1 for 7! Bain joins Magic! Morant loses his strongest helper

At 11:08 pm on June 15, according to NBA famous reporter Shams, the Grizzlies and the Magic reached a major deal: the Grizzlies traded Bain to the Magic, and 1 for 7 got Pope, Cole Anthony, 4 unprotected first-round picks, and 1 first-round pick swap rights. The NBA has really changed, and even Bain can get four or five first-round picks!

The four first round picks are unprotected: 16th pick in the first round in 2025 (from the Magic), 2026 first round pick in the first round (from the Suns), 2028 first round pick in the first round (from the Magic), and 2030 first round pick in the first round (from the Magic). Don't forget that there is still a first round swap in 2029. The Magic has emptied the draft picks in the next few years...

Many fans do not understand the Magic's operations. Magic president Jeff Weltman clearly stated: "The team's goal is to win in the present, not the future. The Magic continues to build a team around Bankairo, Wagner Jr. and Sargers. Bain is a perfect addition to the Magic." Three-pointers have always been the Magic's shortcomings, which happens to be Bain's advantage.

Bain has hit 43.2% of his three-point shooting percentage when receiving the ball. In the past five years, only three players in the league have made 800 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting percentage exceeds 40%, and Bain is one of them. This season's regular season, the Magic team's three-point shooting percentage was 31.8%, the last in the league.

In the playoffs, the Magic's three-point shooting percentage fell to 26.3%, the last in the league, and the second to last were the Grizzlies (30.4%). In this playoffs, Bain averaged 15.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.8 turnovers per game. The shooting percentage is 31.7%, the three-point shooting percentage is 21.9%, and the free throw shooting percentage is 93.3%.

Bain's contract is US$207 million for five years and will expire in the summer of 2029. There are still US$170 million for four years and an average annual salary of more than 40 million. This season's regular season, Bain averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.4 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 48.4%, 39.2%, 89.4%, and the average score per game was the lowest in the past three years.

Bain was born on June 25, 1998, with a height of 1.96 meters and a wingspan of 1.93 meters. He was the first 30th show in 2020. Among the 2020 rookies, Bain's contract was second only to Edwards, Halliburton and three goals. Moreover, Bain is the first 200 million-dollar Mr. Grizzlies in history. His performance in the playoffs is definitely not worthy of his maximum salary! In the summer of 2024, Magic signed Pope for $66 million in three years. This season's regular season, Pope averaged 8.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game, with three shooting percentages: 43.9%, 34.2%, and 86.3%. Pope averaged 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals in the playoffs, with three shooting percentages: 26.7%, 26.1%, 75%.

Cole Anthony's contract is $39.1 million for three years and expires in the summer of 2027. This season's regular season, he averaged 9.4 points, 3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 0.7 steals per game, with three shooting percentages: 42.4%, 35.3%, and 82.3%. He averaged only 2.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in the playoffs, with three shooting percentages: 28.6%, 0%, and 75%.

This summer, Ban Kairo is eligible to sign a five-year, $297 million maximum salary contract, plus Wagner Jr.'s 224 million and Sargers' 5-year, 150 million. The space for magic will be locked in the future. The last question: Who do you think made the profit in this transaction?