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http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/sportstoryS0111MAINMAGICTRAD.htm
Magic bolster defense by getting Christie from Kings for Mobley, Bradley
BY JOHN DENTON
FLORIDA TODAY
ORLANDO -- Clearly not content with their standing as the NBA's weakest
defensive team, the Orlando Magic made a bold move Monday by sacrificing some
offense for a tough-minded stopper.
The Magic acquired four-time all-defensive pick Doug Christie from the
Sacramento Kings in a trade for shooting guard Cuttino Mobley and reserve
power forward Michael Bradley.
Magic general manager John Weisbrod initiated the trade talks with Sacramento
GM Geoff Petrie last week and consummated the deal Monday afternoon after
several more hours of talks.
"We were putting a lineup on the floor where four or five of the guys all
considered themselves the focal point offensively,'' Weisbrod said. "But we
were also having trouble keeping the ball out of our basket and we felt we
had to do something about that.''
While the deal undoubtedly gives the Magic the shutdown defender they sorely
needed and opens up more playing time for blossoming star Hedo Turkoglu, it
threatens to corrupt the chemistry of the team. Mobley spent the past six
seasons playing with point guard Steve Francis and center Kelvin Cato, and
the trio are extremely close friends. The three were traded to Orlando from
Houston this summer in exchange for Tracy McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue
and Reece Gaines.
Clearly affected by the trade of his friend, Francis struggled through
Monday's 119-101 loss to the Celtics in Boston. The enigmatic point guard
picked up his ninth technical foul early in the first half. He wore a No. 5
sweatband on his biceps and Cato wore one on his calf muscle as tributes to
Mobley.
But Weisbrod feels that Francis will benefit immensely from the trade. When
the two played together in Houston there was a feeling in the Rockets'
organization that the two guards needed to be separated because of their
tendency to depend too heavily on one another. Weisbrod admitted that factor,
a touchy, taboo subject around Mobley and Francis, certainly factored into
his decision to make the trade. He said he did not consult Francis before
pulling off the deal.
"I truly believe that Steve and Cuttino being apart, being separated is in
the best interest of both of them,'' Weisbrod said. "Steve will be a better
player for it and when they get past the emotion of being together for six
years that will shine through.
"They've been together for a long time and they like one another, but that
doesn't necessarily mean that their games are ideally fit for each other.
We're trying to get Steve into a totally new way of playing basketball, in a
five-man outlook. And that becomes difficult when you have someone that you
are so accustomed with. Sometimes with his familiarity with Cuttino, it was a
bit of a crutch for him.''
The Magic will likely be shorthanded when they play in Minnesota on
Wednesday, but Weisbrod is hopeful that Christie, 34, will join the team
Friday in Detroit.
The Magic are giving up 101.4 points a game, most in the 30-team NBA team.
They have given up at least 105 points in seven of the past 15 games.
Christie is averaging 7.3 points, 4.9 assists and four rebounds a game. He
has been named to the NBA All-Defensive first or second team for four
consecutive seasons (first team in 2002-03; second team in 2000-01, 2001-02
and 2003-04). He has ranked among the NBA's top five in steals in seven of
the last eight seasons and is the only player to rank in the top five in each
of the past four seasons.
As it turns out, Magic forward Grant Hill played a big role in the
acquisition of Christie. He told Weisbrod last summer that he really enjoyed
watching Christie play because of his "high basketball IQ,'' and Weisbrod
took notice. After watching Christie play with Sacramento, Weisbrod felt he
could help solve the Magic's defensive woes.
"No matter how good our chemistry is and how good we feel about our guys, if
we think we're just going to mosey into the playoffs with 36-year-old Stacey
Augmon being the only guy thinking about defense, then we're kidding
ourselves,'' Weisbrod said. "We needed to fill some of the nooks and crannies
that we don't have. Right now we have a whole lot of guys putting the ball in
the basket and not many thinking about keeping it out.''
There was also a financial aspect of the trade to consider. Mobley, making
$5.8 million this season, was expected to opt out of his contract after the
season. He will likely demand a six-year contract at $6-$7 million a season,
something the Magic wanted no part of with him set to turn 30 next September.
Christie is making $7.5 million this season and $8.2 million next year before
he becomes a free agent.
"He was definitely going to opt out and whether he would have come back to us
or gone somewhere else I don't know,'' Weisbrod said. "Whether we would be
willing to give a 30-year-old player a five or six year deal, I'd be lying if
I said the fact that he was becoming a free agent wasn't a factor in this.''
Mobley averaged 16 points a game in 23 games with the Magic. He ranked fourth
in the NBA in 3-point percentage (46.4 percent) and 18th in 3-pointers made
(58). He missed eight games early in the season because of a strained groin
muscle.
The trade opens up more playing time for Turkoglu, the sweet-shooting forward
who the Magic signed to a six-year, $39 million free-agent deal in July.
Turkoglu has played well of late, scoring 22 points in Friday's win against
Charlotte and 19 on Saturday against New Jersey. Christie will likely be the
starter at shooting guard, but Turkoglu's minutes should increase in the
future.
"One of the reasons we did this deal was because I want Hedo to get more
minutes,'' Weisbrod said. "The most convincing statistical correlation you
can make between our lineups and us winning is Hedo. We win when he plays. He
was obviously playing a lot while Cuttino was hurt, and since (Mobley) has
been back, it's been hard to get enough minutes for Hedo. That will happen
now.''
Magic forward Grant Hill said recently that the Magic needed to focus more on
their defense.
"Early in the season we put all of our focus on the fastbreak and when teams
slowed us down we really had nothing to fall back on,'' Hill said. "I think
we've finally realized that we have to shift our focus toward defense. If we
never run a play I still think we have enough offense to get 100 points. But
maybe the best thing to come out of our bad streak was the realization that
we have to play better defense. When we play just a little bit of defense we
win.''
Christie and his wife, Jackie, are in negotiations with VH1 to do a reality
show about their marriage and life in the NBA. Christie often gestures to his
wife dozens of times during each game by raising his fist into the air.
Christie's wife often travels on roadtrips with her husband and once became
involved in a brawl when Christie fought with Lakers forward Rick Fox at
Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Jackie Christie has said that the NBA has given the couple clearance to tape
the reality show.
Contact Denton at jd41898@aol.com
MEET DOUG CHRISTIE
Position: Shooting guard/small forward Height, weight: 6-6, 205 Age: 34
College: Pepperdine 2004-05 stats: 7.3 ppg., 4.9 apg, 4.0 rpg., 40.7 FG%,
25.6 3FG%, 89.3 FT%
He is in his 13th NBA season, playing with the Lakers, Knicks, Raptors and
Kings.
NBA's All-Defensive first-team pick in 2002-03 and second-team pick in
2003-04, 2001-02 and 2000-01.
He and his wife are in discussions with VH1 to do a reality show about their
relationship and life in the NBA. Christie often gestures to his wife dozens
of times during games. Also, Christie's wife, Jackie, often travels to many
road games to be at her husband's side.
--
“ Do we have enough talent? We have enough talent. But every team in the
league has enough talent. Attitude, chemistry, spirit -- now in those
things there's a wide difference. The question is, do we have enough team?
And that's what we're going to find out. ”
— Jeff Van Gundy
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