The golden hammer?

The playoffs are the priority right now, but it is never too early to start thinking about the summer. And it is going to be an interesting summer at that.

Hedo Turkoglu is a free agent and it still appears uncertain whether Orlando will have enough money to resign him. He is an integral part of the offense and is a must to for the Magic to return to the level they are playing at this year.

The one rotation guy Orlando could certainly lose is Marcin Gortat. The urban legend has a nice little cult following in Amway Arena.

Last year he was the guy everyone liked seeing coming off the bench. He played hard and stayed within himself. Then in the playoffs against Toronto, everyone (including Stan Van Gundy) realized this guy could rebound a little bit and block shots. He certainly was not a defensive stiff like Adonal Foyle and could matchup better with Chris Bosh.

Enter this season. Gortat, even with a healthy Tony Battie, is often the first guy off the bench to replace Dwight Howard. His shot-blocking and rebounding have been very helpful for the Magic -- even with his offensive limitations. More than anything, he has not played above himself.

Now people like Peter Vescey of the New York Post are beginning to notice. And believe it or not: the Polish Hammer could be somewhere else next season. He might be out of Orlando's price range.

Someone is probably going to overpay for him and it will probably be out of the Magic's price range. Thems is the breaks.

The Magic should make the trade off and go after Turkoglu. It would be nice to continue to develop Gortat, but not if he goes for Mehmet Okur prices (as Vescey seems to think... honestly, Okur is and was much better than Gortat).

Since we are on the subject of summer. I know I am going to say this at least 200 more times. Orlando needs a traditional power forward. And not just any normal traditional power forward -- a veteran one and one with playoff experience (think P.J. Brown from last year's Celtics). What made the 1995 team so great was the veteran presence and poise of Horace Grant.

This team is searching for its Horace Grant.

But there is still a postseason to be played... so let's not get too far ahead of us.