Despite being one of the most active teams in talks over the past week, the Orlando Magic were rather quiet during Thursday’s NBA trading deadline.
The Magic made one small move, sending point guard Elfrid Payton to the Phoenix Suns for a second round draft pick. The pick, which will be the best of Charlotte, Miami and Memphis’ pick, will come in this summers draft.
Moving on from Payton was seemingly inevitable for the Magic, given the fact that John Hammond and Jeff Weltman had no true ties to Payton, and the fact that the team had clearly reached it’s maximum point with Payton as their shot caller.