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Unlike Nets, Magic GM Sees No Need to Ban Card Games

The Orlando Magic will not be following the lead of the New Jersey Nets, who banned all gambling games on team flights in the wake of the Washington Wizards/Gilbert Arenas/handgun upheaval, which was sparked originally by an argument over a high-stakes card game. "There's no sense in having a knee-jerk reaction to...

Jason Williams Will Ignite a Magic Point Guard Controversy

The Orlando Magic sent Rafer Alston to New Jersey earlier this summer because they didn't want a point guard controversy brewing this season. They are going to have one now. It's only a matter of time. By signing veteran point guard Jason Williams – a starter for the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat – the Magic...

Magic Formula in Orlando Front Office

LOS ANGELES -- May 3, 2006 was a big day in Orlando Magic history.Nothing happened.So what if the Magic media guide says that's when Otis Smith (right) became the team's general manager. The reality of the situation is that the status remained very much quo that day.Apparently, that was a good thing, too. The result is a...

What the Magic Stand to Gain

The Larry O'Brien itself is plenty of motivation for the participants in the 2009 Finals. But there will also be a few individual goals driving those involved.Dwight Howard: Everyone marks Kobe as the NBA's preeminent love-him-or-hate-him player, but D-12 earns a fair amount of vitriol, whether for his lack of refinement...

Why the Magic Will Beat the Lakers

There is a reason Magic general manager Otis Smith stayed away from the televised Eastern Conference Champion trophy presentation Saturday after his team beat the Cleveland Cavaliers. It's the same reason he declined to put on the cap or slip into the t-shirt proclaiming his team as champions of the East. That was never...

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05/29/12 Magic waive guard Von Wafer Source: Houma Today - Houma LA The team announced the move Tuesday, a week after firing coach Stan Van Gundy and mutually separating with general manager Otis Smith.
05/23/12 Billy King talks Otis Smith, Dwight Howard rumors and... Source: The InterNets - New York Daily News Billy King worked closely with Otis Smith over the last five months, forging an on-again-off-again-on-again-off-again trade for Dwight Howard that fizzled in the 11 th hour.
05/22/12 Defensive mistakes cost RailCats Source: Post-Tribune - Merrillville IN Defensive miscues cost the RailCats a pair of runs as they fell to Kansas City 5-3 on Monday night in their series opener.
05/21/12 Around the Nation: Ohio State gets early bye in 2016... Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH Ohio State will get a break almost in the middle of the Big Ten season in 2015, but will only have one conference game under its belt when its bye week rolls around in 2016.
05/09/12 PBT: Magic interview Foyle for Smith's GM job? Source: MSNBC The Orlando Magic have a general manager, Otis Smith, but his hold on the position is as firm as Gary Busey's hold on reality.