Orlando signs Q-Rich, Tyson to Toronto

According to multiple reports, Orlando has signed Quentin Richardson, the former DePaul star who played for Miami last season.

Whether this makes it any more likely the Magic won’t match the Bulls’ offer sheet for J.J. Redick is unclear. Orlando has until Friday to either match Redick’s three-year, $20 million offer or let him join the Bulls.

The Magic is already well into luxury-tax territory. After signing Chris Duhon earlier this month, Orlando has roughly $83 million in salary commitments for next season without Redick.

The luxury-tax level is $70.3 million, so the Magic is facing a tax bill of $13 million that could grow to $20 million if it keeps Redick.

Orlando might see Richardson as a replacement for Matt Barnes, who opted out of next year’s contract worth $1.6 million. Barnes angered Magic GM Otis Smith by sending Twitter messages complaining about not getting a new offer, so he probably won’t return.

The Magic still has Mickael Pietrus as another backup wing. He’s signed for two more years at $5.3 million per season, so it won’t be easy to dump his salary on another team

Vince Carter is in the final year of his contract, which means Orlando might view Redick as a potential successor. Or the maybe Magic believe it can get a good return on Carter’s expiring deal in February.

I’d say the Richardson signing does improve the odds of the Bulls getting Redick, but still tough to tell.

TORONTO MAKES MOVES
Full details are not yet clear, but it appears ex-Bulls center Tyson Chandler is on his way to Canada. The Raptors are expected to add Chandler, guard Leandro Barbosa and forward Boris Diaw, while sending forward Hedo Turkoglu to Phoenix and point guard Jose Calderon to Charlotte.

I’d have to say Phoenix got the best player in this swap, although Diaw is a nice addition to Toronto. Chandler has been slowed by injuries the past two years, but is heading into the final year of his contract. Calderon is an enigma -- great stats, few wins.

Since averaging 18.1 points and shooting 43 percent from 3-point range in 2006-07, Barbosa has gotten progressively worse every season. He dropped all the way to 9.5 points and 32.4 percent from 3-point range last year. Hard to believe at age 27, he’s declined so much.

Also don’t like Toronto’s options at point guard right now – Barbosa, Jarrett Jack and Marcus Banks. Maybe Luke Ridnour is in the Raptors’ future.

MORE ON MORROW, HASLEM
--New Jersey will end up with Bulls fan favorite Anthony Morrow. He signed an offer sheet worth $12 million over three years and the Warriors have agreed to a sign-and-trade for essentially a trade exception in return.

Morrow has been an amazing 3-point shooter his first two years in the league, but the jury’s out on whether he’s a complete player.

--Ira Winderman from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports Udonis Haslem turned down full mid-level offers ($5.8 million) from Dallas and Denver to return to Miami at a fraction of the cost. That’s huge for the Heat.