Magic Wands: April 10, 2009

-The Cleveland Cavaliers launched a Web site for LeBron James' MVP candidacy. Check it out at http://www.lebronisreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallygood.com/. Yes that is the real URL. Someone make DwightHowardisafreakinbeast.com soon.

-The Magic play the prank of all pranks on April Fool's Day. They lost to the Raptors. Oh, and this.

-Ric Bucher of ESPN (Insider, sorry) chronicles the debate about who has the better supporting cast Dwight Howard or LeBron James. The answer: a draw. Clearly they are very different players so the debate might be a little moot. But this was before the Magic rolled all over the Cavs. Whoops.

-Plenty more to be said about the future of Hedo Turkoglu with the Magic. But as the playoffs draw near his contract situation is becoming more of an issue. Erivera7 of Third Quarter Collapse begins the breakdown of the Turkoglu contract situation. The discussion was based off of an article written by John Denton of Florida Today.

-After the Magic's two big weekend wins, Kevin Arnovitz of TrueHoop breaks down why the rest of the league should fear the Magic. I say, finally some national exposure. Also more reasons why Howard is the Defensive Player of the Year.

-Apparently Orlando has a better chance of winning the title than Boston. Hmm...

-Congratulations to Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton, Jerry Sloan and C. Vivian Stringer for being elected members of the 2009 Class of Basketball Hall of Famers. All are well-deserved.

-Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, committed to UCF, the Orlando Sentinel reported Monday. Do not let Michael anywhere near the Magic. He does not do so well organizing teams.

-Kyle Hightower of The Orlando Sentinel updates us on the upcoming collective bargaining agreement discussions. It seems like things are going well and a lockout will be avoided. Some interesting things -- like a shorter schedule -- seem to be on the table too.

-Dwight Howard was pretty happy Monday night. Or at least he would have been if he went to North Carolina instead of jumping straight to the NBA. "I made the right decision, don’t you think???" Howard said on his blog.

-Rob Peterson, writing for NBA.com's Race to the MVP Daily, writes that the center is not an MVP darkhorse. Really, the center is the MVP favorite. So quit crying Howard fans, he just is not up to the level of LeBron and Kobe this year. Oh, and Wade... him too.

-Dwight Howard claims another victim in practice. This time it forced Anthony Johnson to miss Tuesday's game in Houston.

-The Hammer is now a baseball fan, thanks to his trip to Minute Maid Park in Houston. Hopefully Marcin Gortat's newfound love for the Chicago Cubs does not rub off on the rest of the team.

-Worth posting again: eight things you need to know about Adonal Foyle.