<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-the-money-crunch-that-could-force-a-jonathan-isaac-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: The ‘money crunch’ that could force a Jonathan Isaac trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jonathan-Isaac.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: The ‘money crunch’ that could force a Jonathan Isaac trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T19:11:50-08:00">November 26th, 7:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T19:11:50-08:00">November 26th, 7:11pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic are playing very good basketball as of late, as they are climbing in the Eastern Conference standings amid an impressive 7-3 stretch. They have managed to hold down the fort even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-jamahl-mosley-reveals-paolo-banchero-injury-return-plan">amid Paolo Banchero’s injury</a>; they are coming off a 144-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, after all, and they are looking likely to keep on rising in the East.</p><p>But the Magic are realizing firsthand that keeping a talented roster together exacts a heavy price — literally. Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane, and Jalen Suggs are all locked into long-term contracts, while Banchero’s max contract extension will kick in to start next season. There is going to be a cap crunch in Orlando really soon, and they may have to free up some space to maintain a functional roster with solid depth.</p><p>To that end, one player who could <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/talking-zone-defense-nba-big-men?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=179996162&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">end up giving way</a> is Jonathan Isaac. As per NBA insider Jake Fischer, “eventually trading Isaac away for further financial relief figures to be a consideration Orlando will also have to weigh.”</p><p>Isaac is one of the best defenders in the league, and he’s been reasonably healthy over the past few seasons — a huge development in the oft-injured big man’s career. However, he might end up being surplus to requirements in Orlando, as the Magic have so much frontcourt depth that they can afford to perhaps give him up without having their depth suffer too much.</p><p>The Magic will comfortably be in the second apron next season; they will have to make one move or another to reduce the harsh cap penalties they’re about to face. But will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/way-too-early-orlando-magic-trade-candidates-2025-26-season">Isaac end up being their trade casualty</a>?</p><h2><b>Magic about to face difficult roster decisions</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Franz-Wagner-Paolo-Banchero.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At present, the Magic’s cap figure for the 2026-27 season <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/orlando-magic/yearly" rel="noopener">will already be</a> at $214.6 million. While the team is good, will their ownership group greenlight that kind of spending, especially if they fail to make noise in the playoffs next year?</p><p>Isaac is an important piece that holds the team’s defense together. But at the end of the day, he’s someone who’s playing just 10 minutes a night in a crowded Magic frontcourt. He is indeed the most likely trade candidate, but the market for someone making $59 million total for the next four seasons while needing to be as carefully managed as him may not exist.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: The ‘money crunch’ that could force a Jonathan Isaac trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/nba-rumors-magic-coach-jamahl-mosley-floated-pelicans-candidate-replace-willie-green');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Magic coach Jamahl Mosley floated as Pelicans candidate to replace Willie Green');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jamahl-Mosley-reacts-during-the-first-half-against-the-Houston-Rockets.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Magic coach Jamahl Mosley floated as Pelicans candidate to replace Willie Green</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-18T10:42:00-08:00">November 18th, 10:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-18T10:42:00-08:00">November 18th, 10:42am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic’s uneven start to the 2025–26 season has led to early speculation around head coach Jamahl Mosley’s long-term future with the franchise. At 7–7, Orlando has struggled to gain traction following a 1–4 opening stretch, and a new report suggests Mosley’s name has <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-jake-fischer-latest-starts-in" rel="noopener">surfaced as a potential target</a> for the New Orleans Pelicans’ vacancy.</p><p>According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, Mosley is a coach the Pelicans would have interest in pursuing as a replacement for Willie Green, who was dismissed last week following a 2–10 start.</p><p>Fischer wrote:</p><p>“Another coaching name I’ve heard that would interest the Pelicans but is not currently available to them: Orlando’s Jamahl Mosley.</p><p>Green began the season on the shakiest footing of any coach in the league but Orlando is another situation that frequently grabs the attention of the league’s traveling whisperers in the scouting community. The main reason for that, of course, is the high expectations in the Magic Kingdom in an injury-weakened East after the splashy offseason acquisition of Desmond Bane.”</p><h2><b>Pelicans interest grows as Magic adjustments and slow start spotlight Jamahl Mosley</b></h2><p>Fischer also pointed to the Magic’s offseason staff changes, including the arrival of veteran assistant Joe Prunty, noting that several moves were made at the urging of president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman.</p><p>He added that Orlando’s strong response to its slow start had not gone unnoticed:</p><p>“To be clear, though, Mosley’s Magic have rebounded well from a 1–4 start. Orlando won five of its next seven games before a tough overtime loss Sunday night to the Houston Rockets.”</p><p>Before Paolo Banchero suffered a groin strain last week, the Magic’s starting lineup of Banchero, Bane, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr. posted a 19.7 net rating across 101 minutes — an encouraging early-season indicator. Still, the team’s overall inconsistency has drawn outside attention, particularly its slippage on defense. Orlando entered Tuesday ranked 12th in defensive rating after placing top-three in each of the previous two seasons under Mosley.</p><h2><b>Pelicans’ coaching hunt coincides with reports of Mosley–Paolo Banchero strain</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jamahl-Mosley-speaks-to-forward-Paolo-Banchero-5-in-the-first-half-against-the-Toronto-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>© Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The report arrives amid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-paolo-banchero-jamahl-mosley-beef-simmering-amid-disappointing-start">recent indications of tension between Mosley and Banchero</a>. According to RG’s Grant Afseth, team sources described the pair’s communication as “strained,” citing limited interaction during timeouts and concern that the two are not aligned.</p><p>“This is what a team looks like when a coach loses the locker room,” one source told Afseth. “He needs to figure it out fast. This is on track to go from being the fun young team with potential to being the disappointment that gets the coach fired.”</p><p>New Orleans dismissed Green after dropping 10 of its first 12 games and named James Borrego as interim head coach. Other candidates cited in Marc Stein’s reporting include <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-rumors-darvin-ham-willie-green-replacement">Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham</a> and former Brooklyn Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-warriors-vs-magic-injury-report-bunch-notable-names">Magic return home to open a three-game homestand</a> beginning Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors (9–6) as they attempt to stabilize their season and navigate injuries. Meanwhile, the Pelicans — now 2–12 and on a six-game losing streak following a 126–109 loss to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder — conclude their homestand Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets (10–3) at 8:30 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Magic coach Jamahl Mosley floated as Pelicans candidate to replace Willie Green

