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Jeremy Richardson Expects to Sign with Orlando Magic; Don't Hold Your Breath on Fran Vazquez

Two updates on the Orlando Magic's search for people to round out their bare roster, courtesy of Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel:

First, swingman Jeremy Richardson, who spent almost all of last season at the end of Orlando's bench, told Robbins he expects to sign with the Magic soon:

One guy who might fill out the roster is Jeremy Richardson, a guard/forward who played in 12 games last season. Richardson said he expects to sign a contract with the Magic in the coming days.

Richardson averaged 3.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in Orlando last year. He shot 28.6% from the field overall, but a respectable 35.3% from three-point range. In 44 minutes of summer-league play this week, he's scored 20 points on 8-of-24 from the field and 1-of-7 from long range. In other words, he doesn't figure to play many minutes even if he does sign with Orlando.

Second, former Magic lottery selection Fran Vazquez will not join the team this season, Orlando GM Otis Smith told Robbins. Vazquez has another year on his contract with is European team, so the earliest he can sign with the Magic is next summer, which is a full 5 years after Orlando drafted him 11th overall.

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Experience and familiarity

and dare I say… potential?

by bandrewg08 on Jul 8, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Part of this, yeah.

Familiarity with the team.

I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone

by erivera7 on Jul 8, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we have to pick a swingman from this group

Powell or Dupree might be the safer pick, but I don’t blame them for giving Jeremy another shot. Not like he’s gonna play anyway.

Oh, and he did hit the record breaking 3-pointer for us last year!

by bandrewg08 on Jul 8, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gotcha

Well, we do have a lot of guys on the roster anyway. Kind of hard to get a good look at players when they only go every other game.

by bandrewg08 on Jul 8, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's tough but necessary to make sure every player gets a look.

I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone

by erivera7 on Jul 8, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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