Apparently he can be had, but at the right price. I'm not sure what we have that would be appealing to the Magic though. Maybe a deal that would include Budinger? Of course the Magic are probably asking for too much, but Gortat would be a great backup to Yao. His contract also seems reasonable at 5yr 34mil. Seeing how Haywood just signed 6yr 55mil... Morey has gone for him once, so I'm sure he's already explored the option. Otis Smith: No offer so far for Marcin Gortat has made sense Scenarios in which the Rockets take back the contracts of Vince Carter or Rashard Lewis are strictly forbidden.
Really??? :grin: Now the Chandler trade is not going to happen ... why not? But i'd rather take a look at Al Jefferson first ...
It would be smarter for Gortat to play for Houston, it would be an increase in minutes because Yao will play a lot less then Dwight will
give them hill and andersen or hill and JJ. they get a young C and an expiring. rockets get an athletic C that's ready to play now.
If I remember correctly the reason we didn't get him when he was a free agent is because he signed a contract that was higher than Morey was willing to pay him. Considering he is still under that contract because the Magic matched Dallas, and we would have to give up assets, I wouldn't think he would be a likely target.
Darn it, I like Hill's potential a whole lot, but I would do this trade to land Gortart. The latter is still young, is nearly 7'0" tall, long arms, able to run, etc. Just the type of player we need to protect our rim. We have plenty enough offensive firepower. Gortart would be asked to rebound and block shots and I think, given minutes, this dude could shine. Given what has transpired in free agency, I am very hopeful for this season. However, I just don't want us to start Hayes at center again at the onset of the season in the event Yao can't go.
Might do Battier, since we have a surplus of wings and need a backup center capable of being an effective starter if Yao goes down again. Tough call, though, because I love Shane.
A bag of **** thats what I will give him for not signing with us last year. His ass could of start and got tons of playing time since Yao Ming was out now let his rot in the Orlando magic bench. We even made a website and all these calls and banners for his ass and his ass still didnt sign with us. We wasted our time pouring out our love and concern for him, no need to waste our time again. That Douche bag can suck it! :grin:
If Morey didn't offer Gortat full MLE a year ago, why would he give up ASSETS today for a Gortat that is paid the full MLE?
