After drafting Mo Bamba and Melvin Frazier in June’s draft, the Magic were one of the quietest teams in free agency, signing only one player — Isaiah Briscoe. Despite signing only one player, the Magic did find themselves busy elsewhere, most notably in the trade market.
The Magic made a handful of trades, including two that brought in players with a lot to gain.
Holding Bismack Biyombo’s bloated contract, the Magic did what many thought was impossible: trade him. Biyombo was shipped back to Charlotte, the team that he played for his first four years in the league in exchange for Timofey Mozgov, and Jerian Grant.