The Dallas Mavericks have reached an agreement with Magic backup Center Marcin Gortat. According to Mark Stein, he has pledged to sign an offer sheet with the Mavericks next week. The Magic could match, but Gortat is expected to sign a 5 year deal worth about $5.6 million annually. That’s a hefty price to pay for a backup.
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With Rasheed Wallace being chased by several teams and the Boston Celtics, behind lobbying from Kevin Garnett, seemingly in the lead for his service, the Magic will most likely turn their attention to Brandon Bass.
“If anything this will help move things along and could pave the way for a sign-and-trade,” said Tony Dutt, Bass’ agent upon learning of the Gortat deal.
Orlando can still match the Mavericks’ offer since Gortat is a restricted free agent but it’s uncommon to pay a reserve player the full mid-level exception.
When asked about the possibility of Bass in Orlando, essentially swapping places with Gortat, Dutt replied, “Orlando is a great organization. I’ll leave my comment at that.”
See Alex Kennedy’s full article here.
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