Schmitz: Magic Offer Dooling Two-Year, $3.8 Million Deal
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 14, 2008 1:01 AM EDT
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PrintBrian Schmitz says the Orlando Magic have offered Keyon Dooling a two-year deal worth a total of $3.8 million, hoping it will be enough to retain the team's best defender. Unfortunately for us, Dooling would be wise to decline that deal because it fails to offer the long-term financial security that he desires and deserves.
I don't know whether to applaud Otis Smith for at least making an offer to Dooling or to criticize him for making such a low offer. It's the latest in a series of moves that Dooling could perceive as snubs. First, the Magic offered their back-up point guard job to Chris Duhon, regarded by most fans and media experts as inferior to Dooling. Then, when Duhon signed with the Knick, the Magic turned their attention to Golden State swingman Mickael Pietrus, whom they eventually signed. In so doing, they lost the cap space they could have used to make Dooling a competitive offer.
Bottom line: we'd love to see Keyon back, especially in light of Jameer Nelson's injury history, which Schmitz mentions in the article. But $3.8 million won't get it done. Once Dooling formally declines that offer, the Magic will probably extend it to Anthony Johnson, Jason Williams, or another such bargain-basement point guard in this barren free-agent market. If those options don't sound good to them, they could always try to swing a trade, using out-of-favor J.J. Redick as bait; Schmitz mentions Keith Bogans and Brian Cook are on the block as well.
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Yeah, I’d say it’s kind of a back hand to the face. They know he won’t take that, they should have just flat out told him that they couldn’t pay him what he wanted. Oh well.
Personally, I think someone will over pay him and he’ll get the security he wants.
Overpay? I agree in that if he signs somewhere else, he is going to get a nice contract
and at first look, people are going to say they overpaid for him. but the organization, whomever it ends up being, and the fans will soon realize they got a hell of a player. I guarantee it.
Also, with the Nets signing Najera, does that take them out of the running for him? I know they are trying to save room for LeBron too, so maybe all hope is not lost…
I believe he’ll be overpaid because of a couple of things. First off, the lack of pg’s on the market is going to make some GM’s desperate to sign him. Second, because I think he’s a product of the right system. When Dooling first recieved some spotlight he was in Miami when SVG was the coach. When he first came to Orlando he was not nearly as good as this season. I cringed everytime the man touched the ball. Then SVG comes to Orlando and all of the sudden he’s our best player off the bench. He had a great season but I do not think he’ll play nearly as good when he leaves Orlando.
Anyway, somebody will offer him a big payday for being the best pg on the market and I don’t believe he will live up to it. Thats just my opinion though.
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