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Instead, tension is rising both on and off the court after an uneven 5-6 start that <a href="https://rg.org/news/basketball/concerns-emerge-paolo-banchero-jamahl-mosley-relationship-magic-slow-start" rel="noopener">has sparked growing concern</a> within the organization.</p><p>According to reports, there is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-paolo-banchero-jamahl-mosley-frustrations-postgame-viral">growing disconnect for Orlando</a> between star forward Paolo Banchero and head coach Jamahl Mosley. Team sources described their communication as strained, saying it has become almost non-existent during timeouts. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-paolo-banchero-hit-brutal-josh-smith-comparison-amid-orlandos-slow-start">Banchero has reportedly avoided eye contact</a> when Mosley addresses the team, and several within the organization fear the two are no longer aligned.</p><p>“This is what a team looks like when a coach loses the locker room,” one source said to RG’s Grant Afseth. “He needs to figure it out fast. This is on track to go from being the fun young team with potential to being the disappointment that gets the coach fired.”</p><h2><b>Things haven’t been magical for the Magic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Paolo-Banchero-Jamahl-Mosley-beef-simmering-amid-disappointing-start2.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The cracks became more visible during the team’s 111-107 loss to the Boston Celtics. Banchero scored 28 points, but Orlando once again stumbled late, shooting just 23 percent from three-point range and committing 17 turnovers that led to 29 points. Afterward, Mosley’s frustration was evident when asked about his rotations.</p><p>“Seventeen turnovers for 29 points. It has nothing to do with the rotation. Thank you,” he said curtly.</p><p>Banchero’s brief postgame comments also hinted at a disconnect. When asked about the team’s new offensive system, he replied, “I mean, I don’t know. I don’t know about that one.”</p><p>While Banchero continues to produce strong numbers at 23.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, Bane’s struggles have limited the Magic’s offensive growth. He is averaging 14.9 points and shooting just 27 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>Orlando ranks 20th in offensive rating and has slipped defensively, leaving the team searching for identity. If communication between its franchise cornerstone and coach does not improve soon, the Magic’s early struggles could evolve into a much deeper problem that reshapes the direction of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Paolo Banchero-Jamahl Mosley beef simmering amid disappointing start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/nba-rumors-how-magic-contract-decisions-tyus-jones-suns-chris-paul-reunion');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: How Magic’s contract decisions impact Tyus Jones, Suns’ Chris Paul reunion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Chris-Paul-and-Tyus-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: How Magic’s contract decisions impact Tyus Jones, Suns’ Chris Paul reunion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T06:47:40-07:00">June 30th, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T06:47:40-07:00">June 30th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/magic-news-orlando-contract-decisions-moe-wagner-caleb-houstan">Magic are looking to make some moves</a> when free agency arrives, as it seems like they’re going all in for next season. After trading for Desmond Bane, it was obvious that they were looking to take that next step, and now they will have to fill in some holes on their roster.</p><p>With the recent moves that the Magic have made, it is setting up for a potential backup guard to <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-freshest-and-hottest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167147450&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">sign with them</a>, which also has something to do with Chris Paul, according to the Stein Line.</p><p>“It is believed Orlando’s Sunday business — declining the $11 million team option for Moe Wagner along with the $2.1 million team option for Caleb Houstan — represents two steps toward creating the financial wiggle room needed to finally land Tyus Jones in the Magic Kingdom after the veteran point guard has been linked to them for years,” the Stein Line wrote.</p><p>“If Jones indeed exits Phoenix, that would open the door for Paul’s potential reunion with the Suns,” they continued.</p><p>There were many questions on where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-chris-paul-reunion-suns-clippers-possibility">Paul might land this offseason</a>, and teams such as the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers have come up. The Suns is where Paul made it to the NBA Finals in 2021, and he was a good fit for what they were trying to do, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he returned there.</p><h2><b>Magic looking to make a move for Tyus Jones</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/nba-rumors-magic-interested-signing-desmond-banes-ex-grizzlies-teammate">Jones has been connected to the Magic</a> for about a week now, and it makes sense with their need for a solid backup guard.</p><p>“Sources say that the Orlando Magic are among the teams to express interest in Jones, who played alongside new Magic marquee acquisition Desmond Bane for three seasons in Memphis. Bane posted on Twitter in April 2024 that ‘doors [are] always open’ for a reunification with Jones,” Jake Fischer wrote.</p><p>Jones has been a solid backup guard for most of his career, and last season he was put in a starting role with the Suns. That experience was probably up and down for him, especially with the Suns not having a great season. If Jones decides to sign with the Magic, hopefully, he’s put in a role that works best for him, and he can help the second unit. It’ll be interesting to see what Jones decides to do when free agency opens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: How Magic’s contract decisions impact Tyus Jones, Suns’ Chris Paul reunion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/nba-rumors-magic-interested-signing-desmond-banes-ex-grizzlies-teammate');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Magic interested in signing Desmond Bane’s ex-Grizzlies teammate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Desmond-Bane-and-Tyus-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Magic interested in signing Desmond Bane’s ex-Grizzlies teammate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T17:33:12-07:00">June 29th, 5:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T17:33:12-07:00">June 29th, 5:33pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It looks like the Orlando Magic don’t have a problem going all in this offseason, and they’re prepared to make a run in the Eastern Conference for years to come. Their first order of business was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-news-magic-grizzlies-desmond-bane-trade-5-1st-round-picks">acquiring Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies</a>, and he’ll add another dynamic to the team that has been missing.</p><p>The Magic added talent throughout the draft in both rounds, and it’s evident that they’re trying to stay young while also competing. Free agency is next, and the next line of business is adding more depth behind the starting lineup. After trading away Cole Anthony, backup guard is a need for the team, and there are rumors they <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/chris-pauls-looming-free-agency-with?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167117215&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">may be interested</a> in one of Bane’s former teammates, according to Jake Fischer.</p><p>“Sources say that the Orlando Magic are among the teams to express interest in Jones, who played alongside new Magic marquee acquisition Desmond Bane for three seasons in Memphis. Bane posted on Twitter in April 2024 that ‘doors [are] always open’ for a reunification with Jones,” Fischer wrote.</p><p>Jones has been a solid backup and starter in his career, as he just spent time with the Phoenix Suns last season. He was solid in his role, but with the up-and-down season that they had, he wasn’t able to fully flourish. With the Magic, he may be able to thrive in their offense and be a key part of the bench.</p><h2><b>Magic making roster moves ahead of free agency</b></h2><p>The Magic recently made some decisions on some of their key players, as they’ve <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-contract-decisions-moe-wagner-caleb-houstan">declined the team options on Moritz Wagner</a> and Caleb Houstan. Wagner, who is the brother of Franz Wagner, was having one of his best seasons of his career before tearing his ACL during the year.</p><p>For Houstan, he’s been with the Magic for three seasons but has only appeared in 168 total games and averaged 4.1 points per outing. He shot a career-high 40.1 percent from the 3-point line in the 2024-2025 season, and only reached double figures just eight times this year.</p><p>It’s not certain if the Magic will let both players walk or will they re-sign them to different deals, but the team has shown that they are looking to make an upgrade wherever they can. With the Eastern Conference looking open for the taking next season, the Magic are pushing all their chips to the front.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Magic interested in signing Desmond Bane’s ex-Grizzlies teammate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-ty-jerome-suitors-expected-cavs-exit');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Ty Jerome suitors lining up amid expected Cavs exit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ty-Jerome.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Ty Jerome suitors lining up amid expected Cavs exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T08:15:26-07:00">June 29th, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T08:15:26-07:00">June 29th, 8:15am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This NBA free agency cycle doesn’t have the stars that it sometimes does, but there are still plenty of quality players who can make an impact in a playoff series that will be hitting the open market. Ty Jerome, who played some of the best basketball of his career at the end of the 2024-25 regular season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is one of the names on that list.