The contract is 161 million for four years! The transaction value is comparable to Bridges, but the Magic is not suitable for him

In the 24-25 season, Mikal Bridges played a total of 3,036 minutes. When he was on the court, the team won by 5.6 points per 100 possessions, second only to Towns' 6.2 points.

Looking at it now, last summer the Knicks traded Bojan, four unprotected first-rounders, a first-round swap, and a second-rounder from the Nets for "Bridge". Although they had relatively too many chips, they were not particularly at a loss. A very important point is that Bridges has proven to be an important part of the team. Potentially, increasing the team's chances of winning the championship.

It’s still related to trading.

This summer, the Grizzlies sent Bane to the Magic in exchange for Anthony Cole, Pope, four unprotected first-rounders and a first-round swap right.

In terms of transaction value alone, it can be said that Bain is comparable to Bridges.

Is the Orlando Magic a good fit for Bane?

In my opinion, it is not suitable.

Features

The Magic accounted for 41.1% of their three-point shots in the 24-25 season. Obviously, like the Celtics, Warriors and other shooting teams, three-pointers are also the main way for the Magic to finish. But the problem is that only Kleib Shorstein's three-point rate in the team exceeds 37%.

With few pitchers, the potential defensive pressure faced by Bane is much greater than in other seasons. Just like Pop.

In the first season after joining the Magic, Pope's three-point rate dropped sharply from 40.6% to 34.2%. Mainly due to two points:

1. The Magic lack a top ball handler like Jokic;

2. The Magic lack shooters, so the opponent's defensive focus is almost entirely on Pope.

From a career perspective, there is no denying that Bane's three-point efficiency is far better than that of Pope, but he still cannot stand up to "two fists are difficult to beat with four hands." This is one of the reasons why Bane faces a lot of defensive intensity due to the team's lack of pitching staff.

Ball Rights

Bain has taken a total of 4,333 shots in his NBA career so far, including a two-point assist rate of 50.8% and a three-point assist rate of 74.5%. Judging from the data, at least within the three-point line, Bain is able to finish independently with the ball.

But at this stage of the Magic team, at least Banchero and Wagner Jr. need the ball. To be precise, only sufficient possession of the ball can help them grow faster. In addition, we cannot ignore Suggs. After all, as the team's main point guard, he also needs to have the ball in his hands. The ball is not guaranteed, this is the second reason.

As a result, there will not be much ball power left for Bain.

I think that the Magic's original intention of trading Bane was to regard him as a sharpshooter, to be precise, an off-the-ball style that does not occupy the ball. Relatively little possession of the ball is the second reason.

Contract

As shown in the picture below, Bain still has a four-year, 161 million contract.

Having a big contract coupled with a big-price trade means that the Magic have to reuse Bane, but the problem is that it is inconsistent with the characteristics of the team and the ball rights cannot be guaranteed, which will further "prove" that it is inappropriate. This is like Westbrook during the Lakers era. He couldn't use it but it had no effect or even became a side effect in the later period. I have to use it because I have a big contract. This is the third reason.

To sum up, the reason why Bane is not suitable for the Magic mainly reflects three points:

1. His characteristics do not match the team;

2. The ball rights are not guaranteed;

3. He has to use it with a big contract.

Relatively speaking, I think the first and second points are the main reasons.

To put it bluntly, without the guarantee of ball rights, Bane is more like a three-point efficiency enhanced version of Pope, but it turns out that the latter was abandoned by the Magic in just one season.

Looking at it now, Magic trading Bane was a wrong choice. I mean, if you don't give the ball away, you only have three points. If given enough ball rights, it will greatly hinder the growth of Banchero, Wagner Jr. and others.