Magic 'Panicking' For Mo Bamba, Terrence Ross Trade Deadline Deal?

The NBA Trade Deadline is less than 48 hours away. Is the Orlando Magic panicking to get a trade done?

Jeremy Brener | Feb 8, 2023

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic, along with the other 29 teams in the league, are just one sleep away from arguably the darkest day of the year ... the NBA Trade Deadline.

For players, the unknown can create a lot of tension, but the Magic is focused on winning basketball games.

"I think at times like this, all you can do is control what you can control," Magic point guard Markelle Fultz said. "Some stuff is out of our hands right now, but I think we're all locked in ready to help this team right now."

At 22-33, the Magic isn't among the worst teams in the league, but also remains three games back of the play-in tournament. With the team's current positioning as neither a firm buyer nor seller, Bleacher Report has determined that the Magic's trade panic meter is "low."

"The Orlando Magic have shown real growth this season," Bleacher Report writes. "With nearly 30 games left to go, they've already matched their 22-win total from last year. This young nucleus could be in the playoffs as early as next year. Orlando should be shopping any of its expendable veterans for draft picks and/or younger players."

Those "expendable" veterans include Mo Bamba, Terrence Ross and Gary Harris, but there's a decent chance all of them could remain with the Magic beyond Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline.

Given the Magic's chemistry, the front office could very easily decide that the best move to make is no move.

There isn't any urgency to make a deal, and even if it may not be the "sexy" decision, it could be the path that best helps the Magic at this moment in time.

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Published Feb 8, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.