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/ranking-3-best-ty-jerome-free-agency-destinations-leaves-cavaliers">Jerome is hitting the open market</a> as an unrestricted free agent this summer, and he should have a pretty solid market for his services. However, the Cavs likely don’t have any room for him on the roster or in the rotation for him after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cavs-news-acquiring-lonzo-ball-trade-bulls">trading for Lonzo Ball from the Chicago Bulls</a>.</p><p>However, there will be plenty of teams that would love to have Jerome’s size and shooting ability in the backcourt off the bench. The Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets are four <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-latest-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-nba-free-agency-intel">teams that could make a run</a> at the Virginia product, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><p>“After trading for Ball, it looks increasingly unlikely that the Cleveland Cavaliers Sixth Man of the Year finalist Ty Jerome will return in free agency,” Siegel wrote. “Plenty of teams will hold interest in potentially signing Jerome using their full mid-level exception in free agency. Keep an eye on teams like the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, and Sacramento Kings as potential landing spots for Jerome. These four teams have a key need for backcourt depth.”</p><p>The Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies are <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-lots-more-of-the-latest" rel="noopener">two teams that are also interested</a> in Jerome, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.</p><p>“Charlotte and Memphis are two teams that keep coming up as likely suitors for Ty Jerome, who is now regarded as a lock to leave Cleveland to find the deal he is known to be seeking that starts at (or at worst adjacent) to the full $14.1 million midlevel exception,” Stein wrote.</p><p>Zach Lowe also mentioned the Golden State Warriors as a potential landing spot for Jerome after he played one season there in 2022-23.</p><p>Jerome struggled at times in the Cavs’ second-round loss to the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs, but he was being a bit overtasked due to the injuries in Cleveland, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/darius-garland-toe-surgery-announced-amid-cavs-trade-rumors">particularly to Darius Garland’s toe.</a> If one of these teams in free agency is able to scale his role back down, he could be a big pickup this offseason.</p><p>The 27-year old played in 70 games this season, scoring a career-high 12.5 points per game while shooting an incredible 43.9% from 3-point range. While it won’t make the biggest headlines, a deal for Jerome is something that could play a major factor over the next few seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Ty Jerome suitors lining up amid expected Cavs exit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-insider-makes-long-term-break-up-trade-prediction-after-desmond-bane-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Insider makes long-term ‘break-up’ trade prediction after Desmond Bane deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Grizzlies-guard-Desmond-Bane.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Insider makes long-term ‘break-up’ trade prediction after Desmond Bane deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-16T11:26:22-07:00">June 16th, 11:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-16T11:26:22-07:00">June 16th, 11:26am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the shocking news that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-magic-grizzlies-desmond-bane-trade-5-1st-round-picks">Orlando Magic traded for Desmond Bane</a> from the Memphis Grizzlies, there are already some looking at the long-term impacts on the team because of the deal. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-desmond-bane-viewed-perfect-fit-catch">Bane’s fit on the Magic might seem perfect</a> now, NBA insider Matt Moore describes what the financial situation could look like in the near future.</p><p>Bane’s last contract was for five years, close to $198 million, as combined with the money allocated to such stars on Orlando like Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs, Moore believes a <a href="https://hardwoodparoxysm.substack.com/p/nba-drafttrade-rumors-hearsay-hints?utm_campaign=email-half-post&amp;r=39f60&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">“break-up”</a> is incoming. Moore would even say that while it’s possible to have two guys with max extensions, “never three,” per his blog called “Hardwood Paroxysm” on SubStack.</p><p>“But the thing I keep coming back to: You can have two max guys. Not three. Never three,” Moore said. “The question is how much you can pay your third and fourth guys, which translates to “How good can your third and fourth guys be?” This is the follow-up to the Memphis-Orlando Desmond Bane trade.”</p><p>“Orlando’s big three after Paolo Banchero’s max extension will make as much in 2027 as Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon will that season,” Moore continued.</p><h2><b>Magic is expected to be “breaking up” this core in the future </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Magic-viewed-Desmond-Bane-perfect-fit-but-catch.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-banes-two-emoji-reaction-shocking-orlando-trade">Bane ready to perform for the Magic,</a> Moore is saying that, looking at the short term, the team could be very dangerous in a possibly weak Eastern Conference due to injuries with other teams. However, he expects a “breaking up” with the core since all will command a ton of money, even saying they will be in the same boat as the Grizzlies were this time around.</p><p>“What I’m trying to say is that I think the Magic are breaking up the other three big-name guys by then,” Moore said. “Whether it’s moving Franz to become a Paolo team, moving Suggs, or moving Bane again if the fit isn’t right, this is a temporary setup. Even with the cap increasing, this structure just isn’t sustainable for keeping a deep enough roster to contend for small markets who can’t won’t afford the double-apron tax, and the second-apron constraints justify it.”</p><p>“But long-term, Orlando will likely have to do exactly what Memphis did here: turn one large contract into two or more,” Moore continued.</p><p>Orlando is looking to improve after finishing with a 41-41 record, which put them seventh in the East before being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Insider makes long-term ‘break-up’ trade prediction after Desmond Bane deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-grizzlies-tried-franz-wagner-trade-magic');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Grizzlies tried in recent years to make Franz Wagner trade with Magic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Franz-Wagner-2.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Grizzlies tried in recent years to make Franz Wagner trade with Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-16T09:39:38-07:00">June 16th, 9:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-16T10:13:13-07:00">June 16th, 10:13am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies opened the floodgates on the NBA offseason with a blockbuster trade on Sunday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-desmond-bane-blockbuster-impacts-kevin-durant-trade-talks">sending Desmond Bane to the Magic</a> for a package that includes four first-round picks. The deal came out of nowhere, including for Bane, who was shocked to be dealt.</p><p>Incredibly, this isn’t the first time that the two teams have worked on a trade involving a star player. The Grizzlies have <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/orlando-memphis-kevin-durant-and?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166031248&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">previously made calls</a> about Magic wing Franz Wagner in an attempt to solidify their core around Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ja Morant, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.</p><p>“Memphis itself has spent much of the past few seasons looking to complete a similar trade in the reverse, fueled by future draft picks to place a trusty fourth high-level player beside Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Bane,” Fischer wrote. “The Grizzlies — from Mikal Bridges to OG Anunoby to Orlando’s own Franz Wagner — have made several aggressive trade pursuits of their own laden with draft capital in recent years, league sources say. Memphis finally ended up parting with a couple first-round picks to acquire Marcus Smart from Boston during the 2023 offseason and then wound up trading Smart to Washington halfway through his second season in town.”</p><p>Wagner would have been a great fit in Memphis alongside that core, but the Magic clearly value his skillset and wanted to keep him around. Now, it is Orlando making a big swing for a star player to play with its dynamic duo of Wagner and Paolo Banchero.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/magic-rumors-desmond-bane-viewed-perfect-fit-catch">Bane is a great fit in Orlando</a> and fills a huge need for the team. He is a perimeter scorer who can shoot from distance both off the catch and on the move while being able to initiate some offense.