The Neighborhood Bully

https://www.capsheets.com/orlando-magic-cap-sheet/ Here's a good website that details how we can manipulate our cap situation. Keeping both first round draft picks (highly unlikely) would add another $7M in salary.

https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-trade-rumors/8-blockbuster-trades-that-could-happen-in-2025-offseason I find it hard to believe Isaac, Houston, and #25 is all it would take to get Johnson

Starting next year at age 35, Holiday's salary for the next 3 years is $32M, $35M, and a player option at $37M. The Celtics will have to attach a lot of assets to get off that contract in the current CBA.

Kevin O'Connor has us drafting Jase Richardson and Isiah Evans in the first round. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nba/article/2025-nba-mock-draft-cooper-flagg-at-no-1-no-doubt-but-who-else-is-a-first-round-pick-203049384.html

https://clutchpoints.com/magic-dream-scenario-2025-nba-trade-deadline

Think I'd rather move Suggs to off guard and get a point guard who can run an offense and make an open 3.

For comparison, Franz' salary next year will be $38,661,750

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10131893-win-loss-predictions-for-every-nba-team-following-complete-2024-25-schedule-release Bleacher Report pegs us as the 6 seed behind Boston 56-26 Philadelphia 52-30 Milwaukee 51-31 New York 49-33 Cleveland 49-33 Orlando 48-34 Indiana 46-36 Miami 45-37

https://heavy.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/trade-for-wendell-carter Nothing like another Magic center to LA rumor.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/7/2/24190616/nba-free-agency-2024-deals-trade-rumors-lauri-markkanen excellent point...

Bey is expected to miss most, if not all, of next season due to torn ACL

I agree his ceiling is a very good backup pg, but he's better than anyone we currently have. I'd give him 3/$60M with the last year a team option. That should be enough time for us to decide what we have in AB.

https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nba-draft-contending-timberwolves-swing-big-by-moving-into-lottery-landing-rob-dillingham-060335432.html 'just south' of Brogdon's salary would be about $20M/yr