The calls have only gotten louder as the season has gone on and the trade deadline draws closer. Everyone expects the Orlando Magic to make some kind of move before the Feb. 7 deadline to turn the franchise one direction or another.
The Magic, for sure, are going to explore every option and avenue. They are still a rebuilding team despite the Eastern Conference’s insistence they stay in the Playoff race. And the franchise is not going to discount the opportunity to make a Playoff push and play meaningful games later into the season.
The dueling motivations of reaching the Playoffs — Orlando is just one game out of the final spot — and still developing a rebuilding franchise is going to make for a complicated trade deadline.