The Orlando Magic have remained very quiet during free agency — making their signings of Aaron Gordon and Isaiah Briscoe official Friday after the league’s signing moratorium ended. The team simply did not have a lot of tools to add players, having used their available cap space to re-sign Aaron Gordon.
The Magic only had their $8.6 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception to spend to add talent. That was not likely enough to add a starter-caliber player. Not one that was not damaged goods at least.
But one player caught fans’ eyes and, at least for a time, caught the Magic’s attention for a brief moment.