December 25th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Veteran swingman Mickael Pietrus was waived by the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, cleared waivers, and was scooped up Saturday by the Boston Celtics, a team in desperate need of a skilled wing player. The 29-year old Pietrus agreed to a veteran minimum deal ($1.3 million) for the rest of the season when no team opted to pick up [...]
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Free Agent SF Mickael Pietrus “Heavily” Interested In Eastern Conference Club?
The Phoenix Suns continued their rebuilding project by waiving small forward Mickael Pietrus. It was an obvious move, considering the Raptors had a trade to obtain Pietrus for a conditional second-round pick earlier this month, however, Toronto backed away due to the swingman’s damaged right knee. Yet, despite injury concerns, there is one team that piques Pietrus’ interest [...]
Magic Eclipse Suns 111-88, Howard Reaches Milestone
December 18, 2010. That was the date that saw the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic consummate a trade which sent Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark from the Suns to the Magic for Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat. It just so happened that Sunday, March 12, 2011 was a date these two [...]
76ers Enjoy Holiday In Valley Of The Sun, Cool Off Suns 123-110
Perhaps the Philadelphia 76ers, even with Andre Iguodala out of the starting lineup, are gelling at the right time of the season as they came to Phoenix to take on the struggling Suns, losers of four straight prior to Wednesday’s game. A name that most Eastern conference teams have had to deal with, much to [...]
Pistons Give Orlando A Fight, But Fall 90-79
While it wasn’t easy, it never seems that the Magic get anything but trouble from the pesky Detroit Pistons. Tuesday night at home, the Pistons hung in with the Magic till finally Orlando pulled away, winning 90-79. Rashard Lewis scored 20 points while Vince Carter and Mickael Pietrus provided 13 each for Orlando as they [...]
Howard, Lewis Help Magic Embarrass Hawks At Philips 105-75
The best-of-seven series between the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic appears to be one where it may be a short one as the Hawks have been pummeled in the first three games thus far. Philips Arena during Game 4, like the team that the arena claims, was quiet as a church mouse as the Hawks [...]
Magic Fends Off Bobcats 98-89, Leads Series 1-0
You’ve got to give props to the Charlotte Bobcats. During Game One of their best-of-seven series against the Orlando Magic, they effectively limited Dwight Howard offensively. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, they hit a roadblock in Howard as he blocked 9 shots. Nonetheless, even with that strategy, Orlando managed to keep Charlotte at bay as they [...]
Manu’s 43 Helps Spurs Make Magic Vanish 112-100
Since Tony Parker has been absent from the San Antonio Spurs’ lineup, Manu Ginobili has, by necessity, had to step it up a bit. During the time that Parker’s been away, Ginobili has been averaging about 25 PPG and the Spurs have benefited, as a result. The Spurs had a big task on hand as [...]
