Orlando Magic likely to stand pat with Thursday's NBA trading deadline looming

Create: Tue, 02/08/2022 - 18:23
Author: Sera King
Photo for Headline Surfer / Nikola Vucevic was among several star plays the Orlando Magic jettisoned at last season's NBA trade deadline.

By SERA KING / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- With the Orlando Magic possessing the worst record in the NBA (12-43), the team is not likely to be active in Thursday's NBA trading deadline.

If any players were to e moved by the Magic, the most likely candidates would be Terence Ross, Glenn Harris, or Mo Bamba. And that's a big if, of course

The Magic are literally years away from contending and seem content to develop the core players from within following last season's big sell-off at the trading deadline of franchise center Nikola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon, and Greg Fournier.

The Magic are literally years away from contending and seem content to develop the core players from within following last season's big sell-off at the trading deadline of franchise center Nikola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon, and Greg Fournier.

The biggest rumor of the NA trade deadline continues to be Philadelphia 76ers trading disgruntled point guard Ben Simmons to the New Jersey Nets for shooting guard James Harden, though even that scenario seems unlikely.

Here is a summary of last year's Orlando Magic trades:

These were the trades by the Magic per NBA.com: :

Bulls acquire Vucevic from Magic (March 25)

Bulls get:

  • Nikola Vucevic
  • Al-Farouq Aminu

Magic get:

  • Wendell Carter Jr.
  • Otto Porter Jr.
  • Two future first-round picks

Celtics add Fournier in deal with Magic (March 25)

Celtics get:

  • Evan Fournier

Magic get:

  • Jeff Teague (will be waived)
  • Two future second-round picks

Official release: Magic | Celtics

Magic trade Gordon to Nuggets (March 25)

Magic get:

  • Gary Harris
  • RJ Hampton
  • Future first-round picks

Nuggets get:

  • Aaron Gordon
  • Gary Clark

Official release: Magic | Nuggets

Sera King bio / Headline SurferAbout the Byline Writer: Sera King is associate publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet in Lake Mary, FL serving greater Orlando, Sanford, and Daytona Beach via HeadlineSurfer.com since 2008. She's also a byline writer (business, community & sports features), a videographer, and a cartoonist for the media outlet. King received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Metro Orlando Campus of Ana G. Mendez University in 2008. Headline Surfer is published by Henry Frederick, Central Florida's award-winning journalist.