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Marcus Camby’s name has arisen in multiple trade talks as of late, and the Orlando Magic have been mentioned as potential suitors for the former Defensive Player of the Year. Orlando has been very active in the trading department recently, as they acquired Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark just two weeks ago.
The Magic have been lacking depth up front since they lost backup center Marcin Gortat to the Phoenix Suns in the trade that brought them Richardson, Turkoglu and Clark. Bringing in the former Defensive Player of the Year would certainly be a boost to the team that currently does not have a backup to all-star center Dwight Howard.
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Yesterday’s Results
Orlando Magic (20-12) 110 Cleveland Cavaliers (8-23) 95 – F
Boston Celtics (24-5) 95 Indiana Pacers (13-16) 83 – F
New York Knicks (18-13) 98 Miami Heat (24-9) 106 – F
Milwaukee Bucks (12-18) 77 Chicago Bulls (20-10) 90 – F
Toronto Raptors (11-20) 84 Dallas Mavericks (24-6) 76 – F
Los Angeles Lakers (21-10) 82 San Antonio Spurs (27-4) 97 – F
Portland Trail Blazers (16-16) 77 Denver Nuggets (17-13) 95 – F
Today’s Schedule
Golden State Warriors (12-18) at Atlanta Hawks (20-13) – 7 p.m. ET
Indiana Pacers (13-16) at Washington Wizards 97-22) – 7 p.m. ET
Cleveland Cavaliers (8-23) at Charlotte Bobcats (10-19) – 7 p.m. ET
Boston Celtics (24-5) at Detroit Pistons (10-21) – 7:30 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Lakers (21-10) at New Orleans Hornets (18-13) – 8 p.m. ET
Denver Nuggets (17-13) at Minnesota Timberwolves (8-24) – 8 p.m. ET
New Jersey Nets (9-22) at Oklahoma City Thunder (21-11) – 8 p.m. ET
Miami Heat (24-9) at Houston Rockets (15-15) – 8:30 p.m. ET
Philadelphia 76ers (12-19) at Phoenix Suns (13-16) – 9 p.m. ET
Memphis Grizzlies (14-17) at Sacramento Kings (5-23) – 10 p.m. ET
Utah Jazz (21-10) at Los Angeles Clippers (22-10) – 10:30 p.m. ET/NBA TV
