Scott Maxwell and Mark Schlueb of the Orlando Sentinel reports: Last week, many people assumed the Orlando Magic's offer to sign a 10-year commitment to stay in town -- in exchange for a $75 million renovation -- meant an extra 10 years.

It didn't.

According to the team's offer, that 10 years would begin ticking away this year, not when the current lease ends in 2004. That would keep them here until 2011 -- only seven years longer than the team's existing deal with the city.

City and county officials say they would prefer to have a 10-year commitment from the team that would begin at the end of the current deal -- meaning the Magic would stay until 2014. But they also say they think they will be able to work something out.