</p><p>With Wagner’s versatility and Banchero’s dominance on the interior, Bane should slot in very nicely into the Orlando starting lineup. He gives the Magic some different options as a scorer and should instantly make one of the worst offenses in the NBA much, much better. While the price tag to get him was very steep, the Magic clearly feel like he can take them over the hump in the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Grizzlies tried in recent years to make Franz Wagner trade with Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-desmond-bane-viewed-perfect-fit-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Desmond Bane viewed as ‘perfect fit,’ but there’s a catch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Magic-viewed-Desmond-Bane-perfect-fit-but-catch.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Desmond Bane viewed as ‘perfect fit,’ but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-16T09:27:28-07:00">June 16th, 9:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-16T09:27:28-07:00">June 16th, 9:27am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-magic-grizzlies-desmond-bane-trade-5-1st-round-picks"> Orlando Magic paid what some believe to be a hefty price to acquire Desmond Bane</a> from the Memphis Grizzlies, but how much the Magic gave up would seemingly indicate how valuable they believe Bane to be.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/desmond-bane-trade-grades-magic-grizzlies-blockbuster">Orlando traded to Memphis</a> Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, four first-round draft picks (three unprotected and the 16th overall selection later this month), as well as a top-two protected first-round draft pick swap in 2029. In exchange, the Magic got Bane, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45521332/nba-offseason-2025-intel-desmond-bane-trade-means-durant-draft" rel="noopener">who will now play alongside</a> Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner and, Orlando hopes, give the team a perimeter threat they desperately needed.</p><p>“Some regard Bane as a perfect fit — an off guard who can defend and is a career 41% 3-point shooter. The Magic shot 31.7% from deep this season, by far the worst clip in the NBA,” ESPN’s Tim Bontemps wrote.</p><p>“‘He’ll be a good fit,’ one assistant coach told ESPN. ‘There’s not a lot of guys that you would want to grab as your third option that can do it to the level that he can do it.'”</p><p>In addition to the haul Memphis got for Bane, some criticized the Magic for taking on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/a68e08e7/desmond-bane/contract">Bane because of his contract.</a> Bane, who turns 27 later this month, just completed the first season of a five-year $197.2 million extension, leaving Orlando on the hook for the remaining $163.2 million over the next four years. Bane will earn $36.7 million this season, $39.4 million next year, $42.2 million in 2027-28, and $44.9 million in 2028-29, after which he will become an unrestricted free agent.</p><p>“[The Grizzlies] did that extension before the new second apron rules kicked in and they were looking at that deal and liking it less,” one scout said, according to ESPN’s Bontemps. “Really good guy, good player, but [I] never thought of him as a max guy.”</p><p>In general, Orlando has a lot of money already tied up (or soon will be) to their top four players: Banchero, Bane, Wagner, and Jalen Suggs. Each of the latter trio has already inked extensions, with Bane locked in until 2029 and Wagner and Suggs until 2030. Suggs’s five-year, $150.5 million extension begins this year, as does Wagner’s five-year deal that is expected to total around $224 million. Banchero, who becomes extension-eligible as of July 1, is expected to sign a max deal that could be worth more than $265 million if he qualifies for the ‘supermax’.</p><p>The Magic, who finished 41-41 this past season, have not won a playoff series since 2010.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Desmond Bane viewed as ‘perfect fit,’ but there’s a catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-multiple-teams-trying-raid-jason-kidd-coaching-staff');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Multiple teams trying to raid Jason Kidd’s Mavericks coaching staff');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mavericks-HC-Jason-Kidd-looks-on.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>RUMOR: Multiple teams trying to raid Jason Kidd’s Mavericks coaching staff</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-16T08:57:07-07:00">June 16th, 8:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-16T08:57:31-07:00">June 16th, 8:57am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-mavericks-reject-knicks-request-jason-kidd-interview">on the New York Knicks’ radar</a>, head coach Jason Kidd knows he will remain with the Dallas Mavericks for the 2025-26 NBA campaign. He cannot say the same about his staff, however. Multiple teams are taking a hard look at the Mavs’ bench this offseason, threatening to bring about more change in a franchise that is still adjusting after trading Luka Doncic.</p><p>Kidd surely wants to maintain some continuity, but he could see <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-the-latest-on-kevin-durant?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166004510&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">as many as three assistants walk out the door</a> for another job in the near future, per NBA correspondent Marc Stein.</p><p>Memphis Grizzlies HC Tuomas Iisalo is considering Jared Dudley to be his top guy on a squad that has already significantly altered its identity following Sunday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/memphis-grizzlies/grizzlies-ja-morant-shares-tough-reaction-desmond-bane-trade">Desmond Bane blockbuster</a>. Reigning Coach of the Year Kenny Atkinson also has the 14-year NBA player in mind for the same role on the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Sean Sweeney, who is currently Kidd’s No. 1, is in the running to join Mitch Johnson’s staff with the San Antonio Spurs. He first worked under Kidd on the Brooklyn Nets more than a decade ago, so navigating his possible departure could be challenging.</p><p>Additionally, Stein reports that the Orlando Magic are pursuing Mavericks player development coach God Shammgod, who spent a few years working with head coach Jamahl Mosley while the two were both assistants in Dallas. If fans turn off their natural biases, they could see why each assistant would consider making a move.</p><h2><b>Will the Mavericks have to pivot?</b></h2><p>Dudley can climb the coaching ranks by joining either Iisalo or Atkinson. Aiding the Grizzlies in a successful transitional phase or helping the Cavs finally break through in the playoffs would each look mighty impressive on a future job application. Sweeney can take one step closer to a HC position himself if he enjoys a momentous run with Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. And Shammgod can gamble on the Magic becoming a long-term force in the Eastern Conference by reconnecting with his old friend.</p><p>Dallas has a talented roster and a potential generational talent on the way, but it is not necessarily an immediate launching pad to prosperity. Anthony Davis weathered injury troubles as soon as he arrived in town, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-inside-look-acl-injury-recovery">Kyrie Irving is recovering</a> from a torn ACL. Therefore, the squad’s competitive standing for next season is mired in uncertainty.</p><p>Moreover, the residual effects of the Luka Doncic saga could incentivize employees to remove themselves from the organization if a favorable opportunity presents itself.</p><p>Based on their own recent actions, it seems like the Mavericks are anticipating changes to their coaching staff. Jason Kidd is welcoming in longtime assistant Jay Triano, who operated as an associate head coach with the Sacramento Kings last season. His experience may prove especially vital if Sweeney departs. More modifications may be required.</p><p>Fortunately, the Mavs know exactly who they are taking with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-baron-davis-cooper-flagg-comparison-pressure-prediction">No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft</a> on June 25, so they should have enough spare time to search for new assistants if necessary.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Multiple teams trying to raid Jason Kidd’s Mavericks coaching staff

