Magic waiting to sign guard
With two point guards and a roster spot open following Thursday’s trade of the Orlando Magic probably will wait until after the All-Star break to sign someone to a 10-day contract to back up
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President of Basketball Operations
said it would make sense to wait to sign someone because the Magic’s All-Star break, which will run from Feb. 15-21, would take up a significant portion of a 10-day contract.
Under NBA rules, a team is permitted to sign an individual player to two 10-day contracts in one season.
After the second 10-day contract, the only way for the team to keep that player is to sign him for the rest of the season.
Weltman and the team’s scouting staff planned to meet Friday to discuss specific candidates for the third point guard role. sore,” Augustin
“I haven’t been playing that many minutes this season, but it’s something I could get adjusted to. It’s just a matter of time before my body gets used to it also. So I’m not complaining about it.’’ said Friday. in Prague. They’ve also played their entire pro careers together.
It should be no surprise, then, that Gordon will miss having Payton around.
“It’s saddening,” Gordon said. “We came in together. We played on the same USA team. It’s hard.
“I just want to let everybody know how thankful I am to have him as a point guard, how appreciative I am and we [on the team] are.
“He always had his head up [scanning the floor]. He always was looking for me. A hell of a player. A hell of a competitor. He showed me a lot, taught me a lot. That’s my family. It’s tough to see him go.
“But it’s a business at the end of the day, and he’s going to do great in Phoenix.’’ and center
are progressing in their returns from injuries, but both of them will miss tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Amway Center, Vogel said.
Vucevic continued to practice Friday, even in full-contact drills, but Vogel said Vucevic needs more time to regain his conditioning.
Gordon, who has missed Orlando’s last six games because of a strained left hip flexor, did the non-contact portions of practice Friday.
“When I practice a couple of times, I’ll be back playing,” Gordon said.
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did some non-contact full-court shooting drills for the first time since he injured his right knee on Nov. 29.
“We’ll be a different team when we get all those guys back [and]
Vogel said. “We’ll look a lot different.” Friday,