Rasheed Wallace has reportedly chosen to sign a 2 year deal with the Boston Celtics instead of the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic were reported to be very interested in Wallace but Sheed wasn’t interested in playing with the former Eastern Conference Champions who recently acquired Vince Carter.

As if that wasn’t enough heartbreak for the Orlando Magic, Howard The Dunk reports Turkoglu turns down a Magic deal. The Magic reportedly offered Hedo Turkoglu a deal worth $45 million over the course of five years. Instead, Hedo will head up North to Toronto where he will play for the Raptors. And I’m with Raptor talk in this one. I too will enjoy laughing at Shawn Marion’s expense. He must now find a team willing to pay him the mid level exception.

Hedo Turkoglu has reportedly decided to opt out of his contract with the Orlando Magic despite Vince Carter joining the team. In many ways you had to expect it would happen.

The Orlando Magic are expected to go beyond the luxury tax line for the first time in franchise history. Hedo has looked good on the court this season and is looking to get paid. Hedo was expected to opt out of his contract but some thought that the Vince Carter acquisition would change his mind. Full Story

Unlike many Nets fans in the tri-state area, I was vouching for the Nets to keep Lawrence Frank as the Nets coach. Many magazines and NBA ‘experts’ said the Nets should prepare for the top pick int he 2009 NBA Draft, but the Nets, by far, exceeded those expectations finishing a respectable 34-48 which is just 5 games out of the playoffs.  Full Story