After starting the 2020-21 season 15-29 and recognizing a playoff berth was no longer an attainable goal, the Orlando Magic offloaded some of their established players.
Nikola Vuu010deviu0107 was traded to the Chicago Bulls, Aaron Gordon was shipped off to Denver and Evan Fournier landed with the Boston Celtics.
In return, Orlando acquired draft capital and a myriad of promising young players, favorable hauls for a team commencing a rebuild. But what left NBA pundits puzzled was the franchise’s decision to maintain the services of Terrence Ross.
Five years after the Toronto Raptors made him a lottery pick in 2012, Ross was traded to the Magic in exchange for Serge Ibaka.