Feb 25, 2004 10:02 AM EST
Tracy McGrady has no plans to sign a contract extension this summer and has every intention of opting out of the final two years of his contract in the summer of 2005.
McGrady could even see himself leaving if things don't go well next season.
"I've got to wait and see what happens this summer and next season before I do anything," McGrady told Florida Today. "I don't necessarily want to be a free agent, but I've got to wait and see what changes are going to come around here. I just can't go through this again -- all this losing."
However, Magic general manager John Gabriel believes the team will upgrade it's roster enough this offseason with a high first-round pick and their projected $5.1 Mid-Level Exception to convince McGrady to stay.
Via John Denton of the Florida Today
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Feb 23, 2004 10:17 AM EST
Magic owner Rich DeVos says that Michael Jordan tried to buy the team last year.
"Yes, we heard from Michael indirectly," DeVos told me Friday night during halftime of the Magic-Nuggets game. "He was very interested, but Michael didn't want to put his own money into it. He never does."
Jordan wasn't the only one interested in buying the team.
Magic President Bob Vander Weide said on Sunday that current Charlotte Bobcats owner Bob Johnson inquired about buying the team in 2002.
However, DeVos maintains that the team is not for sale.
DeVos claims the team is not for sale.
Via Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel
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NEW YORK (AP) Orlando Magic guard Tracy McGrady and Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan were fined by the NBA on Sunday.
McGrady was fined $10,000 for kicking a basketball into the stands twice at the end of the first half of Orlando's 102-98 victory over Denver on Friday night.
McGrady kicked the ball into the stands, and when it was returned to the court, he kicked it into the stands again. He received two technicals and was ejected.
Jordan was fined $7,500 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner at the end of the Washington's 96-87 loss to Indiana on Friday.
Jordan, upset about a no-call when Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas' fadeaway shot over Jeff Foster was disrupted by contact in the final two minutes, berated official Leon Wood in the middle of the court after the final whistle before security intervened.
Via Associated Press
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Magic Feb 2004 Archive
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John Denton of the Florida Today | Feb 22, 2004
Magic guard Tracy McGrady is likely to only be fined and not suspended for twice kicking a basketball into the stands during Friday night's win 102-98 win over the Denver Nuggets.
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Associated Press | Feb 21, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.
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Associated Press | Feb 20, 2004
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Associated Press | Feb 20, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.
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Associated Press | Feb 19, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.
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Associated Press | Feb 19, 2004
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Hornets acquired guard Shammond Williams from the Orlando Magic on Thursday in exchange for center Sean Rooks in a deal completed just before the NBA trading deadline.
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ESPN | Feb 19, 2004
ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting that the Orlando Magic have made their second deal of the day.
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ESPN | Feb 19, 2004
The Orlando Magic have traded guard Gordan Giricek to the Utah Jazz inexchange for guard DeShawn Stevenson and a future second-round pick.
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Chicago Tribune | Feb 18, 2004
General manager John Paxson is trying to make a deal happen before Thursday's trading deadline.
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Phil Miller of the Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 18, 2004
"Utah is negotiating a trade to acquire Gordan Giricek, a 6-foot-5 swingman with the Magic, two NBA sources said Tuesday.
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Feb 18, 2004
Magic guard Reece Gaines' agent, Andy Miller, believes that his client might not have a future in Orlando and sounded as if he might ask that his client be traded.
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Feb 16, 2004
Could Gordan Giricek and Juwan Howard actually be staying put in Orlando?
According to Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel, "Unless they get an offer they can't refuse, the Magic likely will hold onto forward Juwan Howard and guard Gordan Giricek, the two players who have received the most trade interest.
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The Sun-Sentinel | Feb 15, 2004
Coack Killer?
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Florida Today | Feb 15, 2004
Shaq wants to return to Orlando
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Associated Press | Feb 14, 2004
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John Denton of the Florida Today | Feb 13, 2004
The Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls have had serious discussions about a trade that would send guards Gordan Giricek and Tyronn Lue to Chicago inexchange for Marcus Fizer.
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Associated Press | Feb 11, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.
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Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News | Feb 11, 2004
Sixers president/general manager Billy King is looking at trade options to help improve his team.
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Associated Press | Feb 9, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Feb 9, 2004
Is Magic head coach Johnny Davis out of a job at season's end?
While Magic Chief Operating Officer John Weisbrod has promised that Davis will be back, several sources believe that he will be let go at season's end.
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Associated Press | Feb 8, 2004
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Feb 7, 2004
Magic guard Tracy McGrady has missed the team's past two with back spasms but he won't miss Orlando's Sunday showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers, which will be televised on ABC.
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Associated Press | Feb 7, 2004
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Feb 6, 2004
Magic guard Rod Strickland would not mind if his team traded him to a playoff contender.
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Associated Press | Feb 4, 2004
TORONTO (AP) Orlando star Tracy McGrady missed the Magic's game Wednesday night against the Raptors because of back spasms.
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Feb 4, 2004
It sounds like those Juwan Howard trade rumors might be picking up some steem.
