The Hornets had planned to announce the signing of Darrell Armstrong as their backup point guard on Monday. But when contract complications forced the team to postpone a scheduled news conference, Armstrong didn't worry.
He spent a relaxing night in New Orleans, confident that he would be joining the Hornets the next morning.
"If you know my path where I got to the NBA, it's all about being patient," said Armstrong, who went undrafted, then spent three years in developmental leagues before signing with the Orlando Magic nine seasons ago. "The contract was going to get done."
It did. Armstrong was introduced Tuesday in a press conference that went off without a hitch.
Hornets vice president of basketball operations and general manager Bob Bass said the team was forced to delay Monday's press conference because changes in the contract required league approval before Armstrong could be signed. The league attorney assigned to review the contract had left the office by the time the changes were finalized, said Glenn Schwartzman, Armstrong's agent.
Bass and Schwartzman both declined to discuss specific changes to the contract.
Armstrong, a nine-year veteran, signed a two-year deal.
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Although they have 13 players already under contract for this season, the Magic are expected to sign at least one more, likely Donnell Harvey, a 6-8 power forward out of Florida.
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Darrell Armstrong always did have a way of creating an extra spark at TD Waterhouse Centre.
Opening night with the Orlando Magic this season could reach a new excitement level when Armstrong -- one of the most popular players in franchise history -- adds to the mix, arriving now as a point guard with the New Orleans Hornets.
Maybe this is why he signed with the Hornets. You just knew he couldn't stay away very long.
The NBA released its 2003-2004 schedules Tuesday, providing the Magic with a home-heavy start, a late West Coast trip and an opening night return of Armstrong, whose departure this summer after nine seasons caused considerable debate.
"I hope the fans give him a standing ovation on opening night," said Magic Coach Doc Rivers. "I know I will. He gave everyone here a reason to believe."
Although the Magic opted not to re-sign him -- going with a younger, quicker point guard this season -- Armstrong, 35, is likely to bring the same all-out, head-first style that often left him in the laps of the front-row spectators.
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Magic Jul 2003 Archive
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jul 29, 2003
Unspecified contract complications Monday prevented the Hornets from introducing free agent Darrell Armstrong as their new backup point guard.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jul 27, 2003
The Hornets have reached an agreement with Orlando Magic free-agent point guard Darrell Armstrong on a two-year contract, a source close to the negotiations said Saturday.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 26, 2003
The Orlando Magic signed second-round draft picks Keith Bogans, a 6-foot-5 guard, picked 43rd overall.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 26, 2003
Maybe signing with the New Orleans Hornets will help take the sting out of Darrell Armstrong's unceremonious exit from the Orlando Magic.
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Florida Today | Jul 25, 2003
The Orlando Magic added another piece to their front line Thursday when they signed 6-foot-11, 240-pound center Zaur "Zaza'' Pachulia.
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Jul 25, 2003
Sidney Moncrief, the third all-time leading scorer in Milwaukee Bucks history, has been added to the already long list of candidates who will interview for the Bucks' head coaching vacancy.
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New York Daily News | Jul 25, 2003
Knick fans won't have to wait very long to see Latrell Sprewell in a Timberwolves uniform.
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Florida Today | Jul 24, 2003
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Florida Today | Jul 24, 2003
Figuring that power forwards Karl Malone and P.
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| Jul 24, 2003
According to sources, the Wizards have planned from the beginning of this offseason to sign two free agent point guards.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 24, 2003
The Orlando Magic have now changed everything except their uniforms.
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Orlandomagic.com | Jul 23, 2003
The Orlando Magic have signed free agent guard Tyronn Lue, General Manager John Gabriel announced.
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Florida Today | Jul 23, 2003
Honoring a promise he made to head coach Doc Rivers a day after Orlando was eliminated from the playoffs, Andrew DeClercq re-signed with the Magic on Tuesday.
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Mercury News | Jul 22, 2003
Perhaps needing to sweeten free agent Tyronn Lue's deal to ward off last-minute suitors, the Orlando Magic have explored one intriguing scenario: Bringing back popular Darrell Armstrong_for at least a few minutes, anyway.
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Orlandomagic.com | Jul 22, 2003
The Orlando Magic have re-signed free agent forward-center Andrew DeClercq, General Manager John Gabriel announced today.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 20, 2003
Darrell Armstrong will be diving into some fan's popcorn to chase a loose ball next season.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 19, 2003
On a day the Orlando Magic reached agreements with two new, young point guards, they reached out to their old standby Friday -- Darrell Armstrong.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal | Jul 19, 2003
Darrell Armstrong has enjoyed a productive run with the Orlando Magic.
