I think we better prepare ourselves that the team might not do anything because of the sale of the team.
Either the Magic REALLY hated Anfernee, they see something godlike in Bane, or we actually want to keep Anfernee, because they overpaid. Up till now the Magic have built entirely with the draft. So maybe they feel they can splash out for the "missing piece"? He certainly fits with their defensive identity, so I guess we'll see. We were hoping the Magic would be blind to Anfernee's atrocious defense, but I guess not.
Joe hasn’t been proactive/aggressive enough…. It’s probably why we’re stuck with Jerami and probably Anfernee for the remainder of their contracts.
So, for Eastern contenders: Tatum's injury and a bloated salary list has Boston sitting next season out, I'm assuming. Indy have assets in house (Mathurin) to make the next step. Your move, Knicks, Cavs and Pistons, or do you want the Magic to leapfrog you?
Maybe all of the trades that get rid of one of them demand Toumani or Deni. Would you be glad at that trade?
the "unprotected" picks thing is interesting, though it depends on who those picks actually are. If they're historically good teams, unprotected picks can mean nothing.
yesterday's rumor mill has us getting Sabonis for Ayton and Scoot in a 3 way deal with Sac and the Hawks....then mentions Deni is targeted hard from Memphis...not sure what sort of deal they offer but I wouldn't trade Deni ....
This is not Cronin's fault as much as I would like to blame that fool -- Ant was NEVER going to get that haul of players and picks and the Magic GM is a complete idiot and basically put ALL his cards into the next 2 to 4 years and now he better pray it works or the Magic are FUCKED. This was a robbery by the Memphis GM and he is now the leader in the clubhouse for Exec of the year cause Bane is a good player but sure as hell not worth that package.
KCP only has a year left. If they let those guys walk without extracting value and waiting another year before allowing Scoot to really get going, it's a fuck up. They moved Josh Hart for a crappy pick when it was clear they weren't bringing him back just to get something. I can't imagine they won't do the same thing with Ant, if they even want to move him.
These 4 first rouders seems like a lot. But are they really that valuable? I am not so sure with Orlando aiming to be good for the future.
