ORLANDO – Choosing to continue building around its young, talented core while also maintaining financial flexibility for what figures to be another busy offseason, the Orlando Magic stood pat at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
The Magic pulled off a major trade last week when they acquired versatile wing Terrence Ross in exchange for power forward Serge Ibaka. Orlando GM Rob Hennigan promised to be active in the days and hours leading up to Thursday’s 3 p.m. deadline, but no deal ever materialized for a Magic franchise highly disappointed over how this season has played out.
Magic head coach Frank Vogel was in on those talks on Thursday, and he said he was pleased that the Magic resisted the temptation to further shake up the roster.