ESPN Insider: News on Barry, Fisher, Foyle, and the Trade

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Adonal Foyle: He's going to be one of the hotter names in free agency for a couple of reasons. One, he's big and is a shot blocker. Two, he's willing to settle for a mid-level contract, making him available to everyone. He's high on about 20 teams' lists, including the Warriors. Look for the Magic to get involved in the bidding, offering either Cuttino Mobley or Drew Gooden as part of a sign-and-trade. Mobley can't be packaged in a deal for two months, but he can be moved individually.

Derek Fisher: Sources claim the Rockets are very high on Fisher and will target him with their mid-level exception as a replacement for Steve Francis. The Raptors also will be in the hunt.

Brent Barry: As an unrestricted free agent, Barry will get the final say as to who he will play for next season but as it stands now, he has no idea. "I just don't know what's going on at this point," said Barry in the Seattle Times. "I'm nervous, excited and anxious at the same time. I haven't had any contact with people. Arn (Tellem) has heard some things, but officially I can really start seeing what's out there (today)." Barry denied reports that the Sonics had already offered him a three-year deal for $18 million and acknowledged that the Nuggets have been after him for awhile.

Trade fallout

Steve Francis and Tracy McGrady officially changed places Wednesday. I said a little more than a week ago that I believed this was a home run deal for the Rockets and a pretty bad one for the Magic. Nothing has happened in the past 10 days to make me change my mind.

Looking over the Orlando roster, I think you can argue the team has a shot at being worse than it was last season. Francis is a good player, but if the Rockets weren't convinced he's a great fit in the backcourt with Mobley, why should the Magic be? The small forward position is still a big question mark. And when did Kelvin Cato become an all-star? We've read more propaganda about Cato, who averaged a whopping 6.1 ppg and 6.8 rpg last season -- and those were near career highs. Does anyone think he's going to do better when he's not playing next to Yao?

An undersized backcourt, two stiffs in the middle, two small forwards with a history of injuries and two young power forwards don't make a contender. The Magic are preaching patience on this trade. They claim other deals will follow. There's a chance Mobley, Cato and Gooden all could be gone by the start of training camp.

"We've just finished the second act in a six-act play," GM John Weisbrod said. "I'm very pleased with what's happened in the last 10 days. The deal and the draft all fit with what we're doing. But we're not done. We've got other things prepared to fall into place."

I'm willing to hold off a little longer. But if something doesn't get done soon, Magic fans are going to find the fact that Weisbrod didn't get along with T-Mac a tough explanation for watching their team disintegrate in front of their eyes.