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RE: The Orlando Magic suck; long suck the Orlando Magic
Great post tenhanger-
Which of these trades do you think was most pitiful
Tobias Harris for guard Brandon Jennings and forward Ersan Ilyasova,-.Feb 16, 2016
Serge Ibaka For Terrance Ross & 1st round pick, whom they used on Anzejs Pasecniks - Feb 17, 2017
Efriid Payton for a second rounder- Feb 12, 2018
Tobias Harris just a great pickup for Detroit, who they flipped for Blake Griffin, so that one is pretty damn awful on Orlando's part!
The Ibaka trade wasn't AWFUL mostly bc Ibaka started shooting too many threes starting in 2015 and a good source of his value was staying inside where he could rebound, but Ross was already pretty low upside and they obviously aren't/didn't profitting/profit much from having him on the team (even w Elfrid and Vuc playing). So Ross is kind've a neutral asset, but probably a better and younger pickup than "old dog new tricks" Ibaka. Orlando won this trade by getting the first rounder, but they didn't pick Pasecniks bc they traded the pick away for a 2020 Philly PROTECTED first round pick.
So this trade remains largely inconclusive, yet we can still say it's MUCH better than the absolutely awful Tobias Harris trade.
If Orlando wasn't a damaged organization, we'd say trading with Philly's abominable Bryan Colangelo is almost ALWAYS a profitable expedition. But these are two awful organizations, so probably the pick swapping results in nothing gained for EITHER organization. in this respect, the 2nd trade you mention is probably a big fat zero.
We remain quite high on Elfrid, so that trade wins the WORST moniker over giving up Tobias Harris bc it's just a total loser move by a total loser organization. You tank by trading experience for a plethora of picks, but this was just getting rid of a young-ish player and getting pretty much zero in return. If we're rebuilding the Magic, we have Elfrid starting every game until someone else proves better. Elfrid isn't a cornerstone like a Ben Simmons or even a Lonzo Ball, but he's young enough to keep at his position as the starting PG as your get more assets around him. He's practically perfect for that, bc he's not a ball hog so new young talented players will like the guy.
Enough on this topic! We prolly should be writing about POSITIVE things! But Orlando's terrible organization was too easy to pick-on?