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-2-players-orlando-is-looking-to-trade-for-upgrade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: 2 players Orlando is looking to trade for upgrade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Franz-Wagner-22-guard-Cole-Anthony-50-and-forward-Jonathan-Isaac-1-celebrate-after-a-basket-against-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: 2 players Orlando is looking to trade for upgrade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-10T14:16:32-07:00">June 10th, 2:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-10T14:16:32-07:00">June 10th, 2:16pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic are <a href="https://x.com/StanleySwanson0/status/1932527095542132763" rel="noopener">reportedly preparing</a> to package Cole Anthony, Jonathan Isaac, and one of their first-round picks in pursuit of a roster upgrade, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-why-orlando-is-team-to-watch-in-trade-market">franchise shifts into “win-now” mode ahead of the 2025-26 season</a>.</p><p>NBA insider Kevin O’Connor revealed on The Kevin O’Connor Show with Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix that the Magic are exploring trade scenarios involving the two players and draft assets.</p><p>“I’ve heard they [Orlando Magic] are interested in trading Cole Anthony and Jonathan Isaac with their first for an upgrade there,” O’Connor said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin O’Conner and Chris Mannix on what they are hearing that Orlando is looking to package in a trade. <a href="https://t.co/1E1B1xeS4D">pic.twitter.com/1E1B1xeS4D</a></p><p>— Stanley Swanson  (@StanleySwanson0) <a href="https://twitter.com/StanleySwanson0/status/1932527095542132763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Anthony, 25, is coming off a diminished role in his fifth NBA season, averaging 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 18.4 minutes across 67 games. The former first-round pick is currently in the second year of a three-year, $39.1 million contract with a team option for the 2026-27 season worth $13.1 million.</p><p>Isaac, 27, played in 71 games last season — the highest mark of his career — after years of injuries. He averaged 5.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 15.4 minutes per game while shooting 41.4% from the field and 25.8% from three. He is under contract through the 2028-29 season as part of a four-year, $59 million deal.</p><h2><b>Magic seen as one piece away from East contender status amid trade buzz</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paolo-Banchero-5-and-forward-Franz-Wagner-22-celebrate-after-a-basket-.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-anfernee-simons-darius-garland-must-be-on-trade-radar">Magic have already been linked to multiple offseason trade rumors</a>, with reports <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-orlando-wants-to-make-25-million-trade-to-help-paolo-banchero">indicating the team is willing to move up to $25 million in salary</a> to acquire offensive-minded talent. The goal is to build around rising stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, who anchor a roster that finished 41-41 and reached the playoffs before falling to the Boston Celtics in the first round.</p><p>During the same podcast episode, Mannix emphasized how close the Magic are to making a leap in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>“They’re defense is championship level. [Paolo] Banchero is good, Franz Wagner is good, they need one more shot maker,” Mannix said. “They finished the year as the seventh seed in the East. They’re one shot maker away, one offensive player away from being a top four team again. They’re right there on the cusp… organic improvements they’re going to get better and one more offensive player, they’re legit. They’re a team I’d really watch… they’ve got some young pieces out there, they have some draft capital – I mean if they are willing to deal Jonathan Isaac and they’ve kept him for 37 years, keeping him through every injury he’s had during his career… but that’s a team that I think is going to be aggressively looking for an offensive player.”</p><p>The Magic hold two first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft — No. 16 and No. 25 — which could be included in trade discussions. With strong internal development and the right addition, Orlando is expected to be one of the more aggressive teams in the league this summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: 2 players Orlando is looking to trade for upgrade

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season did not quite go according to plan for the Orlando Magic. They were not able to get into much of a rhythm on the season, dealing with various injuries to their three best players in Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs — with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-makes-season-ending-jalen-suggs-announcement">Suggs’ injury ending his season prematurely</a>. In the end, the Magic fell to the seventh seed and lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round in five games.</p><p>The foundation is there for the Magic to be a contending team in the East for years to come. But it’s ever evident what their weakness is; they struggle to score the basketball, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-fatal-flaw-must-be-fixed-2025-nba-all-star-break">ranking 28th in offensive rating</a> this past season, and it’s hard to win when you can’t quite put the ball through the hoop with the necessary efficiency.</p><p>It’s clear that the Magic must acquire some offensive reinforcements, particularly at either guard position, and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line pointed out a few names — including Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young — <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/all-the-latest-draft-discussion-trade" rel="noopener">as potential targets</a> this offseason.</p><p>“Will Orlando chase an All-Star talent like Atlanta’s Trae Young?” Fischer wrote. “The Magic have the means to go shopping for a number of veterans. Boston is most definitely listening on calls for Jrue Holiday, sources say. There in theory remains an opening for teams to broach Houston about sign-and-trades<b> </b>for Fred VanVleet… In short: Orlando has the stackable contracts to go out and make bids for various marquee targets.”</p><p>But Fischer noted that the most likely scenario for the Magic isn’t to pull off a blockbuster trade, but to open up the space necessary to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-magic-suitor-coveted-timberwolves-free-agent">sign someone like Nickeil Alexander-Walker</a> to the full midlevel exception.</p><p>“The most realistic scenario could very well be Orlando opting for minor trades as well as declining various options to gain access to the full $14.1 million midlevel exception,” Fischer added.</p><h2><b>Magic to create draft-night chaos?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Paolo-Banchero-says-Magic-need-to-follow-the-Knicks-model.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Magic are facing a roster crunch, as they already have 15 players on standard contracts heading into next season, provided that they pick up the team options on Gary Harris and the injured Moe Wagner. They will have to deal with an impending logjam very soon, and perhaps <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-orlando-wants-to-make-25-million-trade-to-help-paolo-banchero">they could use those contracts</a>, along with the first-round picks that they own this year, to strike a trade to improve the team.</p><p>“Like the Thunder, Orlando and Brooklyn have also been mentioned by rival executives as teams to monitor for potential trades up into the late lottery,” Fischer reported. “Orlando holds the Nos. 16 and 25 picks on June 25…”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Orlando’s strategy to improve roster gets eye-opening details

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-anfernee-simons-darius-garland-must-be-on-trade-radar');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Anfernee Simons, Darius Garland must be on trade radar, says insider');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Darius-Garland-10-drives-against-Portland-Trail-Blazers-guard-Anfernee-Simons-1-in-the-fourth-quarter.jpg"><figcaption>© David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Anfernee Simons, Darius Garland must be on trade radar, says insider</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-07T14:03:07-07:00">June 7th, 2:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-07T15:44:58-07:00">June 7th, 3:44pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-why-orlando-is-team-to-watch-in-trade-market">Orlando Magic continue to surface in trade speculation</a> as the franchise prepares for a pivotal offseason, and NBA insider Zach Lowe believes two prominent guards should be on the team’s radar: Anfernee Simons and Darius Garland.</p><p>On a recent episode of The Zach Lowe Show, Lowe discussed the potential availability of both guards and their fit with Orlando, stating that the Magic are among the teams that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc0mSsSi2s" rel="noopener">should pursue upgrades</a> in the backcourt.</p><p>“Anfernee Simons is eligible for an extension that feels like a rubber meets the road moment for the Blazers and Simons,” Lowe said. “And I think there’d be teams that would be interested in Simons.</p><p>“The internet’s favorite fake trade for like three years has been Simons to the Magic. Yes, I don’t think that’s a miss by the internet. I think that makes a lot of sense. And the other guy for the Magic… if I were one of these teams in need of a guard, I will be trying like hell to get Darius Garland.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/nba-rumors-magic-linked-trade-100-million-blazers-star">Simons, 25, has long been linked to the Magic</a>, with trade rumors surrounding the Central Florida native for several seasons.</p><p>He is coming off a productive year with the Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 19.3 points, 4.8 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 42.6% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc. Simons appeared in 70 games during the 2024-25 season, playing 32.7 minutes per contest.</p><h2><b>Magic’s shift highlights possible Anfernee Simons, Darius Garland trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Darius-Garland-dribbles-Cavs.jpg"><figcaption>Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>He enters the final year of a four-year contract, carrying a $27.6 million salary for the 2025-26 season. According to a recent report by NBA insider Brett Siegel, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-rumors-portland-to-explore-deandre-ayton-jerami-grant-trade-markets">uncertainty remains about Simons’ long-term future in Portland</a> following a 36-46 campaign — a 15-win improvement from the season prior but still short of postseason contention.