The Orlando Magic made major splashes as they opened up the market with two blockbuster deals in which they swapped stars with the Phoenix Suns and the Washington Wizards. The Magic shipped twelve year vet Vince Carter, along with Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, and a future first round pick to the deserts of Arizona for Swingman Jason Richardson, Earl Clark, and brings the return of Hedo Turkoglu to Orlando. Turkoglu, who played for the Magic from 2004- 2009 enjoyed the best years of his ten year career comes back to the warm south after spending the past season in Canada playing for the Toronto Raptors.
The other major trade that the Magic made was a straight swap of players with the Wizards sending troubled guard Gilbert Arenas to Florida in return for forward Rashard Lewis, the NBA's 2nd highest payed player. This move helps both the Wizards and the Magic giving Washington much need height inside and adding a talented two guard to Orlando's squad. the Magic really made a splash in the market and may see bright things ahead because of it.
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