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Gooden available?

Apr 30, 2004 11:53 AM EST

"I'm sure there's a way they can both Juwan and Drew come back next year, but I think it's fair to say that that's a chemistry issue and a maximizing-your-resources issue," Magic GM Weisbrod said. "The way it looked this season, it would be less than ideal to put ourselves in that position again."

Having said that and considering the fact that Gooden is almost 9 years younger than Howard, and has a shorter contract paying him annually less, it is safe to assume that the one likely to be available is Drew Gooden.

Via John Denton of Florida Today

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Just What the Doctor Ordered?

Apr 28, 2004 5:12 PM EST

ESPN has announced that the Boston Celtics will name Doc Rivers as their new head coach tomorrow. A news conference is expected to take place on Thursday.

Rivers, who was fired by the Orlando Magic 11 games into the season will be with his second team as a head coach. In his four seasons with the Magic, Rivers made the playoffs three times and was coach of the year in 2000.

Rivers will be replacing interim head coach John Carroll, who on Monday was told by the Celtics that he would not be back as head coach.

Via ESPN

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Grant Hill likely unprotected for expansion draft

Apr 28, 2004 7:08 AM EST

In an unsuprising move the Orlando Magic are expected to leave oft-injured forward Grant Hill unprotected in the upcoming expansion draft. Don't, however, expect the Charlotte Bobcats to bite.

NBA rules state that the Bobcats must take 14 players in the expansion draft with no more than one player coming from any team while working to a salary cap worth around $28 million, or 60% of the cap set for the rest of the league. Hill is scheduled to make $14.4 next year.

Via Orlando Sentinel

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Magic Apr 2004 Archive

  • Magic might extend Davis

    John Denton of the Florida Today | Apr 22, 2004

    Johnny Davis will not be a lameduck head coach going into next season.

  • Blount to Florida?

    Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Apr 19, 2004

    If the Magic believe that they can lure soon-to-be Boston Celtics center Mark Blount to Orlando with warm weather, then they might have a problem competing with the Miami Heat, who are also are interested in Blount, for his services.

  • GM stumbles with directive to McGrady

    Houston Chronicle | Apr 18, 2004

    With Harvard being a well-regarded institute of higher education, one would think it would teach its students the basics of making a dramatic exit from a room.

  • Goodbye for good for McGrady?

    Orlando Sentinel | Apr 16, 2004

    Judgment Summer will arrive soon for McGrady.

  • Magic Wants McGrady to Decide Plans

    Chicago Tribune | Apr 15, 2004

    The Orlando Magic want to keep Tracy McGrady, but are willing to trade him if he wants to go.

  • Shawn Kemp joins USBL

    Yahoo! | Apr 12, 2004

    Six-time allstar Shawn Kemp signed a contract with the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League.

  • Gabriel rumor false

    Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun | Apr 10, 2004

    Apparently, the John Gabriel to Toronto rumors aren't true or at least it seems they aren't.

  • Magic sign Dial

    Orlando Sentinel | Apr 2, 2004

    Orlando Magic General Manager John Weisbrod announced that guard Derrick Dial has been signed by the team.

  • McGrady out for rest of regular season

    Associated Press | Apr 1, 2004

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