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Rashard Lewis? 75 million?
He's a nice player, but jeez, not that nice. I guess sometimes you have to overpay to get talent, though, and theres no denying that the Magic are now a better team.
The NBA's most sought-after free agent is going to the Magic Kingdom.
Rashard Lewis has given the Orlando Magic a verbal commitment to leave the Seattle SuperSonics and sign a max contract on July 11, according to NBA front-office sources.
That's the first day free agents are allowed to officially sign new contracts.
Unless a sign-and-trade arrangement is worked out with Lewis' old team or unless it can otherwise shed payroll between now and July 11, Orlando will have to renounce the rights to restricted free agent Darko Milicic to create the salary-cap space needed to sign Lewis to a deal believed to be in the $15 million-a-year range.
I wouldn't pay Lewis that much more than the Spurs are paying Ginobili, much less $15 million/year.
Presti must have fallen out of his chair laughing when he heard about this...
He fits a need the Magic NEED.
Rashard must be so happy. He's not worth $75m, IMOThe deal is reported for 5 years and $75 million
Rashard Lewis giving maximum effort is worth this contract. Problem is Lewis has been coasting since 2002.
Terrible signing. Presti keeps looking better and better. The Sonics drafted Kevin Durant and acquired Jeff Green, Delonte West, and Wally Sczerbiak while dumping two cash cows that are never going to do anything. While Sczerbiak is overpaid, at least his k is almost up.
I think the Sonics and Trailblazers are my new favorite teams.
It's a great signing from a talent point of view. Lewis averaged 22 and 6 last season. He will be a great addition to help out Dwight. Money wise that is too much but you have to overpay for top talent. Kapono got 24 million for godsake.
This makes Orlando a top 3 team in the east now. Depends what else they add.
Makes Kapono look cheap- huh ?
Yeah, if there was any chance of it happening.
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http://hoopshype.com/salaries/orlando.htm
Howard's getting a max deal from the Magic, end of story. Even with the Rashard Lewis signing, they still have one of the best cap situations in the League. They can well afford to overpay for him.
Who is this referring to? Jameer? Rashard? 80% of the all players in the NBA? Dude probably enjoys toking up himself.You think Dwight Howard wants to rebound for a pothead?
I doubt Presti is doing back flips over losing a valuable piece for nothing. If he can salvage a good S&T out of it then it'll be a good piece of work. Otherwise it's a blow to Seatltle albeit one that was beyond his control.
I tell you, I heard Seattle was going to let Rashard walk. They are dumping salaries because they are going to be moving to a new market and the owner may just sell the team. Value will still be good because of the new rooks.
yes, the need to foolishly throw away money. hi rashard, we need someone to take over Grant Hill's salary siphening. r u interested ?
Rashard is soft, soft, softy-soft-soft...what a joke.
75 million, I can't believe it. Gotta be one the worst contracts in NBA history. Oh sure, he'll put up some respectable numbers in the Leastern Conference, but he's not the type of player you reward with that kind of money. Jeez, that's "leadership" money, does the owner really think he's gonna get anything character-wise from a dope like Lewis?
What is wrong with Rashard Lewis' character? I agree it's overspending, but the Magic have a good cap situation and still have plenty of money to extend Howard with a max contract. I never hear of him pulling crap like a Zach Randolph or a Darius Miles, so I'm honestly curious why you would denigrate him as a person.
So who are the Sonics signing big this year?
Calm down, I'm not denigrating him as a person, I'm talking basketball character. He's a decent scorer, that's it. He's had every chance to establish himself as the cornerstone of the Sonics franchise going forward. That is the role Seattle wanted him to grow into, but he's not cut out for it. Not worth rewarding with that kind of cash IMO.
Max money for a guy that brings you 18 and six? If they're going to sign Howard to an extension, they'd better try to do it before Lewis takes the floor with him.
My money is on defense-oriented Gerald Wallace. I know they have a need at the 4 and 5, but Wallace's defense and ability to defer to a guy like Kevin Durant....he'd be great in their system....
Lots of people falling all over themselves to compliment Presti. When you let an All-Star walk for nothing, you didn't do a good job.
Wow. $15 mil a season is a lot for someone like Rashard. No wonder Dutt said Orlando was the perfect fit for Lewis. I wonder if this will drive up Gerald Wallace's price tag????
I have only watched Rashard play against the Spurs in the playoffs a few years ago. I don't recall being particularly impressed, although I do remember the announcers talking about what a matchup nightmare he was, and how talented he was. I also remember the Sonics winning a couple games more than they should have, but I thought Jerome James, Antonio Daniels, and Reggie Evans had more to do with that.
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