By Justin Worsley
According to ESPNChicago.com, the Orlando Magic will match the offer made by the Chicago Bulls to restricted free agent J.J. Redick.
Redick, 26, is one Orlando's key bench players. The guard averaged 9.6 points per game last season along with 1.9 assists and rebounds while only playing in 22 minutes per game during his first full season in the league. Redick also made a career-high 40.5-percent of his shots from beyond the arc last season.
Chicago offered Redick a three-year, $19 million contract, which Orlando was given seven days to decide whether of not they would cut ties with him. Orlando announced that they would wait the full week to decide whether or not they would like to keep the former Duke star.
So far, Chicago has pretty much struck out in free agency, only being able to sign Carlos Boozer after courting LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. The Bulls are coming off back-to-back 41-41 seasons and two early playoff exits. The franchise does, however, have plenty of cap room left after starting the off-season with over $30 million in space available to sign free agents.
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