I’m a fan.

Bass is probably the most realistic option of the three, though his height is going to be a big problem. Hedo has two inches on him at the SF spot. Rashard is already a slightly undersized PF. It’s going to make some matchups very difficult for Stan if we back Rashard up with a guy who’s 6-8, 230.

Paul Millsap is an absolute BEAST and I have a monster mancrush on him. The issue with Millsap is that with Carlos Boozer out for so much of the regular season, the whol world got a chance to see what Utah’s been hiding on the bench. He’s absolutely worthy of a starting big man job in the NBA, and I’ll be impressed if Utah holds onto him, Okur, and Boozer. You know what though, if Boozer leaves, like he’s been talking about doing, Millsap leaves them in a position where they’ve lost very little. Seriously, Millsap coming off the bench is like the Raptors bringing in Jose Calderon a few years ago. The starting guy gets hurt and then the “sub” comes in and dominates. Very little chance of seeing this great player in a Magic uniform.

Mcdyess is a great vet, who’s showed some surprising spring in his step, but I don’t see him as much of an upgrade from Tony Battie at this stage. He’s flat out a better player, mind you, but he’s old. The Magic need to invest in a 3 year guy, and Mcdyess could go south next year, or the year after that, easily. I’ll poke around and see if I can find other options for us to consider…

Good post.

both bass and millsap are 6’8’’ 250 lbs according to espn. the draft express source i used says bass 6’ 7’’

either way 250 lbs compacted into a 6’7’’ body with a 7’2’’ wingspan.. barkley-esque

Yea I like all three you mentioned. Id love for this fanpost to keep growing with good free agent choices too.
Ill tell you right now, Im not sure how they’d drop Battie. He is expiring and a quality big, but is old. And as old as Dice is, its a clear upgrade on Battie for sure. He rebounds at a rate with teh league’s best still I think, even more so offensively. Id prefer him to back up Lewis mainly actually, Hes a jump shooter on offense and wouldnt get in Dwights way.
Bass, Id have to see more, but yes I like him.
Millsap I deftly like, but is going to be too much money for the Magic. Im under the assumption Magic will resign Turkoglu. They will be dancing right below tax, and even probly enter it to fill out the roster. Millsap would deflty enter tax and kill it big time too.

I think the Magic still have Doolings 3.3mil Trade Exception. If so, they can offer it to alot of veteran and young PF/C FA’s, and backload it if the FA wants a higher average for his whole contract.

Alot of fans may not like him, but Boston is over the lux by nearly 2mil with only 11 spots with Glen “Big Baby” Davis a unrestricted FA. I think the Magic can steal him, He has the low, heavy set body to guard post players well, but some quickness and athleticism too. He is a great option to play with Dwight because he can live with jumpshooting highpost and away like Dice and Battie.

I also like Ike Diogu, and believe Detroit would take Battie for Amir Johnson or Jason Maxiell to clear 2010 cap.

Alot of teams are selling draft picks I think, so another idea for the Magic is to buy one particularly in the 10-21 range and then a 2nd rounder too. And draft big PF/C’s they like. As long as the defense of the picks is fair enough, they can play, and the Magic can afford to have a project with thier offense. DeJuan Blair is my favorite prospect, would love him for Magic, but also some of the top rankings PFs include Tyler Hansborough, James Johnson, Derrick Brown, DeMare Caroll, Jeff Pendergraph, and Taj Gibson.
Gibson and Caroll are thought to be good rebounders and tough, Brown and Johnson have a perimeter game.

.. Bass and McDyess might be realistic scenarios. The issue will be money. Assuming Rafer Alston gets traded, the Magic might be able to land a decent back-up big. Still too early to tell, at this point.

The rumor is that the Pistons would send their 1st round pick (No. 15) and Amir Johnson to the Thunder for cash.
Perhaps chaning that target team to the Magic would be a good move? I think so :)

Chris “Birdman” Andersen is an idea, but I’d rather have a big who can handle other bigs. Not an energy blocking specialist. But its another thought that others could think fits better.

Even if they lose Iverson, they’ve got two young PGs that they like, that can handle all the minutes, and there’s not room for Skip there.

l. amundson
g. davis
shelden williams
b. bass
c. frye
shavlik randolph
chuck hayes
carl landry
a. mcdyess
k. humphries
amir johnson
j. maxiell
i. diogu
s. hawes
j. thompson
d. gooden
i. mahinmi
kurt thomas
u. haslem
e. najera