Orlando Magic

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Two For One Deal
Magics acquire Harper and O'Bannon
The Orlando Magics are starting all over. There is no more Shaq, no coach Hill or coach Adubato and now no 3-D - Dennis Scott. The Orlando Magics, under the coaching of Chuck Daly, traded away their three point threat, Dennis Scott, to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Derek Harper and Forward Ed O'bannon. The team chose to trade away Scott because of some off season problems.
By acquiring Harper the Magics get a veteran point guard. Harper is a consitant player. You ask yourself, but wait a second, what about Anfernee Hardaway. Now that Harper is in the point guard position the Magics are going to move Hardaway to the shooting guard position. It will be hard, but by moving Hardaway there he may get more shot attempts and he won't have to worry about controlling the offense and making baskets.
With O'bannon the Magics have a possible star. O'Bannon was the ninth overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft. He was drafted by the Nets and in the middle of last year got traded to the Mavericks. O'Bannon had so much potential, leading his team, UCLA, to a NCAA Championship and winning the 1995 John Wooden award. O'Bannon averaged 20.4 ppg at UCLA, but in his NBA career has only averaged 5.0 ppg.