30-year old small forward Matt Barnes has opted out of his contract thus becoming a unrestricted free agent. Barnes played in 80 games (58 starts) for the Magic last season and he averaged 25.9 minutes, 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. The Magic would probably like to re-sign Barnes but there are a lot of small forwards on the free agent market so they won’t overpay to bring him back.

The Orlando Magic have selected forward Stanley Robinson with the 59th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Robinson played in 34 games (all starts) for Connecticut and he averaged 14.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He played in 126 games (103 starts) in his college career and he averaged 9.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 blocked shot per game. You can never have too many big men so I like this pick for the Magic.

The Magic have selected 19-year old center Daniel Orton with the 29th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Orton is 6′10″, 255 pounds and still growing. He played in 38 games (0 starts) at Kentucky last season and he averaged 3.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Orton has a nice upside and the Magic will be able to bring him along slowly as he learns from Dwight Howard.

The Magic have four unrestricted free agents and one restricted free agent coming into this summer. Matt Barnes can be a unrestricted free agent if he declines his player option for the 2010-11 season. The Magic would like him back but not if the price gets out of their comfortable range. J.J. Redick is the Magic’s lone restricted free agent and the Magic would likely match almost any offer for him based on his play this year. Jason Williams and Anthony Johnson could both come back to the Magic but only at the teams’ price. Center Adonal Foyle will likely be allowed to leave town as the Magic don’t need him.

Rashard Lewis has pretty much disappeared for the Orlando Magic in the first two games against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals and it is a big reason why the Magic have found themselves down 0-2 in the series.  Lewis, who is the highest paid player on the Magic and one of the highest paid players in the entire league, only has 11 total points through the first two games.  Lewis isn’t doing much of anything for the Magic despite playing about 42 minutes per game so far in the series.  In the two games he has averaged just 5.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3 assists.  There have been times were Glenn “Big Baby” Davis has been switched on to Lewis defensively, and Lewis has not taken advantage.  There is no way “Big Baby” Davis can guard Lewis, so I’m not sure why he didn’t demand the ball in those situations.  Also, Lewis has lacked an intensity that is needed in the playoffs.  When he is not getting the shots he wants, or his shots aren’t falling, his body language shows it and he carries that attitude to the defensive end.  Even if Lewis doesn’t start to score the ball more, he still can contribute by attacking the boards and giving the Magic everything he has on defense.  Lewis has yet to do any of that, and if he isn’t giving the Magic 15-20 points than he needs to contribute in other ways.  If he continues to play like he has in the first two games coach Van Gundy needs to think about giving Pietrus and Barnes more minutes.