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orlando deals
I want Bo Outlaw or Darrell Armstrong
01/27- MAGIC TALKED WITH BOSTON- After getting thumped at the O-rena, the Boston Celtics had more
going on than showers, sources near the Magic say that Boston did have in-depth
conversations with John Gabriel about making a deal, its been said the Celtics
had interest in Derek Strong, the most shopped player on the Magic bench. Boston
had interest in sending out Pervis Ellison, but it appears that Pitino is
looking to maybe move more than that, they way I hear it is Rick said he would
deal Danny Fortson for Derek Strong and a solid draft pick from Orlando. There
is growing concern that Fortson is not the player Rick had hoped for, and that
early indications are it will take a sizable amount of money to re-sign him,
something Boston may not want to do. A Celtics source says that the C's will
want more than Strong for Fortson, and may require a much larger deal as far as
multiple players. The Magic publicly would not comment on the rumors (no one
does), but privately said that Fortson is one of many players they are in talks
about acquiring, and that John Gabriel is not only looking for the best player
to clear caproom, he is also looking for players that may have roles beyond this
year, and players that could fetch a nice return in a sign and trade, if the
acquired player has Larry Bird rights.
Josh Ozersky