Why The Orlando Magic Do The Deal 

In fact, the Magic have a surplus of talented young players. Jalen Suggs, Markelle Fultz, and Cole Anthony all have some star potential in addition to Banchero and Wagner. 

Besides Wagner, there’s a commonality between those players. They’re playmakers who can’t shoot. If Orlando is going to get to the next level, they’ll eventually need a floor-spacing star in addition to their plethora of playmakers. 

That’s what makes LaVine a perfect fit. He’s a lethal on and off-ball scorer. He’ll make the game easier for all of the players (besides Fultz) that we’ve listed here – including, most importantly, Banchero. 

If there’s any opposition to this deal, it’s the Magic’s timeline. Some will argue that they aren’t far enough into their rebuild to make a win-now move. Fair enough.

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On the other hand, if they acquired LaVine and started winning games, they’d still be an extremely young team – is that such a negative outcome? 

Could trading LaVine be a positive outcome for the Bulls?