Wow. Just.

Wow.

We officially landed Rashard Lewis today via a sign-and-trade with the Sonics. It's great to have Lewis on the roster, but you have to ask whether or not it was worth spending Juwan Howard money. ESPN's reporting it's at least $110 million. It was originally believed to be in the $75m range. Bill Simmons over at ESPN called it the worst max deal in history.

Some magic fans are quick to point out that we'll have JJ Redick, Lewis and Hedo all able to shoot the deep ball with Dwight down low. With Dwight demanding double teams, that combination seriously opens up the offense. This is true. However, somebody has to be crashing the boards along side Dwight, and somebody, anybody, has to be willing to play defense.

Signing Lewis makes us a potential 2nd round team (gotta love the east), but it doesn't make us a contender. Let's hope Otis can find a Big somewhere to give Dwight a little bit of help. I could have sworn we already had one able to do just that.. but.....

In other news, JJ is tearing up the summer league.

"Pot, kettle goose and gander all throw up their hands in disgust."

Let's all remember that Darko's agent, Marc Cornstein, is the same agent that represents Fran Vazquez. When you burn an organization that badly, it's no doubt that they won't take you seriously anymore. Memo to Darko: Get a new agent. I'd imagine that his ineptitude just screwed you out of a deal to stay in Orlando.

Then again, the rumblings have always been that Darko wanted to be somewhere where he could be a major part of the lineup. For that to happen, he's going to have to prove he can consistently average more than 8 points a game. He's a great asset if only for his defensive skills (shot blocking monster), but that doesn't demand 10 million a year. If he can find himself in Cleveland, it'd probably be a great fit next to Lebron.

It'll be sad if Darko leaves Orlando. I think he and Dwight could be an amazing tandem down low. Orlando has to fill its needs though, and that starts with building an offense. Rashard will be a great fit.