NBA Scouts Grade New-Look Magic
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by Sam AmickFiled under: Magic, Suns, Wizards, NBA Rumors, NBA Transactions
When Orlando general manager Otis Smith lit the fuse on his roster over the weekend and added Gilbert Arenas, Hedo Turkoglu, Jason Richardson and Earl Clark to the Magic mix, his intent was hardly a secret.
This was about keeping up with the Joneses.
Or, more specifically, the Miamis and Bostons and even the Chicagos of the Eastern Conference. In losing Rashard Lewis (to Washington), Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat (to Phoenix), Smith opted for offense over defense and pulled out an entirely new form of dynamite that he hopes ...