The Orlando Magic officially hired Jeff Weltman as their president of basketball operations Monday and officially introduced him to the media Wednesday. On Thursday, the Magic completed the deal that would bring Weltman to Orlando from the Toronto Raptors.
To get the Raptors to release Weltman from his contract as that team’s general manager, the Magic agreed to convey a second round pick to the Raptors.
Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports it will be the worst of Orlando’s 2018 second round picks. The Magic currently own their own second round pick in 2018 and the Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round pick from the Dwight Howard trade (it was conveyed after the Lakers landed the top three of this year’s Draft).