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Orlando Magic plan to inquire about free agent LeBron James


This is the calm before the barnstorm.

Before the Orlando Magic make that obligatory recruiting call to the
ringmaster of the upcoming free-agent circus, LeBron James — yes, they plan
to call The King — they have a little matter of wading through Thursday
night's NBA draft.

The Magic have about as much chance of scoring big with James as they do with
the 29th pick in the first round, but this often is a mortgaged contender's
lot in life.

Magic General Manager Otis Smith told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday that
he has had offers from teams who want to swap picks and move down (can't move
down much farther) and from teams who don't have a first-rounder.


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"Sure, we've had some of that. These things are always in play," said Smith,
who maintains the club will keep the selection unless he's hit by a meteor,
basically.

Orlando also owns the 59th pick in the second round.

The Magic again will be diving into the punitive luxury tax, but Smith
doesn't seem too concerned that first-round picks — unlike second-rounders —
 are handed guaranteed contracts (the first two years).

It's cheap labor by NBA standards. Florida State's Toney Douglas, last year's
No. 29 choice by the New York Knicks, made $996,000 his rookie season and
will earn just over a mil this coming season.

"You have to fill out your roster," Smith said.

The Magic's roster indeed needs some filling out, especially at point guard.
Jameer Nelson's backups, Jason Williams and Anthony Johnson, are aging free
agents. Williams hasn't ruled out returning even as the third point
guard/mentor, but the Magic need to get younger and, ahem, taller.

Smith isn't committed to drafting a trainee, adding, "I think you always take
the best guy available. I don't think you can go in saying 'point guard' and
pass on a better guy."

Interestingly, of the six players who worked out for the Magic on Monday,
only Greivis Vasquez, 6 feet 6, formerly of Maryland, is a true point guard.
Vasquez has size, but isn't a great on-the-ball defender, which is what the
Magic desperately need.

That doesn't mean Smith hasn't had his eye on, say, point guards Terrico
White and Mikhail Torrance, both 6-5.

As you might expect in this late crapshoot, mock drafts are all over the
board with the Magic at 29, from shooting guard James Anderson (Sports
Illustrated) to small forward Quincy Pondexter (Hoopsworld) to power forward
Gani Lawai (NBAdraftnet) to White (Yahoo! Sports). Three CBSsportsline.com
writers all had different selections for the Magic — and they named none of
the aforementioned players.

"You just don't know what's going to happen in the first 28 picks," Smith
said. "I think it's a pretty good draft and I feel we can get a player at 29."

The Magic also could be looking for help at shooting guard (if they can't
re-sign J.J. Redick) and small forward (if Matt Barnes finds greener
pastures), although those needs might better be addressed in the free-agent
market or through trades.

While Washington Wizards-bound John Wall is the most coveted player in what
appears to be a draft lacking sizzle, the real drama begins July 1, when the
green flag drops on free agency.

James is the big fish in a well-stocked pond. The Magic can't acquire any of
the marquee players in this star-studded class unless they strike gold in a
sign-and-trade or a player takes less to join Dwight Howard and a contender.

For instance, Orlando has available the mid-level exception (which starts at
$5.5 million) to entice LeBron (and Redick wants all or most of that). Asked
if the Magic would be placing a call to LeBron on July 1, Smith laughed. He
can't utter the L-word for fear of a tampering charge, but it's clear the
Magic will reach out to King James.

"Shouldn't teams 1 through 30?" Smith said.


有興趣的人在翻一下吧，
主要是史密斯先生也有計畫要納入小皇帝，
但最近魔術乳摸那麼多，真懷疑別隊都會買單嗎？
而且之前不是說陣容不會變化太大？
還是不要期待太大比較好。



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→ GGGHILL:這...= =
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→ GGGHILL:他應該不會想來奧蘭多這小城市
推 Sheffield3:豪洨  zz
→ GGGHILL:CP3是被動的交易所以有可能 LBJ有主動權阿
推 hillku:越來越豪洨了XDDD
→ kirchize:他來ORL又沒市場，也沒主導權....球隊也不會是繞著他打
→ kirchize:這一切都是幻覺 嚇不倒我的。
→ kirchize:靠邀～～我覺得這是O.smith的聲東擊西之策阿
→ GGGHILL:我只要CP3就好 不會去奢求James...
推 Sheffield3:LBJ 真的來是一定會以他為核心，不過前提不成立 科科
→ kirchize:他一定有捨麼秘密的交易再進行，才故意放很多煙霧彈
推 hillku:是說反正暑假 看看乳摸也是有趣啦...
→ kirchize:讓記者搞不清楚方向.....只希望這交易是個好交易阿
→ GGGHILL:我覺得有可能,加上選秀都選高大鋒線 不選後場
→ kirchize:又搞個兩千萬的爛約來，我會瘋調的....
推 innersigh:來打控球後衛吧~ James!!  XD
→ manieliu:有CP3就放煙火了好嗎...
推 kirchize:有科科韓我就高潮了～～～～XDDDDDD
推 kb81:是打哪來的錢去簽小皇帝啊?????????????????????????????????
推 kirchize:拿兩千萬去跟騎士先簽後換！ 乾屋口零
推 liuchun1331:然後再交易來CP3 那我作夢都會笑吧 哈哈哈XD
→ kirchize:幻想是美好的～現實是殘酷的....醒醒阿 Smith
→ kirchize:你老爸不是比爾蓋茲阿～～～
推 y1027330:我只要CP3 不要LBJ
推 mysterio619:同樓上
推 Amilous:有CP3 LBJ就會跟著來啊 這LBJ說的啊XD
推 rony98:雖然換了新球場..不過應該薪資空間吃不下這隻吧= ="
→ snakebite:先專心追求CP3吧.....不要到時都一場空..
推 OGoTTe:魔術怎麼一堆消息阿...
推 hillku:去掉幾支薪資很空的球隊外 就屬我們乳摸最多XD
→ snakebite:乳摸雖多,希望成真的沒幾個......
推 hillku:這倒不用擔心...因為端出的籌碼就是那幾個...希望是挑最好
→ hillku:的做
推 y1027330:===========CP3  CP3   CP3=============
推 rony98:魔術之所以一堆消息是因為我們是東區三強中變動最少的吧
推 c8c812345678:奧蘭多小市場 大帝應該看不上眼吧 唉
推 gu1003:假如LBJ跟CP3都來魔術的話  我就全身脫光跳愛河
推 ssd123698745:乳摸全成真 PG:CP3 SG:0探員 SF:火槍兵 PF:LBJ C:DH
→ ssd123698745:薪資:不敢算
→ ssd123698745:PS.2000萬成為史上最貴板凳
→ snakebite:目前檯面上有出現的只想要CP3,如果有要換的話
推 ssd123698745:如果真的弄來CP3真的是大提升