A little on how the Magic RealGMers see this. There are two camps. Camp 1: Orlando needs an ace PG and would keep Suggs as the SG: example is Dejounte Murray. And Camp 2 (I am in this camp): shift Suggs to starting PG and bring in a volume scorer as a starting SG. Simons is that sort of player. He was literally named after the Magic, after all. So maybe it is destiny to be a Magician.
This is an interesting thread to see what Portland fans see as Anfernee's value.
Pattycakes wrote:Simons could be a 25 ppg non All-Star in ORL…Crawford played a bit differently, but that’s a good comp, imo.
All I care about personally is more picks, and maybe try to squeeze Wendell carter out of them.
The Magic is flush with picks, as in addition to the #18 this year, the Magic own their pick and the Denver FRP next year. And all their FRPs of their future (and a lot of SRPs also). It would be easy to assemble a larger package between Portland and Orlando that also include 2 or 3 FRPs, and an unlimited number of SRPs.
As to Carter, be careful what you wish for. Carter's career high in games played per season is 62. Carter AVERAGES missing 29.5 games per season.
cdubbz wrote:Looked at the Magic situation and they don't have a ton of guys to trade for Ant for salaries to match up. Would need another team to get involved.
Cole Anthony & Joe Ingles (Magic need to exercise option) for Ant works.
Orlando will be under the cap, as Fultz, Okeke, and G-Harris are all expiring. Indeed, the Magic must find 30M+ in contracts this off-season to make the floor of the cap. Orlando is a buyer this off-season.
zzaj wrote:I'm also in the camp of a Simons--Black swap. I don't see how it could possibly be done though because of salary matching.
Personally I see a straight trade of Simons for Black to strongly favor the Magic in an asset management consideration. And yes, the Magic can absorb this trade. I bet the Blazers could even squeeze in the #18 if a (decent) Portland bench player was thrown in to the deal.
zzaj wrote:Skybox, what is Orlando's temperature on Black right now? Would some kind of Black-Simons swap make sense for where Orlando is headed? Agreed he'd be basically perfect there...
Some in Orlando see Black as untradeable. I am not one of those folks. Right now, Black will be a bench player in the 2024/25 season. It is not OK that the Magic drafted at #6 for a bench player. For me, I actually think he needs to be moved. He is not a fit. MANY (most) in the Magic realGM board would strongly dispute this thought line though.