From Orlando Sentinel http://tinyurl.com/2sl22 這篇是在報導目前交易的情況，內容指出魔術這邊似乎反客為主，變 成比較不擔心交易進度的一方，而火箭的老闆卻急著希望趕快完成這 筆交易。Larry Bird倒是很聰明，沒有被我們的GM John Weisbrod的 態度給牽著走，他表示目前火箭在追逐T-Mac 的腳步上是領先的，雖 然他們也想要T-Mac ，而且T-Mac 也是排在他們名單上的優先順位， 但交易與否就看火箭談得如何，他們並不會一直等待下去。 另外提到的是Weisbrod很喜歡小法。(按：我也很喜歡:p) ------------------------------------------------------------ Magic don't plan to rush into T-Mac trade Houston and Indiana are eager to complete a deal, but no move is expected this weekend. By Tim Povtak | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted June 26, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ The Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers are waiting not so patiently now, but the Orlando Magic don't seem to care. It's their timetable(時刻表). Still basking in the glow of making Dwight Howard the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, the Magic showed no signs Friday of finalizing any trade involving star guard Tracy McGrady. Although a tentative(暫時性的) agreement was reached with the Houston Rockets, McGrady will remain in limbo at least through this weekend. "We're not nearly as far down the line with this as some people have perceived. We're still open-minded," Magic General Manager John Weisbrod said Friday. "As long as we know what our options are, there is no rush, no pressure. If we don't formally resolve the Tracy situation until Aug. 10, it won't adversely(不利地) affect our team-building." Rockets owner Les Alexander on Thursday night expressed some frustration with the speed of the trade talks, hoping to have it resolved quickly. The tentative deal involves McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines going to Houston in exchange for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato. "We'd like to get it done," Alexander told reporters in Houston. "I think we're going to get it done. But who knows, it's not up to me." Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird told reporters in Indianapolis that his team has continued its pursuit of McGrady but said he believed the Rockets remain the front-runner(領先者). "We're still in discussions, and obviously McGrady is high on our list," Bird told the Indianapolis Star. "It's according to what happens in Houston. If something breaks down there, we won't wait all summer, but we'll listen." McGrady has asked the Magic to trade him. He can opt out of his contract and become a free agent after next season. The Rockets and Pacers were noticeably quiet on draft night -- keeping their rosters intact(原封不動), particularly players involved in any proposed deal for McGrady. Weisbrod spoke with Francis -- the key piece in the Rockets' trade proposal for McGrady -- early Friday. He spoke glowingly of him later in the day. Although Francis led the league in technical fouls this season, Weisbrod said the toughness of the Houston point guard would fit well with the team he envisions(展望) in Orlando. "He's my kind of guy because of the way he plays and the way that he is," Weisbrod said. "We're speaking the same language. He's stubborn(頑強), competitive. He wants to win." One topic of their 20-minute phone conversation Friday was last season when Francis belted much-larger Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns, who was celebrating excessively after dunking over Houston center Yao Ming. "The night he hit Stoudemire was probably the night I decided he's a guy I could get used to," Weisbrod said. "I don't know him very well yet, but he's a guy we've identified as someone who could help us." Jeff Fried, Francis' agent, expressed optimism(樂觀) that the common ground(觀點) found Friday between Weisbrod and Francis was a positive step toward completing a deal with Houston. Tim Povtak can be reached at [email protected]. --

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