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Grant Hill averaged 16.4 points per game in his six Magic seasons, but still didn't live up to expectations.

The contract situation of 2005 first-round draft choice Fran Vázquez will finally enable him to join the Orlando Magic for the 2012/13 season, but a new report indicates the 6-foot-10 center is more interested in using the Magic's offer as leverage than he is in actually joining the team.

As Orlando Magic draft pick Fran Vázquez nears free agency, there's a possibility he could join the team that selected him 11th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft. Vázquez was close to signing with Orlando in 2011, but uncertainty about the NBA lockout made staying in Spain the wiser choice.

The Orlando Magic learned Tuesday they can't count on Fran Vazquez to fill their need for a backup center. The former 2005 lottery pick, who's yet to play in the NBA, re-signed with FC Barcelona for two seasons.

With the NBA trade deadline just eight days away, Orlando Pinstriped Post takes an in-depth look at what the Orlando Magic can offer in potential deals.

The Orlando Magic's Assistant GM told the Orlando Sentinel that 2005 first-round draft pick Fran Vazquez could sign with the team next summer. Months ago, a source told Orlando Pinstriped Post exclusively the chances of Vazquez making the jump are 35 percent and rising.

Orlando Pinstriped Post interviews Zach McCann, who's now officially on the Orlando Magic beat for the Orlando Sentinel, joining Brian Schmitz and Josh Robbins.

Today's Orlando Magic news post features links to another NBA expert's take on the Magic's low-key offseason; a fan-generated question-and-answer session with Otis Smith, the team's President of Basketball Operations; and four other stories.

Orlando Pinstriped Post asks its readers if they're still interested in Orlando Magic draft pick Fran Vazquez, the 11th overall pick in 2005 who infamously spurned the Magic in order to play professionally in Spain.

In light of Team U.S.A.'s ugly win over mediocre Lithuania in an exhibition yesterday, Orlando Pinstriped Post asks if Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard erred in skipping this year's FIBA World Championships.