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Why the Magic shouldn't deal Victor Oladipo for Jeff Teague at the NBA trade deadline

On Tuesday, Frank Isola of the NY Daily News reported that the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks had discussed a trade involving Victor Oladipo and Jeff Teague. Immediate responses, at least in the Twittersphere, were...less than positive, looking at things from Orlando's perspective. The deal was dismissed as outright bad for Orlando. No reason to even consider it.

Personally, my immediate reaction wasn't immediate repulsion. At first glance, to me, it seemed reasonable; it wouldn't make the Magic into a contender by any means, but it would represent an improvement for a team desperately looking for someone to run the offense while also providing some shooting.