Rumor: Orlando Magic Interested in Allen Iverson
by Evan Dunlap on Aug 20, 2010 1:20 PM EDT
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PrintCiting "those who claim to be in the know," freelance writer Sam Amico says the Orlando Magic and New Orleans Hornets "have expressed an interest in" working out free-agent guard Allen Iverson. In response, ESPN's Marc Stein debunks the Hornets portion of that rumor, but says there's "no word" about the Magic. However, a source with knowledge of the team's thinking told me that Orlando has no interest in the four-time scoring champion, citing the fact that the Magic already have three point guards under contract.
When starting point guard Jameer Nelson went down with a knee injury last November, Magic GM Otis Smith discussed the possibility of adding Iverson with the media, which Brian Schmitz recounts here. But with Nelson healthy, and with the team stocked with competent backups Chris Duhon and Jason Williams, the Magic don't really have a need for Iverson. The same holds true at shooting guard, where Vince Carter and J.J. Redick will see almost all the minutes.
The Magic had Williams in for a workout last summer, and signed him shortly the next day.
Iverson owns a career average of 26.7 points per game, but has seen his career derailed over the last two seasons as he fell out of favor with the Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies. His return to the Philadelphia 76ers, for whom he played the first 11-plus seasons of his career, did not work out as well as he had hoped. He played in just 25 games and averaged 13.9 points before leaving the team to tend to his ill daughter.
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You never know..
This could mean Carter getting shipped out and they need back-up to Redick.. Maybe?
even if this were true, ai is not a shooting guard
and a backcourt of iverson and nelson would get posted up on every possession
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by Reediculous on Aug 20, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
lmao omg yes! it's perfect!
I'm a girl.
Always / I wanna be with you / And make believe with you / And live in harmony, harmony / OH LOOOVE!
For the love of God
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! throws temper tantrum
"VC can play SF"....... Yeah right very funny lol
“Vince can play SF” …………(lol) and will have to guard LB J ames, Paul Pierce, Kevin Durant, Melo, Iguodala, or Danny Granger among others, the thruth is the VC can not guard effectively any SF in the league.
No one can guard any of those guys (save Iguodala.)
Vince can guard SF’s just as well as he can guard SG’s. He has a 7 foot wingspan and is a good post up defender.
The real "Masters of Panic" are commenting on this blog.
by ben_gleicher on Aug 21, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Orlando has no interest in the four-time scoring champion, citing the fact that duh.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
Why is this titled "Orlando Magic Interested in Allen Iverson"
when you state all these reasons why we are NOT interested?? pretty misleading Ben
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.
-Mark Twain
by InOtisITrust....well most of the time on Aug 20, 2010 4:22 PM EDT reply actions
he is reporting on the rumor
and then debunking said rumor, because it is just a rumor.
It's a rumor about a tumor
or at least a locker room cancer.
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
"This dude is huge....I've got to go home and eat like five chickens and put a lot of weight on. It's going to take a couple months, but seriously." - Marcin Gortat about Shaq.
by NC Magic Fan on Aug 20, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1 NCMagicFan
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.
-Mark Twain
by InOtisITrust....well most of the time on Aug 20, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Too funny.
Here is a rhyming dictionary entry for the word “tumor”. Discuss.
2 syllables:
bloomer, blumer, boomer, bruemmer, brumer, coomer, groomer, humor, loomer, plumer, rumer, rumor, schumer, shumer, woomer
3 syllables:
consumer, good humor, ill humor, okuma, with humor
4 syllables:
baby boomer, sense of humor, without humor
5 syllables:
aqueous humor, vitreous humor
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
clearly im in the minority but im in favor of signing AI or TMAC.
low risk, high reward!
by thejugs on Aug 20, 2010 4:47 PM EDT reply actions
-1
then we could just take the next step and move the team to seattle
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.
-Mark Twain
by InOtisITrust....well most of the time on Aug 20, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
tmac signed with detroit
and iverson has mental issues, regardless of the fact he has played horribly whenever he did play the past two seasons
No way ...
Iverson so much does not fit this organization – anybody who knows the Magic organization would know better than to think this could possibly happen!
I'm a guy, too!
Looking forward to the shortest off-season ever - next year!!
Iverson?
We’re talkin’ about Iverson?
Not Courtney Lee,
but Iverson?
Just to be clear, I am probably being sarcastic.
