First off, credit for this idea goes out to the wonderful Baltimore Orioles' bloggers over at Camden Chat:

http://www.camdenchat.com/2009/2/24/769473/prop-projections-for-the-2

Basically, there are 20 over/under projections after the jump dealing with the Orlando Magic.  You get $20,000 in Magic Money to play with.  You choose how much to wager on each prop bet, BUT you must bet at least $100 on each and you have to bet the full $20,000.  So the largest single bet is $18,100 (by wagering $100 each on the remaining 19 bets). Also, keep it to full dollar amounts, leave your two cents for the comments.

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With each new article about Stephen Jackson wanting out of Golden State, the thought keeps creeping into my head that this may be Otis Smith's ticket to finally getting Watson out of there too.  We know the Warrior organization has balked at the Magic's attempts for a sign-and-trade, but if they decide to ship S-Jax out of town, maybe Orlando is the third wheel to help make the numbers work?  All Otis will ask in return is CJ Watson.

I'm no expert at NBA trading rules, but normally the third wheel is under the salary cap (ala Grizzlies) but Orlando does have the TPE at hand.  That's the question though, is it possible to use the TPE to help crunch salary numbers for the two other teams (Golden State and Team X)? 

If not, there's also the possibility of Orlando being the third wheel by offering the AJ + 1 mil package to Team X.  And there's probably a few other trade scenarios out there that could work too.  Keep working those phones, Otis!