“This is a serious summer team to watch, in my opinion,” the article wrote. “Imagine starting your rebuild with Paolo Banchero and Anthony Black or Jalen Suggs. Orlando doesn’t have a ton of draft capital as it gave it away in the Desmond Bane deal, but in the form of actual players that’s a strong sell. Problem is, Banchero is a poison-pill contract, which becomes very difficult to deal before his rookie extension actually kicks in and he can just be aggregated at what his 2026-27 salary will be. I suppose the Magic could do the same deal with Franz Wagner and do it at the deadline, but at this point, my guess is they see Wagner as the better player and better potential fit with Giannis. Keep an eye on this if Giannis doesn’t get moved next week.”
