The Orlando Magic organization sent shockwaves around the league and dominated the narrative surrounding Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline with their flurry of early moves that sent center Nikola Vucevic (shockingly), forward Aaron Gordon, guard Evan Fournier, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, and forward Gary Clark out of town.
Vucevic and Aminu were traded to the Chicago Bulls, Gordon and Clark to the Denver Nuggets, and Fournier to the Boston Celtics.
“It’s obviously a major decision for the organization, and one we don’t take lightly (it's been weeks, months discussing this stuff),” Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman told reporters during a Friday morning press conference via Zoom.