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Who will be this year's Anthony Johnson?

By Peter May
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, February 21, 2001

John Gabriel has set the bar high. Very high. Maybe too high. It may be that very reason why so many teams are disinclined or, dare we say it? -- afraid -- to pull the trigger before the trade deadline expires. Gabriel, the Orlando Magic's general manager, was the man who stepped up to the plate last winter at this time and did the unthinkable -- HE ACTUALLY MADE A TRADE! Yes, he did the very thing that 28 of his colleagues wished that they had the courage, wisdom and foresight to do. He got h ...

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