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Florida Today | Jul 19, 2003
The Orlando Magic fortified their point guard position Friday, signing rookie Reece Gaines while also landing a verbal commitment from free-agent guard Tyronn Lue.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 18, 2003
The Orlando Magic have found their starting point guard, reaching an agreement with free agent Tyronn Lue on Friday.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 18, 2003
The Orlando Magic will sign veteran Andrew DeClercq and rookie Reece Gaines today and are just a sticking point away from completing a deal for free-agent point guard Tyronn Lue.
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Boston Herald | Jul 17, 2003
McCarty's market has only started to take shape.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 17, 2003
Still infuriated, the Orlando Magic are exploring ways to appeal the NBA's decision to deny the club an injury exception on behalf of Grant Hill.
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Florida Today | Jul 17, 2003
The Orlando Magic are poised to replace veteran point guard and fan favorite Darrell Armstrong with either Tyronn Lue or Antonio Daniels and are close to a deal with center Andrew DeClercq.
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Florida Today | Jul 17, 2003
Orlando Magic general manager John Gabriel and head coach Doc Rivers sat on opposite sides of free-agent signee Juwan Howard on Wednesday trying their best to balance contrasting emotions.
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Associated Press | Jul 16, 2003
The Orlando Magic signed forward Juwan Howard on Wednesday, hoping they have found a second scoring option behind Tracy McGrady.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jul 16, 2003
The changing face of the 76ers doesn't appear to be changing all that much.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 16, 2003
NBA free agency is such a wacky time for rumors and Internet innuendo that you sometimes need hard evidence to track a player's final destination.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 15, 2003
The Orlando Magic's shock and frustration in dealing with Grant Hill's injury saga apparently knows no end.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 15, 2003
Around 1 a.
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Florida Today | Jul 15, 2003
An Orlando Magic franchise that will have a different look next season with newly designed uniforms also is apparently in the midst of a drastic re-make of its starting lineup.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 15, 2003
The Orlando Magic probably won't take any more significant swings in the NBA's free-agent derby.
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Star Tribune | Jul 15, 2003
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 14, 2003
Juwan Howard is heading south.
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Detroit News | Jul 14, 2003
Former Fab Fiver Juwan Howard will not be returning to Michigan to play for the Pistons.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 14, 2003
It is after midnight on Sunday night and there is a big crowd at the popular Club at Firestone on Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 13, 2003
Coveted free agent Juwan Howard has quietly declared his intent to play in Orlando through the prime of his career.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 13, 2003
Zaza Pachulia, a player the Magic hope to have on the roster next season, first must work out an overseas contract dispute before negotiating with Orlando.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 13, 2003
Grant Hill will put down the crutches Wednesday and put all his weight on his ailing ankle for the first time in a year.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 13, 2003
At the end of a long camp of learning, Reece Gaines grinned and pumped his fist.
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New York Times | Jul 13, 2003
Players used to chase the dollar; now they chase a championship ring.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jul 12, 2003
Free-agent forward P.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 12, 2003
Croatian center Mario Kasun, the Magic's second-round acquisition in the 2002 draft, has struggled in his summer league because of poor conditioning.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jul 11, 2003
Hornets coach Tim Floyd met with free-agent forward-center Jerome Moiso for more than two hours in Los Angeles this week, the player's agent said.
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Florida Today | Jul 11, 2003
Hell hath no fury quite like a scorned second-round NBA pick.
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Florida Today | Jul 11, 2003
The Orlando Magic entertained free-agent point guard Tyronn Lue on Wednesday, while also remaining in the hunt for prized power forwards Juwan Howard and P.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jul 10, 2003
The Cavaliers and General Manager Jim Paxson remain mum when it comes to which players the organization is pursuing through free agency or which players they have interest in through a possible trade.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 10, 2003
Keith Bogans isn't here to prove anyone wrong.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 10, 2003
Although it was P.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jul 9, 2003
LeBron James' NBA summer-league debut last night wasn't any different than most of his high school and AAU games.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter | Jul 9, 2003
Guard Antonio Daniels was in Seattle last night, sitting right next to Sonics coach Nate McMillan during the team's summer scrimmage at Seattle Pacific University last night.