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-favored-for-potential-darius-garland-trade">Garland, also 25, has emerged as another name to watch</a> amid questions about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ direction <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/nba-rumors-cavs-darius-garland-jalen-suggs-trade-idea">following their second-round playoff exit</a>. Despite a 64-18 regular-season record and a franchise-best 16-game win streak, Cleveland fell to the Indiana Pacers in five games.</p><p>Garland, a two-time All-Star, posted regular-season averages of 20.6 points, 6.7 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game on 47.2% shooting from the field and 40.1% from three-point range.</p><p>In the playoffs, Garland was limited to five appearances due to injury. He averaged 18.0 points and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 42% from the field and just 28.6% from three.</p><p>Garland is currently in the third year of a five-year, $197.2 million contract, with $39.4 million owed for the 2025-26 season. His potential availability could depend on Cleveland’s willingness to retool its core following a disappointing playoff run.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-orlando-wants-to-make-25-million-trade-to-help-paolo-banchero">Magic, who were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the first round</a> of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, have made it clear through recent comments that they are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-president-drops-win-now-truth-bomb-future">entering a “win-now” phase</a>. With Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner forming the foundation, Orlando is expected to explore trade options to strengthen its backcourt and improve one of the league’s least productive offenses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Anfernee Simons, Darius Garland must be on trade radar, says insider

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-why-orlando-is-team-to-watch-in-trade-market');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Why Orlando is ‘team to watch’ in trade market');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Franz-Wagner-22-celebrates-after-making-a-three-point-shot-against-the-Los-Angeles-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Why Orlando is ‘team to watch’ in trade market</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-07T09:11:01-07:00">June 7th, 9:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-07T09:11:01-07:00">June 7th, 9:11am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Orlando Magic prepare for the 2025-26 NBA season, the organization is reportedly positioned as one of the most active teams in the trade market. Following a first-round playoff exit to the Boston Celtics, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-president-drops-win-now-truth-bomb-future">Orlando has entered the offseason with a clear shift toward a “win-now” mentality</a>, centered around rising stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.</p><p>In recent weeks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-launch-new-era-with-throwback-style-jerseys-for-2025-26-season">the franchise unveiled a full rebrand, including a new logo and updated jerseys</a>, signaling the beginning of a new era. Now, attention has turned to reshaping the roster, with league insiders identifying the Magic as a team aggressively pursuing upgrades.</p><p>Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer recently reported that Orlando has emerged as a key team to watch in the trade market this summer.</p><p>“I think Orlando is another team to watch. I really do,” Fischer said. “I’ve heard a ton of buzz so far… they’re clearly making calls, and seem to be a team that’s going to be a factor on the guard market. They’ve got a couple scenarios to make trades to open up the full mid-level exception. They’ve got a lot of wide range of salaries above the mid-level, below $30 million, around $30 million to package together to go out and make any number of moves.”</p><h2><b>Magic explore $25M in trade packages, eye mid-level targets like Nickeil Alexander-Walker</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nickeil-Alexander-Walker-brings-the-ball-up.jpg"><figcaption>© Nick Wosika-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Opening up the full mid-level exception would give the Magic the flexibility to pursue additional talent in free agency, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-magic-suitor-coveted-timberwolves-free-agent">including Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker</a>. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Orlando is already being discussed as a potential suitor.</p><p>“Next season’s full mid-level exception will be worth more than three times what Alexander-Walker made last season at $14.1 million,” Stein reported. “With rumbles already in circulation that Orlando is a team to watch as a potential suitor.”</p><p>These developments come alongside a recent report from Hardwood Paroxysm, which revealed the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-orlando-wants-to-make-25-million-trade-to-help-paolo-banchero">Magic are exploring ways to package roughly $25 million in salary</a> to acquire multiple offensive-minded players. The move would aim to improve a unit that struggled to produce throughout the 2024-25 season.</p><p>“Orlando is indeed shifting its approach, as it sounded like in their postseason pressers, towards making major upgrades,” the outlet reported. “Sources believe they are looking to package around $25 million in salary for various players to give the offense the jump it needs.”</p><p>Despite boasting one of the NBA’s top-ranked defenses, Orlando finished the regular season ranked 27th in points per game and last in three-point shooting percentage. Their offensive struggles carried over into the postseason, where they averaged just 93.6 points per game—lowest among all playoff teams.</p><p>With two first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft (No. 16 and No. 25), and a strong young foundation led by Banchero and Wagner, the Magic appear primed to be one of the most aggressive teams in the league this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Why Orlando is ‘team to watch’ in trade market

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-orlando-wants-to-make-25-million-trade-to-help-paolo-banchero');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Orlando wants to make $25 million trade to help Paolo Banchero');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Paolo-Banchero-celebrate.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Orlando wants to make $25 million trade to help Paolo Banchero</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-03T09:02:00-07:00">June 3rd, 9:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-03T09:02:00-07:00">June 3rd, 9:02am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fresh off unveiling a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-launch-new-era-with-throwback-style-jerseys-for-2025-26-season">franchise rebrand ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season</a>, the Orlando Magic are reportedly exploring trade options to upgrade their offense and support rising stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.</p><p>According to a report from Hardwood Paroxysm, the Magic are shifting into a more aggressive roster-building phase following their first-round playoff exit. The team is said to be targeting multiple offensive-minded players, using up to <a href="https://hardwoodparoxysm.substack.com/p/free-agency-and-draft-rumors-panic" rel="noopener">$25 million in combined salary</a> to facilitate potential trades.</p><p>“Orlando is indeed shifting its approach, as it sounded like in their postseason pressers, towards making major upgrades,” the report stated. “Sources believe they are looking to package around $25 million in salary for various players to give the offense the jump it needs. That sounds right because with Franz and Paolo, any addition making above that likely will demand the ball too much.”</p><p>Orlando finished the 2024-25 season with a 41-41 record, battling through a series of injuries to key players. Banchero and Wagner both missed extended time with torn obliques, while Jalen Suggs and Moritz Wagner suffered season-ending injuries earlier in the year. Despite the setbacks, the Magic secured a playoff berth, eventually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-gm-refutes-reports-of-zero-trade-deadline-calls">falling to the Boston Celtics in a competitive five-game series</a>.</p><h2><b>Magic linked to multiple guards amid push to boost offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Garland-Passes-Cavs-Magic.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>While Orlando once again fielded a top-tier defense, their offensive struggles proved costly. During the regular season, the Magic ranked 27th in scoring at just 105.4 points per game. They also finished last in three-point shooting, averaging 11.2 made threes per game on just 31.8% shooting from beyond the arc.</p><p>The offensive issues became even more pronounced in the postseason. Orlando <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/traditional?SeasonType=Playoffs&amp;dir=D&amp;sort=PTS" rel="noopener">ranked last</a> among all 16 playoff teams in points per game at 93.6 and three-point shooting, making only 8.2 threes per game at 26.3% from deep.</p><p>In response to these shortcomings, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-orlando-favored-for-potential-darius-garland-trade">Magic have been linked in multiple reports to guards such as Darius Garland</a>, Trae Young, and Anfernee Simons — all of whom could fill Orlando’s glaring need at point guard. However, a more financially feasible option could be Chicago Bulls guard Coby White.</p><p>White, 25, is coming off a career-best season. In 74 games, he averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 45.3% from the field and 37% from three. He is entering the final year of his three-year contract and is set to earn $12.8 million next season, potentially making him a logical candidate to fit within Orlando’s reported $25 million trade package range.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/ranking-best-kon-knueppel-destinations-in-2025-nba-draft">Magic currently hold the No. 16 and No. 25 picks in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft</a>, set for June 25–26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With a young core led by Banchero and Wagner, and a clear focus on offensive improvement, Orlando’s offseason could prove pivotal in shaping its competitive trajectory moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Orlando wants to make $25 million trade to help Paolo Banchero

