The Orlando Magic are still picking up the pieces after the trade deadline. Or maybe they are not. Fans are certainly scratching their heads over the Orlando Magic’s decision to trade Elfrid Payton to the Phoenix Suns for a mid-second round pick. And Payton was too.
There is a reason behind these decisions though. There always is. And they usually have to do with money.
The fact of the matter, as it has been explained almost everywhere, the Magic had decided they were not going to resign Payton and so they moved on.