JULY 7: The Magic have officially signed Green, the team announced today in a press release.
JULY 1: After acquiring one former Thunder forward in a trade last month, Orlando general manager Rob Hennigan has now agreed to sign another former Oklahoma City frontcourt player. According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today (Twitter link), the Magic have reached an agreement on a one-year, $15MM deal with Jeff Green.
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Green, who will turn 30 in August, appeared in a total of 80 games this past season for the Grizzlies and Clippers, averaging 11.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, and 1.7 APG. The veteran forward, who started his career with the SuperSonics a year before they became the Thunder, heard from the Clippers last night, but their interest in re-signing him didn’t materialize into a deal.
Signing a one-year contract this summer will allow Green to reach the open market again in a year, when the salary cap will easily exceed $100MM. If he has a strong season in Orlando, Green could parlay his performance into a more lucrative multiyear deal next time around.
The Magic have been very active so far this offseason, sending Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova, and the rights to Domantas Sabonis to Oklahoma City for Serge Ibaka. Orlando followed up that move by acquiring Jodie Meeks in a deal with the Pistons, then reaching long-term agreements with D.J. Augustin and Evan Fournier in free agency.
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Daaaamn … Was hoping the Clips could hang onto him
Me too
Interesting for both sides. If I’m not mistaken, green lives in south florida, only a couple of hours away…next year, the cap will obviously rise even more. Could take away from some of their young pieces, which I don’t like, but it does give them some more shooting. Overall, I think I like how orlando is starting to look. Not the best possible scenario, but still solid
Having said that, I just realized that it also means they traded Tobias Harris and used the cap room on DJ Augustin, Jodie Meeks, and Jeff Green…
Skiles is going to regret leaving.
If only they had held onto Dipo and Sabonis