Gotta do it! Stop me! Stop me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I
could not resist
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
"This dude is huge....I've got to go home and eat like five chickens and put a lot of weight on. It's going to take a couple months, but seriously." - Marcin Gortat about Shaq.
by NC Magic Fan on Aug 20, 2010 6:20 PM EDT reply actions
It's a hit
I have it in my favorites for years
I love AI, always have...
But no.
I love LeBron. No really, I love Jameer.
by slickw143 on Aug 20, 2010 6:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
If we had no backup PGs right now, or just AJ or J Will, Id think it be low risk, high reward. We’re too set as is, and even at SG Id rather play JJ and VC. It wouldve been cool to see what AI can do with similar time off like J Will, but I like Duhon for what he’ll bring. That signing makes more and more sense as I think about it.
by derekk on Aug 20, 2010 10:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Maybe it's his destiny to retire with the Magic?
After all, shouldn’t three of the five players with the ugliest tattoos in league history (Dennis Scott, Matt Barnes, Allen Iverson, Dennis Rodman, Tim Duncan -whom we tried to get) retire as Magic players?
Go Magic/Bucs/Gators/Rays!
by chiefs_55 on Aug 20, 2010 11:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Rumour
Magic Johnson looking for one last run with a contender, keen to take it to the Heat. Magic interested.
Also, Michael Jordan wants to be the third SG on a contender. He’s selling his interest in the Bobcats to come play for Orlando.
Larry Bird’s had enough of running the Pacers, he’s coming to Orlando too.
Even Penny’s coming back!
Yeah, so this rumour is pretty idiotic. Sam Amico probably just threw it out there to get himself some publicity.
Start a new team in Flint, Michigan, maybe we could call it the Flint Wash-ups, and give them a starting lineup of Marbury, Penny, AI, T-Mac and Shaq. Problem solved, now go prove all you want!
With Will Ferrell as their General Manager
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
by funny80sguy on Aug 22, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Team U.S.A.
Did team U.S. throw invites to only a certain number of players? I’m just wondering why Redick at least didn’t get a shot to try out seeing that he played for Coach K. I think he might do alright for international ball. Any comments?
Redick was number 88 on the list. They did not go that far down.
JJ is good, but not an all star.
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
"This dude is huge....I've got to go home and eat like five chickens and put a lot of weight on. It's going to take a couple months, but seriously." - Marcin Gortat about Shaq.
by NC Magic Fan on Aug 21, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Fans tend to overvalue their own players
Reddick at best is an average player. Who would you suggest not make the team instead of JJ? What’s the point in having the guy try out if he can’t possibly make it? Can you pick a guy on the current USA team and say “JJ should, or could, be there instead of this guy.”
JJ Redick doesn’t deserve to be on the team. You are far overestimating his value as a basketball player.
I think Billups is a poor choice
I’m not saying Redick’s a better one, mind.
by eltharion_doa on Aug 24, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
He's fantastic. One of the Nets' best pickups this summer.
by Evan Dunlap on Aug 21, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
There was no better pick-up.
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by ben_gleicher on Aug 21, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you rather have Morrow at 3 years/$12 million or Murphy's expiring?
He fills a need but also fills most of their cap space, making it harder to land a Melo, per se.
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by ben_gleicher on Aug 23, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess what's the harm in bringing in AI?
I stated last season when the thought of signinghim first surfaced, he still has more in the skills basket than plenty of PG in the league, at best he is low risk-mid reward. Sign him to a 1yr non-guarranteed contract and If he starts with his ego or problem causing, cut his ass back to obscurity.
Bleeding Blue Black and Silver for 20 of my 23 years.
by FLYNN47 on Aug 23, 2010 4:37 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Like I said, the day he steps outta line, cut him. No questions.
Bleeding Blue Black and Silver for 20 of my 23 years.
by FLYNN47 on Aug 23, 2010 6:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
That would have been yesterday?
Or about 10 months ago.
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
"This dude is huge....I've got to go home and eat like five chickens and put a lot of weight on. It's going to take a couple months, but seriously." - Marcin Gortat about Shaq.
by NC Magic Fan on Aug 24, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
We Already Know What Iverson Is
So we would be the fourth team willing to try the if-he-steps-out-of-line strategy? He’s already demonstrated that’s what he’s MOST likely to do. No thanks.
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