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07/16/2010 - Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Magic have matched the Chicago Bulls' offer sheet for J.J. Redick, meaning the shooting guard will remain in Orlando for the foreseeable future.
The Bulls had given Redick, a restricted free agent, a reported three-year, $19 million offer sheet last Friday, and the Magic had seven days to match it.
Redick, selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, had his best season in 2009-10. The Duke product averaged 9.6 points and 1.9 assists while shooting 40.5 percent from three-point range and 43.9 percent from the field overall.
The 6-foot-4, 190-pound sharpshooter averaged over 22 minutes in 82 regular season games, nearly five minutes more than his previous personal high.
"J.J. (Redick) is a valuable part of our organization, both on the court and in our community," said Magic general manager Otis Smith. "He has worked extremely hard during his four seasons with us and improved every year. We're happy that J.J. will be back to help us reach our ultimate goal."
Redick, 26, owns career averages of 7.0 points and 1.3 assists over 222 games that have all come with the Magic.
<< Oosthuizen moves in front at St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - South African Louis Oosthuizen carded
a five-under 67 Friday to move to the top of the leaderboard in the early
stages of the second round at the British Open.
His two-round total of 12-under-pa
<< Lincecum blanks Mets
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Lincecum shut out the Mets, becoming
the second-fastest Giants pitcher to win 50 games, as San Francisco posted a
2-0 victory in the opener of a four-game set at AT&T Park.
It took the hard-th
<< Twins put Morneau on DL
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin
Morneau was put on the 15-day disabled list following Thursday's 8-7 loss to
the White Sox due to a concussion.
The move is retroactive to July 8. Morneau suffered the i
<< Pineiro beats former team, Angels down Mariners
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joel Pineiro threw seven solid innings to win
his seventh straight decision and the Angels got three RBI apiece from Erick
Aybar and Bobby Abreu in a 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners to start the post
All-Sta
Tigers, Scherzer open set with Indians >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Max Scherzer goes after his fifth straight winning decision
this evening when the Detroit Tigers start the second half of their season in
the first test of a four-game set against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive
Field.
Reds, Rockies get second half started in Cincinnati >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two potential National League playoff teams square off
tonight when the Cincinnati Reds host the Colorado Rockies in the opening
contest of a three-game weekend series at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds enter the season
First-place Braves resume series with Brewers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With rookie sensation Jason Heyward back in the outfield
for the Atlanta Braves, things may get a bit easier for the current National
League East leaders. Tonight Heyward and the Braves will resume a four-game
series versus t
Cardinals turn to Garcia versus Dodgers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals hope that rookie starter Jaime
Garcia can duplicate what Chris Carpenter did last night when he takes the
ball Friday in the second portion of a four-game series versus the Los Angeles
Dodgers at Busch
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