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The Magic will receive young Hornets center Gustavo Ayon in the deal. The Hornets were in talks to sign Anderson, a restricted free agent, to an offer sheet, but sources say that trade talks with the Magic have progressed quickly once Orlando officials decided they would not want to match an offer to Anderson. NBA.com is reporting that Anderson will sign a four-year deal worth between $34-36 million. ESPN.com

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David Aldridge: Ryan Anderson gets four years, $34-36M from New Orleans, per source. Twitter

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Ken Berger: Framework of Hornets' sign-and-trade for Ryan Anderson would include Gustavo Ayon going to Orlando, league source says. Twitter

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Sam Amick: As has been reported elsewhere, sources confirm Ryan Anderson lands four-year, $36 million deal in sign-and-trade to New Orleans. Twitter

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David Aldridge: Source says Ryan Anderson will get somewhere between $8-9M/yr in new deal w/Hornets, similar to Ilyasova's imminent Bucks contract. Twitter

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Orlando RFA Ryan Anderson likely won't re-sign with Magic and will be moved in a sign-and-trade, league sources tell Y! Sports. Twitter

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Marc Stein: I'm told New Orleans Hornets will acquire Ryan Anderson via sign-and-trade deal with Orlando. Deal is on verge of completion today Twitter

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Jimmy Smith: League source says #Hornets acquiring SF Ryan Anderson from #Magic in sign and trade for Gustavo Ayon. Twitter

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Sam Amick: Source confirms New Orleans is "close" to landing restricted free agent F Ryan Anderson in a sign-and-trade with Orlando for Gustavo Ayon. Twitter

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Chris Mannix: Ryan Anderson would be a nice pickup for New Orleans. Not the same player w/out a dominant big, but less dependent on one than people think Twitter

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Josh Robbins: Anderson was going to sign an offer sheet w/the #Hornets. Magic decided it wasn't prudent to match. A S-and-T gives them some asset(s) Twitter

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John Hollinger: Hornets would presumably renounce Kaman, Landry and Belinelli in order to have room for Ryan Anderson. Twitter

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Ken Berger: Sign-and-trade talks between the Hornets and Magic for RFA Ryan Anderson are unrelated to a possible Dwight Howard trade, sources say. Twitter

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Alex Kennedy: Re-signing Ryan Anderson may be easier said than done for ORL. Teams are offering frontoloaded contracts to make things difficult for Magic. Twitter

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Jason Jones: Spoke with Petrie about Ryan Anderson: "He was primarily a (PF) in Orlando but he can play some other spots on the perimeter." Twitter

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Jason Jones: Sources confirm RFA Ryan Anderson visited the Kings today. Twitter

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Update on Orlando restricted free agent Ryan Anderson. Magic say they definitely want him back but they want to resolve what they're going to do with Dwight Howard before they turn to Anderson. There have been no talk of contract figures yet between Anderson and the Magic. A few unidentified other teams have called about Anderson to state their interest. But, as everyone knows, restricted free agency can be tricky. Sulia

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The Orlando Magic have extended a qualifying offer to forward Ryan Anderson, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. By extending a qualifying offer to Anderson prior to the June 30 deadline, Orlando owns the right to match any offer sheet he may sign with another team. Anderson will become a restricted free agent on July 1. NBA.com

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The team also needs to decide whether it will amnesty the contract of Elton Brand, who is scheduled to make $18.16 million next season. The team would pay Brand that money, but it would come off their salary cap. Doing this seems to be a no-brainer, if the new ownership group is OK with writing that check. If they do amnesty Brand, and can't sign Williams and/or Hawes, that would free some money, perhaps allowing the team to go after a coveted free agent (maybe Orlando's Ryan Anderson, a restricted free agent). Philadelphia Inquirer

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USA Basketball announced Wednesday that power forward Ryan Anderson has withdrawn from the American select team that will assemble in early July in Las Vegas to help Team USA prepare for the Summer Olympics. Anderson almost certainly bowed out because he and his business team didn't want him to risk injury at a time when he will be a restricted free agent. If he were to suffer a significant injury while playing for the select team, it could cost him on the free-agent market. Orlando Sentinel

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