NBA Trade Deadline: Grading how all 30 teams performed at the deadline

Orlando Magic

Key Moves: 

• Acquired Markelle Fultz for Jonathon Simmons, 2020 first-round pick (via Thunder), future second-round pick (per Shams Charania).

The Orlando Magic made one really great move at the NBA Trade Deadline, and it revolved around answering their point guard void – so that counts for two checkmarks when grading their overall performance.

Landing Markelle Fultz is a nice low-risk, high-reward type of move that a team like the Magic should be taking advantage of at this point in their rebuild. Really great work.

Even though it was somewhat disappointing that the team wasn’t able to unload Nikola Vucevic, especially if he opts to sign elsewhere in the off-season, the Magic did come away looking great at the deadline.

Grade: A