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zuppafly wrote:4 firsts unprotected including the suns pick of next year that will very very likely be a high lottery one.
For a KCP upgrade.
Not a PG, not someone who can take the playmaking burden out of PB and Franz.
We're all in on Suggs becoming a real point guard on his 5th year, if healthy.
How does this front office crew have a job is beyond me. They just set us back multiple years. What a bunch of idiots...
pepe1991 wrote:Bane is on long term contract and very, very good player, but price tag for a guy that isn't clear cut superstar is flat out I.N.S.A.I.N.
That is type of haul you are proposing to get prime Durant, Lebron, Giannis, not fringe all star player that really isn't fixing some issues you already have on roster.
From salary cap POV, Banchero + Suggs + Franz + Bane = $160M in 2026-27
I guess our C rotation will continue to be Goga, Carter and Isaac for rest of this decade
Magic now have, from 2025-2031 - two first round picks. Not very valuable 25th pick ( way too late) and 2027 first round pick.
Scary.
Bane helps shooting issues. Bane adds to our shooting.
But Bane isn't very durable player, isn't really young ( 27, pretty much in his prime) and isn't full time playmaker.
Tbh this feels like panic move made by person who is in fear for his job. Esencially, this is Ibaka trade, just in this case Ibaka has more years left on his deal.
But Hennigan didn't sold 6 round picks for Ibaka, just one.
pepe1991 wrote:Bane is on long term contract and very, very good player, but price tag for a guy that isn't clear cut superstar is flat out I.N.S.A.I.N.
That is type of haul you are proposing to get prime Durant, Lebron, Giannis, not fringe all star player that really isn't fixing some issues you already have on roster.
From salary cap POV, Banchero + Suggs + Franz + Bane = $160M in 2026-27
I guess our C rotation will continue to be Goga, Carter and Isaac for rest of this decade
Magic now have, from 2025-2031 - two first round picks. Not very valuable 25th pick ( way too late) and 2027 first round pick.
Scary.
Bane helps shooting issues. Bane adds to our shooting.
But Bane isn't very durable player, isn't really young ( 27, pretty much in his prime) and isn't full time playmaker.
Tbh this feels like panic move made by person who is in fear for his job. Esencially, this is Ibaka trade, just in this case Ibaka has more years left on his deal.
But Hennigan didn't sold 6 round picks for Ibaka, just one.
pepe1991 wrote:Bane is on long term contract and very, very good player, but price tag for a guy that isn't clear cut superstar is flat out I.N.S.A.I.N.
That is type of haul you are proposing to get prime Durant, Lebron, Giannis, not fringe all star player that really isn't fixing some issues you already have on roster.
From salary cap POV, Banchero + Suggs + Franz + Bane = $160M in 2026-27
I guess our C rotation will continue to be Goga, Carter and Isaac for rest of this decade
Magic now have, from 2025-2031 - two first round picks. Not very valuable 25th pick ( way too late) and 2027 first round pick.
Scary.
Bane helps shooting issues. Bane adds to our shooting.
But Bane isn't very durable player, isn't really young ( 27, pretty much in his prime) and isn't full time playmaker.
Tbh this feels like panic move made by person who is in fear for his job. Esencially, this is Ibaka trade, just in this case Ibaka has more years left on his deal.
But Hennigan didn't sold 6 round picks for Ibaka, just one.
Knightro wrote:Bane for his career is 10.2 3PT attempts per 100 at .410%.
If he loses his shooting stroke here...
pepe1991 wrote:Bane averages 2,5 apg for career in playoffs. Sure, in this awkward, no pick&roll system for Grizzlies he piled up nice APG count, but that gimmick of him "playmaking" never worked in playoffs.
He isn't playmaker.
But that's not an issue. bigger issue is that we finally know that some of us were right all along about adding " good contracts that will be eventually good assets in trades" was complete and utter BULL.
In order to upgrade roster and get rid of "good value KCP" and "good value Cole" Magic ended up paying 4 unprotected picks + 16 pick.
Magic_Johnny12 wrote:This means one of two things, Suggs is being traded or the FO genuinely thinks Suggs is the PGOTF (lol).
3ddman23 wrote:Holy cow!!!! I like it.
It's really just a bit of word salad.
When u break it down it's really not as bad as it looks picks wise.
This year pick isn't unprotected it was already at 16. ( Plus the magic still have have pick 25)
The phoenix pick wasn't even ares to begin with. It's exactly what the pick was acquired for to add to a trade. (Isn't this the picky hat has a bunch of stipulations with it anyways(.
The 29 pick swap is what it is. ( The magic still get a first round pick this year).
The only true unprotected picks they gave up was year 28 & 30...
That's not bad at all when u factor bane is a really big get for this organization. Still young, locked in long term, exactly what the magic needed.
The players involved were non factors(salary fillers), so it really was only the picks.
They essentially did what Indiana did getting siakim a few seasons back. Signed bruce brown to a huge contract and the flipped him for a key piece the year after.
This is a great trade!!! I'm surprised weltman did before the draft.
If the magic stay healthy they are going to the ecf next season. Book it.
