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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Darren Heitner — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:54:13 +0000

Want to really appreciate life, at least for a day? Then try to fast from sun-down one day to sun-down the next. Me and my Jewish brethren (including Ryan Braun, Kevin Youkilis, and others) finished accomplishing that feat last night. Nothing beats the break-fast meal. I am back home in South Florida for the weekend, enjoying some time with my family and young dog, Mushu. I’ll be back up to Gainesville on Sunday, but in the meantime, will be relaxing, working out, and reading enough law school material to not fall too far behind. Here are some stories I missed this past week:

Sports Business

Think you have what it takes to run Darren Rovell’s blog over at CNBC? [Write My Blog Contest--Your Chance To Blog Right Here!]
Divorced athletes and their child support options [Negotiating The Professional Athlete’s Child Support Obligations].
Something makes me think endorsers are just going to love this new column…[Endorsement "Fraud" Central].
Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter, and Dell Computers? [CAA hired to upgrade Dell].

NFL

They want $100 million collectively for the use of their likeness [More than 2,000 former players sue NFLPA].

NBA

After all the Redick speculation, he remains a part of the Magic [Magic pick up option on guard Redick].
No matter where you go overseas, the people sweat Kobe [Dwyane Wade’s jersey drops in popularity in Europe].

MLB

Michael Brantley was recently acquired by the Cleveland Indians in the C.C. Sabathia trade. His agent, Josh Kusnnick spoke about the trade and life as an agent in a recent radio interview [Smoke Signals].

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Let’s Make Some Magic Discussion

Darren Heitner — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:12:41 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I claimed that J.J. Redick was stuck somewhere between a rock and a hard place. After the Orlando Magic added yet another guard to their roster (Mickael Pietrus), where does that leave our main man J.J. now? Keyon Dooling does not like his chances of getting time in the Magic offense and has decided he will not return to the team. J.J. wishes he could do the same. On a side note,

The Magic’s payroll is about $65 million and they apparently are butting up against a budget. They will look to sign a point guard through free agency for the minimum, acquire one in a trade or create more cap room with a deal. Nelson is the lone point guard on the roster.

Anyone want to help me spread the word to GM Otis Smith about a guy named Royce Parran? He is not tall, but is definitely not short on passion, leadership, and ability to hold his own on the court. Give the former Gary Steelhead a shot!

Okay, back to Redick. The Orlando Magic now have four shooting guards: Redick, Keith Bogans, Courtney Lee, and Mickael Pietrus. Redick is probably positioned in the far back of the pack at the moment. I know that in the past Otis Smith had said, We’re not looking to move J.J. If it doesn’t make sense, we’re not going to move him just to move him. At this point, doesn’t it make sense?

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When Will We See J.J. Play?

Darren Heitner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:28:53 +0000

J.J. Redick is stuck somewhere between a rock and a hard place. His agent, Arn Tellem, has been busy dealing with his huge stable of draft-eligible clients over the past month and will likely not have his load lessened any time in the near future. Meanwhile, Redick wants out of Orlando, but the Magic have been unwilling to budge. On Monday, the Magic said that they would not trade Redick before the draft, during the draft, nor after the draft. The team has kept its promise on two fronts; let’s see if they hold onto the one-time Duke Blue Devil in the future.

General Manager, Otis Smith, is quoted as saying, We’re not looking to move J.J. If it doesn’t make sense, we’re not going to move him just to move him. That’s fine, because it now seems like the Magic actually do have a reason to try to implement a trade surrounding J.J. The team selected with the 22nd overall pick, Courtney Lee, a shooting guard from Western Kentucky. Not only does Courtney play the same position as Redick, but he is an absolute stud. Playing at a lesser known school, he did not get on the national highlight reel as much as Chris Douglas-Roberts. There is a damn good reason that he was taken before CDR, though. The kid can flat out play, and acquiring his talents may lead the Magic to dish J.J. Redick.

I personally think that J.J. Redick has the potential to make it in the NBA. Sure, he has difficulty creating his own shots, but there is always a spot on an NBA team’s roster for a kid who can flat-out shoot. I liken J.J. to Jason Kapono, who consistently drains the three. If a team were to utilize J.J. Redick’s talents and not ask him to perform in ways that he is unable to, I believe that he would be an asset on the court.

It will be interesting to see what the Magic does now that Courney Lee is added to the mix. I am sure that Redick will keep us up-to-date on his spiffy blog.

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