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Magic Eye Tony Battie, Ronny Turiaf as Replacement for Marcin Gortat

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic have asked about the availability of both New York's Ronny Turiaf and Philadelphia's Tony Battie, hoping to fill quickly their new void at backup center behind Dwight Howard. The Magic, according to NBA sources, would like to use backup point guard Chris Duhon as trade bait, but they...

In Phoenix, Lon Babby Blurs the Lines

News broke early Sunday that noted agent Lon Babby had become a top candidate for the vacant Suns general managership previously held by Steve Kerr, who left Phoenix due to a contract dispute with owner Robert Sarver. An agent slipping into a team role isn't unprecedented in sports or in the NBA, but it's rare enough to be...

Celtics No Better With Rasheed Wallace

Rasheed Wallace is one of the last major free agent names to make a commitment, and if the reports turn out to be true (thanks to Hedo Turkoglu, you can never be too sure), he'll be suiting up to start the 2009 season as a member of the Celtics.Our own Matt Steinmetz thinks that makes Boston the favorite to take home the...

Big Trades Overshadow NBA Draft

There was a lot of activity in the NBA this week, and we're not just talking about the draft. Some of the NBA's big names and better teams were in on it.Here's a quick look at the trades that went down and what they mean:The Deal: Phoenix sends Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland for Sasha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, a second-round...

Magic Trade for Vince Carter, Give Up on Hedo Turkoglu

Worried that signing free agent Hedo Turkoglu would handcuff them with the luxury tax for several years, the Orlando Magic turned instead to the New Jersey Nets and consummated a trade for Vince Carter that will be announced later Thursday. According to multiple NBA sources, the Magic would be sending Tony Battie, Rafer...

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05/13/12 Battie reminisces on 2002 playoffs Source: Courier-Post - Cherry Hill NJ Tony Battie was early into his career in the NBA back in 2002, when the 76ers and Celtics last met in the playoffs.