Grizzlies change Bane to Magic in a mega agreement, Fuentes

The Grizzlies exchanged Desmond Bane to Orlando Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and several Draft selections.

The Memphis Grizzlies exchanged to Desmond Bane to Orlando Magic by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthonyfour unprotected first round and an exchange of first -round teams, sources reported on Sunday.

Orlando sends to Memphis the number 16 of the NBA Draft of 2025, the Phoenix First Round National Team in 2026, in addition to its first round selections without protection of 2028 and 2030, according to the sources. The exchange of selections is slightly protected in 2029.

This movement represents a great change for Orlando to compete at the East Conference, and for the Grizzlies, an opportunity to add a defensive championship eaves, depth in the background and a significant amount of draft selections.

The president of the Magic, Jeff Weltman, made it clear that the franchise is adopting an aggressive approach and now winning for this preseason, and now incorporate Bane into the nucleus of Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs.

Bane is one of the three NBA players with 800 triple spare parts and 40% success in triples since its arrival in the League in 2020, and has triggered with 43.2% in triples of reception and shooting in the last five seasons, the third best percentage among the players with at least 1,000 attempts, according to AM850 Research.

It will be a great impulse for Magic, which was last in a percentage of triple this season and last in triples of reception and shooting. In fact, Magic had the worst percentage of triple in a season from Los Angeles Lakers in the 2015-16 season.

Bane, 26, averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 69 games last season. In five seasons, all with Memphis, has averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists.

Pope, 32, averaged 8.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 77 games with Magic last season, his first with the franchise. The 12 -year -old veteran has averaged 11.2 points, 3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 912 games with Detroit Pistons, Lakers, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets and Magic.

He has been part of two champions teams, with the Lakers (2019-20) and the Nuggets (2022-23).

Anthony, 25, averaged 9.4 points, 3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 67 games last season. He has averaged 12.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in five seasons, all with the Magic.