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More Featured Stories Orlando Magic convince hundreds of children to flush their toilets (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 09/07/2010 NBA teams love getting new arenas. Not only do they look beautiful, they also bring in a whole lot of money. Turkey beats France 95-77 (AP) Yahoo Sports - 09/05/2010 Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win. Phoenix Suns forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 17 for Turkey, which played its first tournament game in the new Sinan Erdem Dome. Magic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 09/04/2010 There is no question that center Dwight Howard—one of the five best players in the league—is the foundation and the heart of the Magic. But every summer it becomes clear why he shares his captain's tag with point guard Jameer Nelson.
Nelson also is a Magic leader.
Nelson is not considered one of the top point guards in the league, but his leadership ability with the Magic is evident. Earlier this summer, Nelson held his fourth annual team getaway in his hometown of Philadelphia, a weeklong event that sets the tone for the following season.
It's his way of creating team unity, which is something the Magic have excelled at in recent years. Their chemistry and cohesion is tough to beat in today's big-ego NBA. Carlos Boozer sets modest goal for Bulls: 'A championship' (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 09/02/2010 On paper and via electrons on the Internet, the Chicago Bulls should be a good team this upcoming season. BDL Interview: Dwight Howard (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 08/27/2010 Early Wednesday morning, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was kind enough to talk to BDL about defense,... Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 08/27/2010 As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,... SL: Yet another possible Rudy Fernandez location; Ferry's return (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 08/26/2010 Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your chile spiced mango. Nuggets hire Ujiri as new GM (SportingNews.com) Yahoo Sports - 08/26/2010 The Denver Nuggets will name Masai Ujiri as the team's next general manager, according to the Denver Post . Ujiri, a former Nuggets scout, most recently worked with the Raptors as the assistant general manager. According to the Post, a deal could be finalized as early as Thursday morning with the two sides negotiating on Wednesday night. In addition to working with the Raptors and the Nuggets, Ujiri has also spent time with the Orlando Magic. The 39-year-old Zaria, Nigeria, native has one clear first task: Convince Carmelo Anthony to stay in Denver. Ranking the power forwards, 30 through 21 (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 08/24/2010 As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,... Anthony, Howard to star in NBA/Shanghai film (PA SportsTicker) Yahoo Sports - 08/24/2010 Denver's Carmelo Anthony and Orlando's Dwight Howard will star in a basketball film with an award-winning Chinese director titled "Amazing." |
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