ORLANDO – For a second straight year, the Orlando Magic pulled off a buzzer-beating deal involving a point guard at the NBA trade deadline, acquiring 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz from the Philadelphia 76ers.
To land the 20-year-old Fultz, the Magic traded guard Jonathon Simmons, a protected first-round pick (top-20 protected in the 2020 NBA Draft) and a second-round selection in the upcoming June draft. Simmons had recently fallen out of the Magic’s regular rotation and sought a trade that would offer him more playing time in what can become the final year of his contract.