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Detroit News | Jul 9, 2003
Guess what? The folks here in Orlando remember Tayshaun Prince.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
The Magic will not let Darrell Armstrong's arrest dissuade them from trying to re-sign him, General Manager John Gabriel said Tuesday.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
So now we understand a little.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 9, 2003
By noon Tuesday -- two hours before the doors would open, seven hours before the main event would begin -- 13-year-old Eric Tomas Pequeno was sitting on the steps of the TD Waterhouse Centre.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jul 8, 2003
Hornets free-agent forward P.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jul 8, 2003
It's no secret that the 76ers are looking for a center, especially with the uncertain situation of Todd MacCulloch, Derrick Coleman's status as an unrestricted free agent, and Samuel Dalembert's inexperience - including his missing last season because of a left knee injury.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 8, 2003
Speaking at his basketball camp Monday in Portland, Ore.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jul 8, 2003
LeBron James might answer some questions about whether he can play point guard in the NBA when he makes his summer league debut tonight against the Orlando Magic.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 8, 2003
After 40 years around the NBA as a player, assistant coach, front-office executive and head coach, Paul Silas thought he had seen and heard it all in professional basketball -- until this.
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Florida Today | Jul 8, 2003
Darrell Armstrong, an Orlando Magic fan favorite as much for his selfless charity work off the court as his gritty play on it, was arrested early Monday after allegedly scuffling with a female police officer outside an Orlando nightclub.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 7, 2003
Orlando Magic General Manager John Gabriel did not mince words when asked what having an additional $4 million in salary-cap space would do for the Heat's chances on the NBA's personnel market.
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Denver Post | Jul 7, 2003
An NBA source said agent David Falk has called the Nuggets numerous times about several sign-and-trade proposals for his client, Nuggets forward Juwan Howard.
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Florida Today | Jul 7, 2003
Shaquille O'Neal and Tracy McGrady will be across town, relaxing in their suburban Orlando mansions this week while LeBron James makes his professional debut in the relative anonymity of an NBA summer league.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 7, 2003
Orlando Magic guard Darrell Armstrong was arrested early today after being accused of fighting with a female police officer outside a nightclub.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 7, 2003
Orlando Magic guard Darrell Armstrong was arrested early this morning and is in Orange County jail facing felony charges for allegedly hitting a police officer, reports said.
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Associated Press | Jul 6, 2003
Sources close to forward Juwan Howard say he likely will sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Detroit Free Press reported Sunday.
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Daytona News-Journal | Jul 6, 2003
Darrell Armstrong and Andrew DeClercq might not wait to see if the Orlando Magic can persuade Antonio Daniels, Speedy Claxton or Juwan Howard to sign with them July 16 or later.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 6, 2003
Before making the trek Tuesday to watch a summer-league tripleheader full of unprecedented hype, remember to bring one thought along.
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Times-Picayune | Jul 6, 2003
While Hornets executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager Bob Bass will remain tight-lipped about his team's negotiations with free agents P.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 5, 2003
Veteran power forward P.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 4, 2003
Even though he just signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, LeBron James already is throwing his weight around the NBA.
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Florida Today | Jul 4, 2003
The Orlando Magic made their pitch to free-agent point guard Craig "Speedy" Claxton on Thursday, showing off their state-of-the-art headquarters and potential places to live in Central Florida.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 4, 2003
After nine seasons and 900 floor burns at TD Waterhouse Centre, point guard Darrell Armstrong may have worn his Orlando Magic uniform for the last time.
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Florida Today | Jul 3, 2003
Rookie Reece Gaines was in the gym working out with the summer league team, free agent Antonio Daniels was taking a tour of the headquarters with management and Speedy Claxton was already on the schedule to do the same today.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 3, 2003
Craig "Speedy" Claxton was so impressive during the NBA Finals that it made the Orlando Magic cringe.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 2, 2003
Kevin Freeman, who has blossomed as a three-point shooter and two-way player after stints in Italy and Australia, will get the opportunity to impress Doc Rivers at the Orlando summer league next week.
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Florida Today | Jul 2, 2003
Orlando Magic general manager John Gabriel worked until 3 a.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 2, 2003
Born in Ireland, Pat Burke did not begin playing organized basketball until he was 16 years old.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 1, 2003
They try to save the whales, save the rain forests and save the rhino.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jul 1, 2003
LeBuyers beware.
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