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-magic-suitor-coveted-timberwolves-free-agent');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Magic a ‘potential suitor’ for highly coveted Timberwolves free agent');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Nickel-Alexander-Walker.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Magic a ‘potential suitor’ for highly coveted Timberwolves free agent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-01T10:43:50-07:00">June 1st, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-01T10:43:50-07:00">June 1st, 10:43am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For a couple of years now, the Orlando Magic have been one of the young, up-and-coming teams in the Eastern Conference. However, after a surprising breakout season in 2023-24 the Magic stagnated a bit last year, resulting in a No. 7 seed in the East and a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/magic-news-paolo-banchero-knicks-example-next-step-contend">first-round exit at the hands of the Boston Celtics</a>.</p><p>Now, the focus is all on how the Magic are going to improve their roster, either in free agency or in the NBA Draft, heading into next year as Paolo Banchero and company seek a deep playoff run.</p><p>There are plenty of possible contributors on the free agent market that the Magic <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/saturday-best-all-the-latest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=164887336&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">could try to bring in</a>, and Minnesota Timberwolves wing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/ranking-nickeil-alexander-walker-free-agency-destinations-if-he-leaves-timberwolves">Nickeil Alexander-Walker is one candidate</a> to come to Orlando, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>“Next season’s full midlevel exception will be worth more than three times what Alexander-Walker made last season at $14.1 million,” Stein wrote. “With rumbles already in circulation that Orlando is a team to watch as a potential suitor.”</p><p>The Timberwolves will have some tough decisions to make in free agency, with Julius Randle and Naz Reid also hitting the market in addition to Alexander-Walker. While it’s unclear what Minnesota plans on prioritizing at this point, there is a real possibility that Alexander-Walker will be the lowest priority of the three and could end up somewhere else.</p><p>The Virginia Tech product would be a great fit in Orlando with his versatile skillset. He would fit right in with the defensive identity that the Magic have built in recent years while giving them a secondary playmaker on the offensive end. Most importantly, he would immediately be one of the best spot-up 3-point shooters on the team, so it makes sense that the Magic would be going after him hard.</p><p>Players of Alexander-Walker’s archetype are often expensive on the open market, so the Magic will have to pay up in order to get their hands on him. However, a player like that could be the difference that elevates Orlando into the next tier of Eastern Conference contenders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Magic a ‘potential suitor’ for highly coveted Timberwolves free agent

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/nba-rumors-cavs-darius-garland-jalen-suggs-trade-idea');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Cavs insider floats Darius Garland-Jalen Suggs trade idea');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Darius-Garland-before-Spurs-Cavs-game.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Cavs insider floats Darius Garland-Jalen Suggs trade idea</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-29T08:59:43-07:00">May 29th, 8:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-29T08:59:43-07:00">May 29th, 8:59am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Could the Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/ranking-best-darius-garland-trade-destinations-if-cavs-blow-it-up">Cavaliers trade Darius Garland</a> this offseason? Nothing is guaranteed to come to fruition, but Cavs insider Chris Fedor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh9aOM7N6wo&amp;t=845s" rel="noopener">recently suggested</a> an intriguing trade idea involving Garland and Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, via Cleveland Cavaliers on cleveland.com’s YouTube channel.</p><p>“I think there’s a framework, and I say framework because salary stuff becomes very, very difficult for the Cavs,” Fedor said. “So, you’re just talking about a general framework with an understanding that other pieces are probably going to have to be involved. Maybe a third team is going to have to be involved. Matching salary becomes very, very difficult when you’re talking about the Cavs and the salary situation that they’re in. But I think there’s a framework of a deal between the Cavs and the Magic that would involve Darius Garland and Jalen Suggs.”</p><p>The Cavs enjoyed a tremendous 2024-25 regular season before getting eliminated in the postseason. Cleveland had serious championship hopes but failed to make a deep playoff run.</p><p>As a result, the idea of making a significant trade or two has gained traction as rumors begin to swirl. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/4-early-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-free-agency-targets-in-2025-offseason">Cavs’ official offseason plan</a> has yet to be revealed, but Garland could be traded if Cleveland finds a tempting enough offer.</p><p>There is a chance that Cleveland will decide to keep the core of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley together. After all, the core led the Cavs to no shortage of success during the regular season. The question is whether or not the team believes those players can lead them to a championship.</p><p>If the Cavs feel any uncertainty, a trade or two could end up being made. As for the Magic, acquiring a guard such as Garland would give them a new big three as Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner lead the way.</p><p>The specific details of a potential trade would make the deal challenging to make official. However, the idea of a Garland-Suggs trade could prove to be enticing for both teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Cavs insider floats Darius Garland-Jalen Suggs trade idea

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/nba-rumors-magic-rockets-linked-to-trae-young-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Magic, Rockets linked to Trae Young trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Magic-Rockets-linked-to-Trae-Young.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Magic, Rockets linked to Trae Young trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-12T07:39:38-07:00">May 12th, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-12T07:39:38-07:00">May 12th, 7:39am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following another up-and-down season in which the Atlanta Hawks failed to make the playoffs, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/nba-rumors-rival-teams-believe-hawks-consider-trae-young-trade">Trae Young’s future</a> with the team appears to be in doubt.</p><p>Young has spent all seven seasons of his NBA career with the Hawks, but other than an Eastern Conference Finals berth in 2021, Young’s tenure in Atlanta has been filled with disappointments and what-ifs. And with the Hawks searching for a new general manager to lead their front office, it would make sense if the next executive would like to move on from the polarizing point guard.</p><p>If Atlanta ultimately decides to trade Young this offseason, though, there is a question of who, if any, <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-our-around-the-league" rel="noopener">would be interested in</a> acquiring him. From a basketball standpoint, one executive reportedly thinks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-trade-proposal-lands-trae-young-in-offseason-after-landry-fields-firing">the Orlando Magic</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/ranking-houston-rockets-superstar-trade-options-after-flaming-out-warriors">and Houston Rockets</a> should be among them.