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free agency this off-season Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan predicted
only minor, not major tinkering with his roster unless there was a piece he and
his staff felt like they had to have. Initially, the shedding of veterans
Jameer Nelson and Arron Afflalo seemed to be an abrupt shift away from that plan
and toward youth. But with the addition of Ben Gordon last week and official
signing of free agent veteran shooter Channing Frye on Monday, Hennigan said he
is happy with how the summer is playing out. "I think it would be a problem if
we said we didnt like it," Hennigan said of the Magics current roster. "Were
excited with where were at. Weve still got a lot of work to do -- were fully
aware of that -- but we do think were heading in the right direction." In the
6-foot-11 Frye, that direction instantly gains an eight-year veteran and proven
long-distance shooter with the ability to spread out defences -- a coveted
commodity in the NBA. He sat out the 2012-13 season after being diagnosed with
an enlarged heart, and went through an intense eight-month stretch that included
him wearing a heart monitor and having closely monitored activity in which he
was only able to do minimal exercise. But he eventually worked his way back to
the court, and played all 82 games for the first time in his career last season.
"When somethings taken away from you, you just take step back, and you really
appreciate it," Frye said. "Its not so much a job. This is a blessing and
opportunity. When or lose, Im always going to have a smile on my face, because
any moment this can be taken away." Frye, who spent the last four seasons in
Phoenix, said he had interest from about 14 teams this summer. In the end,
getting a longer term deal and wanting to be a part of the Magics rebuilding
process trumped signing a one- or two-year contract with a contender. Fryes deal
is for four years and will play the 31-year-old about $32 million. "I think the
Magic pretty much made themselves at the top of my list early on," he said.
"They were the first people to call, and that means a lot." Hell also to play
alongside and mentor his cousin, Magic forward Tobias Harris. It will allow Frye
to step into the shoes of Grant Hill, whom he credits with being one of his
biggest mentors. "I think in Phoenix we never get any respect," Frye said. "I
dont listen to anybody about what were going to be next year or what our record
might be. Because most of the time they dont know what theyre talking
about...Its a challenge and Im ready to step up." Along with Fryes signing
Monday, the Magic also announced a minor deal with Chicago in which they
acquired the contract of forward Anthony Randolph, two future second-round draft
picks (in 2015 and 2016) and cash considerations in exchange for the draft
rights to Milovan Rakovic. The rights to Rakovic, who has played his entire
career overseas, were originally acquired from Dallas in 2007. Orlando intends
to waive Randolph. The Magic are still safely under the salary cap, but Hennigan
said there may be a few minor pieces yet to add before training camp. "We always
may have something up our sleeve. But I would think this probably serves as the
bulk of what well be doing this summer," he said. "But I think we probably have
a few other things to get done."
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ANTONIO - San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich can rest easy. The screaming
criticism and back-slapping encouragement he doles out echo with the Spurs even
when hes quietly resting at home.Tony Parker had 27 points and San Antonio held
on to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-104 on Friday night — the second straight
victory without its veteran head coach.Popovich missed his second game following
a recent undisclosed minor medical procedure. His status is unknown for the
teams upcoming four-game road trip, which begins Sunday in Boston, but he did
visit with the team Friday morning.The fact that he was here this morning speaks
for very, very good development of everything, San Antonio assistant Ettore
Messina said. I didnt talk to him about it, but I would assume its moving in the
right direction. I dont think he likes staying home and watching it on
TV.Perhaps not, but he had to find some comfort in how the team
performed.Messina helped San Antonio win its sixth straight victory and nine of
10 games after a 2-3 start.While acknowledging the soft-spoken Messina and fiery
Popovich have different coaching styles, Parker said they both demand smart
play.Were still going to run our stuff, Parker said. Its just a different voice.
But I think in the locker room, we have a lot of respect for Messina. The
European players, we all know what he did and what he accomplished. Hes
definitely big time.San Antonio shot 51.2 per cent from the field, a season high
this season against Sacramento along with the 112 points. The Spurs also shot 12
for 24 on 3-pointers and dished out 29 assists on 42 baskets.Kawhi Leonard
scored 19 points, Tim Duncan had 18 points and Danny Green had 11 points for San
Antonio (11-4).We werent in a position where we needed to be most of the time as
far as our rotation, Kings point guard Darren Collison said. You cant do that
against a team like the San Antonio Spurs. We werent good last game against
Houston and this game against San Antonio we were worse than we were last
game.The Kings were without leading scorer and rebounder DeMarcus Cousins, who
woke up feeling sick, according to Sacramento coach Michael Malone.Collison and
Rudy Gay returned to the linneup for the Kings after both missed the previous
two games with injuries.
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both of those guys played I think is great, Malone said. They both are not 100
per cent, but when seeing DeMarcus out, they wanted to step up and try to help
their teammates. Give them both a lot of credit for trying to gut it out.Gay had
23 points, Collison and Ryan Hollins added 15 points each and Ben McLemore
scored 14 for Sacramento (9-7).Collison struggled staying in front of Parker,
especially in the opening period. The veteran point guard had 11 points on
5-for-6 shooting in the first quarter and made his only 3-point attempt of the
game.San Antonio did allow Sacramento to shoot 50.7 per cent from the field, but
it was offset by a rhythmic offence that kept the Kings off balance.Today we
were a little different than the games before, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said.
We were talking how reliable we were defensively lately and that our offence was
not quite there. Today was the opposite. We shot well. We are shooting probably
30-something and today we shot 50 (per cent) from 3s. (We) moved the ball very
well, got a lot of assists. Today, offensively we looked much
better.___TIP-INSKings: Sacramento plays 10 of its next 11 games at home after
completing their road trip Friday at 2-2. . The Kings are 8-0 when outshooting
an opponent, and led in field goal percentage until about midway through the
third quarter Friday.Spurs: Duncan has four 20-point, 20-rebound games in his
career against Sacramento -- the most he has had against any NBA team. ...
Duncan has played in 1,268 games, two shy of tying Boston Celtics legend John
Havlicek for third with the most games played with a single team. Utahs John
Stockton (1,504) and Indianas Reggie Miller (1,389) top the career list.UP
NEXTKings: Host Memphis on Sunday.Spurs: At Boston on Sunday.TREY BIENParker
made his only 3-point attempt, setting a league record for the best start from
long range after 15 games.The veteran point guard from France is shooting 66.6
per cent on 16-for-24 shooting. Steve Smith shot 66.0 (31 for 47) in 2002 with
the Spurs and Luke Walton 64.0 (16 for 25) in 2007 with the Lakers.
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