When the NBA announced they’d have a season a few weeks ago the stories here turned from “Yeah, season” to “Dwight, Dwight, Dwight.” I know the majority of non-Magic fans think he’s gone, and for good reasons, the team isn’t exactly loaded and there are some big markets out there that could make him more marketable (that and every big star has seemed to jump to a larger market). Myself? I have no freaking clue what the guy will do. My heart says he stays. My brain says he’s gone.
Regardless, if Dwight has any shot of remaining here, the Magic are going to have to pull a blockbuster deal to get some talent around him. Yesterday, a local billboard called out General Manager Otis Smith during peak hours. Now, I don’t believe for one minute that the franchise that let Shaquille waltz to LA and just opened a new arena isn’t pulling out all the stops here (Like, you know, having their CEO and the owner’s son-in-law drunk dialing Dwight at 1AM) . The billboard is a fun idea, but maybe, ju...
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