Vince Carter to Orlando - UPDATE (DONE)

[godspeed]

Warriors might get Amar'e...

Yeah for Beans and Belli,,,,not liking that AT ALL.

[FlawLeSs]

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/25/magic.nets.deal/index.html

its officially offical

The Orlando Magic are doubling down after their first visit to the NBA Finals in more than a decade. The Magic have acquired eight-time All-Star Vince Carter from the New Jersey Nets for guards Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston and forward/center Tony Battie.



Carter, 32, remains one of the top two guards in the game, and gives Orlando a boost at the two-guard spot. He averaged 20.8 points last season for the Nets and had been mentioned in possible trade talks with San Antonio and Portland for months. But the Spurs opted to pick up Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee on Tuesday, and New Jersey wanted to address Carter's situation before Thursday's NBA draft. The Nets pick 11th in the first round.

Magic management said during the NBA Finals with the Lakers that it would be willing to go into the luxury tax next season to try and keep its core group together. But in picking up Carter, who has three years and up to $51.9 million left on his contract (only $4 million of his $18.3 million salary in 2011-12 is guaranteed), the Magic are now much less likely to be able to re-sign veteran forward Hedo Turkoglu, who will become an unrestricted free agent next week.

Orlando was quite pleased with the play of Lee, its first-round pick last season, who had strong moments in the postseason despite playing with a fractured sinus. But Lee, as should be expected, struggled somewhat in the Finals trying to guard Kobe Bryant, and missed a potential game-winning layup off a Hedo Turkoglu lob pass in Game 2 at the regulation buzzer. The Lakers went on to win Game 2 in overtime. The Magic acquired Alston at the trade deadline from Houston after starting point guard Jameer Nelson went down with a shoulder injury.

ESPN first reported the discussions this afternoon.

In rebuilding mode, the Nets now have a promising young backcourt in Lee and point guard Devin Harris, and Alston gives them a solid three-guard rotation. More importantly, trading Carter and his contract makes New Jersey a legitimate player in the free agent summer of 2010. The Nets only have a little more than $24 million committed in team salaries for 2010-11 at the moment, though that number will rise with the team's first-round pick this year. However, it's uncertain that the Nets, which have been hemorraging revenues the past couple of years, would be willing players with some of the league's bigger spenders next summer.

[Sean]

why not, got nothing else to hope for, Harris is still good and will be good, but like no one else around him, besides like Lopez, but still

[Bmore]

good trade

[Mogriffjr]

"Aging" (What the fuck does that mean anyway? Everyone's aging.) Paul Pierce and 2006 24-58 Celtics. You want them to add a few pieces and make a run?

Oh wait, they did.

just stop being upset and understand the Nets BEEN trying to get under the cap for LeBron.

Not to mention the nets losing money while over the cap (Ratner has been known to be cheap).

also it's a different market with the Celtics being in their position they were in.

The Nets in this case didn't have the pieces to get "help" like the Celtics were able to.

[Onez]

yeah those those two should be great for the team. im hoping Nets lineup next season looks like thise:

PG: Devin Harris
SG: Courtney Lee
SF: Terrence Williams
PF: Yi Jianlian
C: Brooke Lopez

thats a good lineup, i really like it. I hope that Lee and Williams are great players for the Nets. and also im hoping Yi improves a lot to benefit the team

A starting lineup with Yi in it is never a good thing... unless the others are Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwight Howard...

[Realist]

ive begged for this for the last 2 years. VC was rotting in NJ. he lives in the area and comes to alot of the games. i finally get to play with my favorite player on my fav. team.

[Juggernaut]

Im really happy with this trade, we get a young nucleus to build around and get rid of VC's huge contract. Now if NJ can sign a better PF, i could see david Lee fitting in very well with Brook, then we'd have a very nice team.

Im a pretty big Nets fan, i usually go to a couple of the games a year, and i really loved the way courtney played. I might get his jersey or i might get brook's, either one i choose though should be good. Also, i'm really glad the trade goes to the Magic, their the clear favorites imo to win the East next year.

Nelson
Carter
Turkoglu
Lewis
Howard

That's a line up to be scared of

[.RoCkEtS1]

The Nets need one big FA signing to upgrade their team then they may be pretty good.

[FedEx227]

"Aging" (What the fuck does that mean anyway? Everyone's aging.) Paul Pierce and 2006 24-58 Celtics. You want them to add a few pieces and make a run?

Oh wait, they did.

2007-2008 did not have the greatest free agent class in NBA history though.

Be patient. You may be average this year but they're holding out for a huge 2010 signing.

[Sean]

Turk opted out, maybe hes scared of how good theyll be and realize he wont get much time

[Whatupdoe44]

I dont think Hedo will be back, this is a sign.

I like the trade although I hate losing Lee, he grew on me more and more as the season went on and I think he will blossom in the next couple years

Hopefully VC gets on the phone and talks fellow UNC Alum Rasheed Wallace to come here, getting rasheed would be a great move IMO and sliding Lewis back to his natural position is obviously better. The post defense with Sheed and Dwight would be rediculous and having a healthy jameer with carter and lewis on offense would be downright scary for opposing teams.

PG- Nelson
SG- Carter
SF- Lewis
PF- Sheed
C- Dwight



If not sheed, I wouldnt mind a guy like Brandon Bass or Mcdyess, but sheed would be my #1 choice since we are in Win now mode

[FedEx227]

Turk opted out, maybe hes scared of how good theyll be and realize he wont get much time

Didn't he pretty much say he was going to opt out the day after the NBA Finals? I was almost positive him and his agent said it.

[Juggernaut]

He opted out yet that doesn't mean he doesn't want to resign with them, it justs means he wants more money

[dave]

I don't know why any Orlando fan is excited about getting Vince Carter.
When has he ever elevated a team?
And the second something doesn't go his way, he will be a suck.

What he did in his last year in Toronto was disgraceful.

I guarantee this trade doomed Orlando. They will now fail to reach the finals next year.