.

If Gortat really is gone, should look into bringing Battie back.

[Magic#1]

Yay, we get Earl Clark!

As a Louisville fan, what happened to the guy in the NBA? Was it him or the team?

[TheChaser]

Yay, we get Earl Clark!

I knew you'd be happy! Also, I bet Turk is stoked to come back. I bet he plays his ass off.

[jezzer45]

would dwight be "steve francis" like if nelson were to be traded? Or is svg going to have an ultra small line up. Is bass going to keep his starting job? (i hope so) This is like a solving an question with a million more questions. But the most important: is the team now able to beat miami, boston or is this a set up for the 2013 free agency?

[swstein]

No way Arenas comes off the bench, same with Turk.

Nelson / Duhon / J Will
Arenas / Reddick
Turk / J Rich
Bass / Anderson
Howard / Malik ?????????

[mattyBoi]

Cant until Hedo's first game back with Dwight. **** will be nuts!!

[MickaelPietrus]

Anyone want to make an official Phoenix Suns watch thread?

Or should we just do it in the Around The League thread?

[TheChaser]

I can't wait until everything is finalized and we get some player comments. Monday shall be a good day. Let's see what else unfolds. Obviously if Gortat is gone, we need another big. Duhon could be on the move too. This really is better salary wise now and for the future. Assuming the Shard deal goes through.

If Gortat really is gone, should look into bringing Battie back.

Yeah, not a bad option if it can be done.

[mattyBoi]

JRich is a starter no matter what.

[BadMofoPimp]

It is official:

he Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns have reportedly agreed on a trade that includes Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, Earl Clark, a draft pick and cash. Posted by Ben Golliver.

Earlier today, we noted a report from CBSSports.com's Ken Berger that outlined the developing possibility of a trade between the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns. Yahoo! Sports and ESPN.com are both reporting on Saturday that a deal has been consummated between the two teams.

The Orlando Magic will reportedly send guard Vince Carter, center Marcin Gortat, wing Mickael Pietrus a first round pick and $3 million (the maximum amount allowed in a trade) to the Phoenix Suns for Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark.

For the Magic, they get a proven playoff scoring threat in Jason Richardson and a versatile forward with whom they are familiar in Turkoglu. They also get a heavy burden with Turkoglu's contract and sacrifice depth in the middle with the departure of Gortat.

The Suns immediately address their needs for defense and rebounding with the acquisition of Gortat and shed the remaining years of salary owed to Turkoglu. They also roll the dice on Carter, who is in the final year of his guaranteed contract.

Berger confirms the Suns/Magic trade reports and additionally reports that a trade between the Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards sending Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas to the Magic for forward Rashard Lewis is a "done deal."

CBSSports source confirms: Magic get Turkoglu, JRich, Earl Clark from Suns, Arenas from Wizards. "Done deal," CBSSports source says. Wizards get Rashard Lewis, while Suns get Carter, Gortat, Pietrus.

Berger also notes that a source tells him that the Houston Rockets "tried to get in mix for Gortat, with Kevin Martin going to Magic, but couldn't get it done."

The move of Lewis for Arenas is a swap of horrible contracts, but it makes some sense for Orlando as it was going to be difficult to find minutes for Lewis, Turkoglu and the team's two other power forwards, Ryan Anderson and Brandon Bass. The Magic add two scoring threats on the perimeter in Arenas and Richardson, but the trades leave them extremely vulnerable in the middle should anything happen to Dwight Howard.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entr ... oenix_Suns

[cheenofly523]

Jameer was always meant to be a 6th man IMO

That. Best sixth man in the league if you ask me.

Mike Miller?

[mattyBoi]

Anyone want to make an official Phoenix Suns watch thread?

Or should we just do it in the Around The League thread?

This. Also we are about to find out who the VC fans were and who the true fans are.

[kookie_819]

I guess one good thing about this trade is that J-Rich is a much, much better fit than VC for this team. He's been on fire this season and doesn't require the ball in his hands as much.

[JF5]

The Only way I'm happy is if they trade Gortat/Hedo/First rounder for Andre Iguodala

Then I'm sold..... And finally we win

[Skin]

Jameer was always meant to be a 6th man IMO

Yes he was. Glad more people are becoming more accepting to that thought. I was tired of fighting that battle by myself.