Magic get: Lonzo Ball, E’Twaun Moore
Pelicans get: Aaron Gordon
Another team with a host of bigs is Orlando. Years of drafting big men along with signing Nikola Vucevic to an extension means the team has too many bigs and too little playing time.
Not shockingly, they have also had a lack of point guards during that span. While Markelle Fultz may have turned a corner in Florida, the questions still remain. Questions also remain with Aaron Gordon and his fit with the team long-term.
The Magic could go the way in answering some of those questions by bringing in another point guard and shipping out Gordon in the process. Ball and E’Twaun Moore, who operates more as salary filler in this trade than anything else, are about as good of a package as the Magic will get mid-season for Gordon and his large contract, especially if they want to continue contending.