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Getting paid $34 million to back up Dwight Howard on the Orlando Magic for the next five years might sound like a good gig. It's just that Marcin Gortat was looking forward to having the chance to start for the Dallas Mavericks. The Magic surprised -- and disappointed -- Gortat and the ...

Daryl Morey is using the personal touch to lure free-agent Orlando center Marcin Gortat. The Houston Rockets general manager showed up at Gortat's home in Orlando just after midnight (Eastern time) Wednesday, virtually the minute teams were officially allowed to begin negotiating with free agents. Morey even announced the meeting on ...