Magic add one other wing defender in two-time NBA champion

Orlando returned to the playoffs final season for the primary time in 4 years, dropping its opening-round sequence to the Cavaliers in seven video games. The Magic have set themselves up with quite a lot of cap house this summer season because of a plethora of low-cost younger stars mixed with the expiring contracts of Markelle Fultz, Joe Ingles and Gary Harris.

Harris is the previous Nuggets three-and-D wing who came visiting from Denver in a commerce for Aaron Gordon. Orlando has now exchanged his expiring $13M contract for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the Nuggets beginning guard, on a three-year, $66M deal.

It is a wonderful addition for the Magic, who had an apparent want for an improve on the wing. They particularly wanted an improve of their three-point taking pictures as they made the second-fewest threes within the NBA final season. Caldwell-Pope’s tenacious protection matches Orlando’s staff id, however his outdoors taking pictures is exclusive amongst his new teammates. His 40.6 p.c taking pictures from deep and his 125 threes would have ranked second on final 12 months’s Magic staff.

Ingles and Harris are free brokers, although both or each would possibly return on smaller offers. However it does imply that Orlando is sort of definitely out of the Paul George sweepstakes, which is encouraging information for the opposite cap-space groups pursuing the veteran All-Star.

Denver’s loss is Orlando’s acquire, however the final winner of the Caldwell-Pope signing could be one other Jap Convention Paul George contender: the Philadelphia 76ers.