The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Desmond Bane to the Magic for KCP, Cole Anthony, FOUR unprotected 1st round Draft picks and a 1st Round Pick Swap

[SchoolboyC]

Bane shot 32%/22% in the playoffs.

Believe it or not, still better numbers than what KCP did in the playoffs for Orlando this year

I honestly think they may not even have had to trade 4 picks if Memphis didn't have to take his contract on

 

[tremonthustler1]

they could've got simons, pritchard, coby, sexton, etc for cheaper and potentially filled the pg slot as well.

overpay when you have to. not because your organization has some arbitrary rule about not trading guys during the season and your GM is too shook to even see what the trade/free agent market looks like when other teams get involved.

Collin Sexton isn’t taking them to a higher level. It’s a patchwork fix.

Getting Simons was the move I assumed they’d try, but are you saying Simons can be every bit as impactful as Bane? If that’s the case then Simons’ price just went up a first and Portland might be more hesitant to move him.

Acquiring Coby requires Chicago to pick a lane which they’re not fully committing to.

And they tried the safe “it only costs money” route with KCP. It didn’t work.

 

[Regular_P]

Believe it or not, still better numbers than what KCP did in the playoffs for Orlando this year

I honestly think they may not even have had to trade 4 picks if Memphis didn't have to take his contract on

I've been driving the "KCP is overrated and people need to stop gassing him" train for years.

 

[badboys11]

Bane was drafted 30th in the first round, dead last


Now mid first rounders don't mean anything to trade for this guy


Bane gives u the same numbers Cole+KCP did, difference is if someone like banchero gets hurt u don't have your draft pick


This is not a championship contending move

 

[tremonthustler1]

Hindsight 20/20 bc It worked out fine for them with two deep playoff runs but Minnesota could have had Walker Kessler on a rookie deal instead

Ain’t no buts.


Kessler and Gobert are NOT the same guy. And circumstances matter. Kessler is on the league’s worse defense, gets shopped every summer and even gets pulled from the starting lineup from time to time, and that’s the situation that in theory would allow him to shine.


And some of y’all are doing the same thing with Bane, like there’s 40 Banes in the league and Orlando just to overpay for one of them.

 

[42 Monks]

Collin Sexton isn’t taking them to a higher level. It’s a patchwork fix.

Getting Simons was the move I assumed they’d try, but are you saying Simons can be every bit as impactful as Bane? If that’s the case then Simons’ price just went up a first and Portland might be more hesitant to move him.

Acquiring Coby requires Chicago to pick a lane which they’re not fully committing to.

And they tried the safe “it only costs money” route with KCP. It didn’t work.

The question was who else was available/cheaper. And its a fallacy Orlando put itself in with their weird ass philosophy of sign guys early and don't trade mid-season.

shyt, even the recent rookies they drafted have the same issue as their franchise player - and that's the lack reliable point guard play to set anyone up, build offensive cohesion, and be the release valve when playoff intensity picks up. Even bad teams know that slowing Orlando down just means sitting on their guys in halfcourt then waiting til the wheels falloff.

Its crazy because without a pg, bane runs into the exact same friction points that trips up the rest of Orlando. There aren't a lot of good 'next moves' after this.

their higher level is out the 1st round its not even clear their core works

 

[Morethan1]

Changing of the guard

Spoiler

I’m talking about @Morethan1 not being first to post the news btw lol. Breh move them fingers

I'm more of a lurker now.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Bane was drafted 30th in the first round, dead last


Now mid first rounders don't mean anything to trade for this guy


Bane gives u the same numbers Cole+KCP did, difference is if someone like banchero gets hurt u don't have your draft pick


This is not a championship contending move

If Banchero gets hurt, that draft pick ain’t saving you.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

The question was who else was available/cheaper. And its a fallacy Orlando put itself in with their weird ass philosophy of sign guys early and don't trade mid-season.

shyt, even the recent rookies they drafted have the same issue as their franchise player - and that's the lack reliable point guard play to set anyone up, build offensive cohesion, and be the release valve when playoff intensity picks up. Even bad teams know that slowing Orlando down just means sitting on their guys in halfcourt then waiting til the wheels falloff.

Its crazy because without a pg, bane runs into the exact same friction points that trips up the rest of Orlando. There aren't a lot of good 'next moves' after this.

Which is why I'm going to assume that they think Bane can do a better job of creating his own shot and for everyone else than KCP. Otherwise, it's the same exact situation like you mentioned.

 

[GoldenGlove]

KCP is washed and the Magic don’t give a shyt about Cole anymore he was out of the rotation most the season.

fukk those mid to late first rounders.

Great deal for Orlando…Bane fits like a glove. I swear people dislike this dude because he’s too buff.

20/6/5 on nearly 50/40/90 last season with above average D and smack dab in his prime.

Bane is an EXCELLENT fit for Orlando, spot on about that

 

[FlyRy]

18 pages on Desmond Bayne? What happened to the game I love?

 

[badboys11]

If Banchero gets hurt, that draft pick ain’t saving you.

Ever heard of Tim Duncan?

 

[Cladyclad]

Y’all are seriously overrating them picks

Exactly. If Bane continues to be Bane

The chances of one of those 4 picks being as good as him is slim to none

 

[42 Monks]

Which is why I'm going to assume that they think Bane can do a better job of creating his own shot and for everyone else than KCP. Otherwise, it's the same exact situation like you mentioned.

memphis off to a great start on that rebuild though at least

all they need is for JJJ to start off hot and they can finesse their way out of that timebomb too

 

[No Homo]

Bane was drafted 30th in the first round, dead last


Now mid first rounders don't mean anything to trade for this guy


Bane gives u the same numbers Cole+KCP did, difference is if someone like banchero gets hurt u don't have your draft pick


This is not a championship contending move

When was Cole or KCP a borderline 50/40/90 guy averaging 20+ a game?