Magic Trade for Gilbert Arenas, Deal Vince Carter to Suns for Jason Richardson
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by Tim PovtakFiled under: Magic, Suns, Wizards, NBA Rumors, NBA TwitterThe Orlando Magic, unhappy with their December slide, wasted no time in completing two different trades on Saturday, first getting Gilbert Arenas from Washington, then Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark from Phoenix.
They sent Rashard Lewis to Washington and Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat and Mickael Pietrus and a future first-round pick to Phoenix.
"We needed a way to get better,'' said Magic general manager Otis Smith.
The Magic played the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night with only eight players available.
Smith thought he already had the pieces to contend seriously for an NBA ...