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The Orlando Magic will keep Marcin Gortat by matching the five-year, $34-million offer sheet extended to him by the Dallas Mavericks, the Orlando Sentinel first reported Monday.
Sources close to the process told ESPN.com that Magic general manager Otis Smith has informed the Gortat camp that Orlando is indeed matching.
Gortat's agent, Guy Zucker, told the Dallas Morning News his player is "very, very disappointed."
Gortat averaged just 3.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season and 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds during the Magic's run to the NBA Finals, but his opportunities in Orlando were limited behind All-Star center Dwight Howard.
The 6-foot-11 native of Poland wanted to join the Mavericks where he would have more opportunities to play.
"[The Mavericks] had a tremendous amount of confidence in Marcin," Zucker said to the News.
The Magic have moved deeper into luxury-tax territory with the decisions to keep Gortat and sign Brandon Bass away from Dallas.
Sources close to the process told ESPN.com that Magic general manager Otis Smith has informed the Gortat camp that Orlando is indeed matching.
Gortat's agent, Guy Zucker, told the Dallas Morning News his player is "very, very disappointed."
Gortat averaged just 3.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season and 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds during the Magic's run to the NBA Finals, but his opportunities in Orlando were limited behind All-Star center Dwight Howard.
The 6-foot-11 native of Poland wanted to join the Mavericks where he would have more opportunities to play.
"[The Mavericks] had a tremendous amount of confidence in Marcin," Zucker said to the News.
The Magic have moved deeper into luxury-tax territory with the decisions to keep Gortat and sign Brandon Bass away from Dallas.
