NBA Rumors: Orlando Magic to Acquire Von Wafer from Boston Celtics
by Evan Dunlap on Dec 10, 2011 12:00 AM EST
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The Orlando Magic will acquire Von Wafer from the Boston Celtics in a sign-and-trade deal, landing the 26-year old scoring guard on a three-year contract, with the second and third years not guaranteed, reports Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD. Orlando will absorb Wafer's salary via the trade exception they gained when they traded Rashard Lewis to the Washington Wizards last December.
Wafer, the 30th overall pick of the 2005 NBA Draft, is well traveled despite his relatively short career; Orlando becomes his seventh team in six NBA seasons. He owns career averages of 5.1 points per game in 12 minutes, with 41.4 percent shooting. His best season, by far, came with the 2008/09 Houston Rockets, for whom he averaged 9.7 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting from the field and 39 percent from three-point range. That performance earned him a two-year contract with Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with which he averaged 7.7 points per game in Euroleague play. Excepting his strong season with Houston, Wafer's best year came with Boston, with which he averaged 3.2 points per game.
Wafer adds more depth to a fairly well stocked Magic back court and could back up J.J. Redick at shooting guard, assuming the team does not retain unrestricted free agent Jason Richardson.
The former Florida State Seminole is the second Celtic to join Orlando during training camp, as the Magic will also acquire Glen Davis from Boston in exchange for Brandon Bass. That trade is not yet official, but both teams have agreed upon it.
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Great pickup here
"Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall, All I do is ball. All I do is ball." - B. Bass - Billion Dollar Dreams, Winter 2011.
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yup
i agree…he was great on the rockets several years ago and tore up the italian league..hopefully his head is on straight
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
He is very athletic as well
I’m digging this
With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother
I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?
by Souwantmyname on Dec 10, 2011 4:17 AM EST up reply actions
Rick Bucher reporting the Magic did in fact give Dwight Howard permission to speak to three teams.
Half paying attention, but I believe he said Nets, Rockets and Mavs?
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Magic CEO Alex Martins disputing the reports, says Sam Amick
by Evan Dunlap on Dec 10, 2011 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
this is getting RIDICULOUS...i feel like im living in a movie right now..a very weird movie that is making me go bipolar
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
Got more ridiculous: Ric Bucher said Otis confirmed he did give Dwight permission to talk
by Evan Dunlap on Dec 10, 2011 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
please
my brain cant take this anymore lol… just read this too
@Magic_BBall Denton tweet that Dwight said he hasn’t talked with anybody and wants to fire his agent.
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
who is denton?
im gonna look up his twitter
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
John Denton is new to twitter, but has been covering the Magic for a long time
Supporting from Hawai'i
John Denton
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o yea i forgot
i knew him..i guess my brain is so fried from all this drama
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
hmm looked at his twitter
didn’t see that quote
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
Make it stop, please for the love of God make it stoppppppppp.
Please leave a message, I'm busy hiding my cat from TGS.
thats gonna need some neosporin
With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother
I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?
by Souwantmyname on Dec 10, 2011 4:21 AM EST up reply actions
I'm so confused right now that I only have 1 response at 12:35 AM on 12/10/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocV5bGHdYag
"Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall, All I do is ball. All I do is ball." - B. Bass - Billion Dollar Dreams, Winter 2011.
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OVER IT.
Not being optimistic anymore. Welcome to 1997 boys and girls!
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by JeffShann3 on Dec 10, 2011 2:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
omg
Having Wafer on the team is going to cause you to gain so much weight.
by aTasteLikeBurning on Dec 10, 2011 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
Damn delicious players...
Are there any back up centers named Banana Pudding?
by aTasteLikeBurning on Dec 10, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wouldn't mind a Bacon on the team...
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
by TheGiantSquid on Dec 10, 2011 12:24 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We're assemling an all-star team of a different sort.
by aTasteLikeBurning on Dec 10, 2011 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
an all star team of deliciousness!
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
by TheGiantSquid on Dec 10, 2011 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
So many stars. SO delicious.
It’s pretty clear to me that 1.) we are super-geniuses, and 2.) this is an idea whose time has come
by aTasteLikeBurning on Dec 10, 2011 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
I think
I know the source of Big Baby’s worthy problem
{ ZuKeO}
by BobInBlue on Dec 10, 2011 1:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
39% from the Foul Line?
Maybe he can get some pointers from Howard about his FT shooting! :-P
by The BBQ Chicken Madness on Dec 10, 2011 12:14 AM EST reply actions
Two people with potential already great
Although tell me what exactly are we doing/aiming? All I can see is us shipping Nelson or Reddick
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by BobInBlue on Dec 10, 2011 12:41 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Those two have some value in the trade market
With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother
I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?
by Souwantmyname on Dec 10, 2011 4:19 AM EST up reply actions
which three teams has orlando granted dwight permission to speak to?
"They’re a very special group of men. Cherish them, you will not see their like again."
dallas, nets, lakers
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 1:34 AM EST up reply actions
why did we just sign big baby????
if dwight is going to leave…STUPID OTIS
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
i say
trade him for nothing but draft picks so we can tank the season and have like 3 top 10 picks
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by supermantotherescue on Dec 10, 2011 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
With our track record for picking talent...
No Thanks!
I'd say our franchise is pretty damn lucky and good when it comes to the draft.
With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother
I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?
by Souwantmyname on Dec 10, 2011 4:20 AM EST up reply actions
Von Wafer's best career games
He has scored 20 or more points in three games, all coming between January and March of 2009 with Houston.
His career high is 23 points set against the Lakers on January 13, 2009. In 39 minutes of play, he shot 10 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 4 on threes.
Chicago Blackhawks... 2010 Stanley Cup Champions
Chicago Bears... 2010 NFC North Champion
Orlando Magic... 1995 and 2009 Eastern Conference Champions
by Mike from Illinois on Dec 10, 2011 3:21 AM EST reply actions
Smart move
Otis got him thrown in using one of our trade exceptions.
A three year deal in which the last two are not guaranteed.
A very low risk move, with the potential of being a bench scorer.
Good Move!
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