Detroit-Orlando Sign & Trade

I'm surprised there isn't a thread on this here already.

From NBATalk:

Mo Taylor Going to Disneyworld. According to the Orange
County Register, Maurice Taylor is Heading to the Magic. 'That's where
I'm going,'' Taylor said Tuesday. 'It's a good situation with the players
that they have and the organization. There are just a few technicalities
that need to be taken care of.'' Taylor is just waiting on the Magic to
clear some cap room. Asked if the $4 million that Orlando can offer him
was sufficient, Taylor said, 'I'm not really going to talk about that. But I
think things can be worked out. Orlando was always my first choice,''
Taylor said. 'Most definitely, I'm very excited. We'll have one of the
better teams in the East.'' -Magic Rant -- Clippers Rant

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Stop the presses - According to the Orlando Sentinel, Atkins
may not go to Detroit as Magic say no to sign and trade. As if anything
at this point should surprise us, Orlando and Detroit are about to
escalate their feud over players. Chucky is now saying that he's having
second thoughts, that he hasn't made up his mind to go to the Pistons
and one Magic source is quoted as such: 'There won`t be any
sign-and-trade,' meaning that the Grant Hill or Ben Wallace transitions
won't be easy or nice. This is a surprise because a sign and trade
would help both teams aqcuire needed players. Who can you trust?
Says Atkins, 'Yes, I`m having second thoughts. If I already had a few
million in the bank, this decision would be easy. I`d just stay. My gut
tells me to take the money and run, but I`m not sure that`s the best
thing for me.' Meanwhile, the Magic also must replace Ben Wallace,
apparently still leaving for Motown. However it looks like Mo Taylor will
be the Magic's power forward. -Magic Rant

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Here's my conspiracy theory: If Orlando wants to sign Maurice Taylor, they have to clear more cap-room. So they work out a sign-and trade for Grant Hill but then let something hold it up (like Chucky Atkins). When 8/1 comes around they sign McGrady and Taylor and don't have enough room anymore for Hill, but suddenly Atkins is ok with the deal again and they do the trade. When the league office approaches them about circumventing the cap, they say 'it wasn't our fault, Atkins changed his mind.'

Now all I need ot figure out is why in the world they'd want Maurice Taylor.

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