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The NBA 's gloomy labor situation has aided prompt Spanish big man Fran V zquez in order to spurn the yet again.

The former Magic first-round draft decide on about Tuesday extended his or her deal using Regal FC Bar elona by way of one year to run with the 2011-12 season, ending the Magic's immediate expectations involving introducing V zquez for their roster.

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But V zquez's Spain-based agent, Jos Cobelo, stated in a very cellular phone interview while using Orlando Sentinel on Tuesday this his or her clientele might be thinking about joining that Magic once his or her long term contract along with Bar elona comes to an end presuming the NBA's labor woes will be cleared way up by which time.

"Of course Fran would supply serious consideration towards the Magic," Cobelo said. "That has become his or her goal these types of years. He signed having Bar elona for the calendar year and keep that door open. Once most of us purchase a tangible deliver you will examine it. Unfortunately, i not able to achieve that now considering the probable of a lockout lurking."

Indeed, the actual NBA's present-day collective bargaining agreement which consists of gamers is fixed to reach its expiration date on July 1, and also a lockout looks all but inevitable.

If there is some sort of truncated time of year as well as in the event the time must become scuttled altogether, participants will not get money pertaining to missed games.

"The Magic, with the actual possible of an lockout, were not a feasible choice with regard to Fran," Cobelo said. "We need ideas of using every penetration of assurance just what exactly the particular illnesses can be and also whether or not he'd reach enjoy ."

Regal FC Bar elona released V zquez's extendable on their English-language website, plus Cobelo verified along this extension.

V zquez, 28, was selected by the Magic using that 11th overall decide on within the 2006 NBA draft along with features never authorized using the team.

The Magic will probably continue to hold their NBA rights.

Magic team authorities had hoped V zquez would likely help make the jump into the NBA this particular summer season mainly because his contract with Bar elona has been on the verge of expire.

But General Manager Smith did certainly not give back a mobile phone call Tuesday.

"In the best situation, we'd prefer to warning him," Smith mentioned in March.

"But using the CBA, it isn't around his most effective interest for you to signal a legal contract if you have a work stoppage. What if? I'm not nevertheless there will be, but what if? Then he misses an opportunity to perform as well as help make money, at the very least pertaining to your while. That's the actual rub."