</p><p>“One trusted talent evaluator went so far as to pinpoint two teams he suggests would be wise to test Atlanta’s resolve once it does hire a new president of basketball operations, asserting that Orlando and Houston would both benefit strongly from Young’s offensive gifts while also possessing ample defensive-minded personnel to insulate Young at the other end,” The Stein Line’s Marc Stein and Jake Fischer wrote.</p><p>“Although such thoughts qualify as just one exec’s landscape projections … they struck us as interesting to consider.”</p><p>It is clear why Young, in particular, would make sense for the Rockets and Magic. Both teams, while impressive defensively, struggled mightily at times to generate effective offense, including in the first round of the playoffs when they were both eliminated.</p><p>For Orlando, the injuries to Jalen Suggs and Mo Wagner certainly limited the team’s offense, but even with them, Orlando lacked the creativity and all-around offensive prowess that many of the league’s top ballhandlers possess. Similarly, Houston struggled with the ebbs and flows of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-declares-intentions-free-agency">lead guard Fred VanVleet</a>, who was surrounded by players who often could not create shots for themselves and, as a result, were much better suited to play off-ball.</p><p>Young would solve some of the problems both Orlando and Houston currently face, but he can present issues as well. At times, his defensive ability and effort have been criticized, and he does relatively little when off the ball, often resting when not leading the offense.</p><p>Next season, Young will be in the fourth year of his<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/be230a04/trae-young/contract"> five-year, $215 million contract extension</a>. Following next season, during which he will earn $46 million, he can opt out of the final year of his deal. An extension, while not officially agreed to, would likely be implied by whichever team acquired Young.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Magic, Rockets linked to Trae Young trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/nba-rumors-magic-linked-trade-100-million-blazers-star');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Magic linked to trade for $100 million Blazers star');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Magic-linked-traded-100-million-Blazers.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Magic linked to trade for $100 million Blazers star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-05T09:35:39-07:00">May 5th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-05T09:41:17-07:00">May 5th, 9:41am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic’s season ended in the first round of the NBA playoffs for the second consecutive season, and that likely means <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-gm-makes-aggressive-offseason-promise-after-quiet-trade-deadline-backfires">Orlando will take a swing</a> this offseason.</p><p>While the Magic have proved to be a tough team to beat over the past two years, they have notably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-insider-orlando-jordan-poole-collin-sexton-trades">lacked creation and shooting</a> in the backcourt that is often needed among contenders. With a call to Portland, though, some of those woes can be addressed.</p><p>“When Damian Lillard was on the trade block in Portland before the 2023-24 season, league sources say that more than a few rival teams — as well as Lillard’s camp — wondered whether Orlando would be joining the trade pursuit for him,” Jake Fischer and Marc Stein wrote for The Stein Line.</p><p>“As a new offseason beckons, another Trail Blazer has been increasingly projected as an Orlando target: Lillard’s former Blazers backcourt mate Anfernee Simons. The 25-year-old is an Orlando native who would certainly blend in nicely from a timeline perspective alongside [Paolo] Banchero (22) <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-what-franz-wagner-is-focused-on-amid-orlando-win-now-approach">and [Franz] Wagner</a> (23).”</p><p>Although Simons posted his 3-point percentage this past season in the last five years, he is a career 38.1% 3-point shooter and consistently among the best free-throw shooters, which could be a sign that he can improve his perimeter shooting numbers with a different role outside of Portland. Additionally, Simons has averaged 4.5 assists over the last four seasons.</p><p>Simons would certainly be an immediate boost to the Magic’s offense, which was the fourth-worst in terms of rating. The three teams behind them were the Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, and Brooklyn Nets, who went a combined 63-183 this season. The offensive rating for Orlando was so bad, in fact, that the team’s net rating was -0.2 despite posting the second-best defensive rating (109.1) in the NBA.</p><p>Part of the Magic’s offensive troubles likely stemmed from injuries <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-jalen-suggs-makes-defiant-promise-for-injury-return">to Jalen Suggs</a> and Mo Wagner. Suggs, in particular, averaged a career-high 16.2 points per game, as well as 3.7 assists, before going down with a season-ending injury in January. Off the bench, Wagner was averaging a career-high 12.9 points and shot 36.0% on 3-pointers before tearing his ACL in December.</p><p>In addition to the Magic’s troubles, the Blazers could feel motivated to make the deal.</p><p>“Teams have called the Blazers about Simons in the past, but there has never been an immediate sense that he was close to being dealt. That could change in the offseason, as Simons will be entering the final year of his contract and making $27.7 million,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/how-nba-new-208-million-second-apron-impacts-trades-free-agency-siegels-scoop" rel="noopener">ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel</a> wrote.</p><p>Simons, a native of Altamonte Springs, Florida who attended high school in Orlando, is set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026 at age 27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Magic linked to trade for $100 million Blazers star

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-insider-orlando-jordan-poole-collin-sexton-trades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Insider urges Orlando to pursue Jordan Poole, Collin Sexton trades');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_1486.jpeg"></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Insider urges Orlando to pursue Jordan Poole, Collin Sexton trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-30T15:19:02-07:00">April 30th, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-30T15:19:02-07:00">April 30th, 3:19pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/magic-news-franz-wagner-makes-guarantee-after-hard-fought-playoff-loss-to-celtics">Orlando Magic were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs</a> on Tuesday following their 120-89 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-gets-real-the-fight-magic-against-first-round-series">loss to the Boston Celtics</a>. As the Magic continue to try and climb the hierarchy in the Eastern Conference, one piece some have suggested the Magic need is a consistent scoring guard. And there is one prominent NBA media voice who has a pair of suggested trades that the Magic should make following their playoff exit.</p><p>Longtime NBA media voice Matt Moore addressed the Magic’s need for a true shooting guard in his most recent column of Hardwood Paroxysm, and <a href="https://hardwoodparoxysm.substack.com/p/the-dearly-playoff-departed-and-those?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=3283378&amp;post_id=162555377&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">suggested that two names</a> the Magic should target in trades following their playoff exit are Jordan Poole and Collin Sexton.</p><p>“They need to take a risk on someone. Two names I would speculatively would look at are Jordan Poole (I know, I know) and Collin Sexton,” Moore writes. “Poole was literally the second most efficient scorer off the dribble this season, and has at least contributed to teams with playoff experience. But those guys aren’t so important to take the ball out of the hands of Wagner and Banchero. This is why the Magic’s challenge this summer is going to be pretty steep.”</p><p>Moore acknowledges that the Magic should not look to add a player that would take shots and usage away from their star players in Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. That is why he suggested that someone like Trae Young would not work despite Young’s obvious talent and what he would bring to the Magic.</p><p>While Poole and Sexton can be elite scoring talents, neither player would require less usage from Banchero and Wagner. Sexton has <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/26974/collin-sexton" rel="noopener">one more season</a> on his current contract with the Utah Jazz at just a little over $19 million before he hits unrestricted free agency in 2026, as per Spotrac. Poole has two more seasons on his current deal worth between $31-34 million per year before hitting free agency in 2027.</p><p>Either player could conceivably solve the Magic’s woes at shooting guard. Poole averaged 20.5 points last season while shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 37.8 percent shooting from the three-point line. Sexton averaged 18.4 points, while shooting 48 percent shooting from the field and 40.6 percent shooting from the three-point line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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