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Magic get: PG Shabazz Napier
Heat get: Second-round pick from Orlando (protected on numbers 31-55)
That draft pick is protected to the point where it will never reach Miami. Much of the motivation in trading up and drafting Napier in the late first-round in the 2014 draft was to appease superstar SF/PF LeBron James.James was quite fond of the UConn product, but obviously chose to return to Cleveland nonetheless. Napier had a decent rookie season, posting 5.1 points and 2.5 assists in limited minutes, mostly as a third-stringer. However, with Miami now having star Goran Dragic and a solid backup in Mario Chalmers at point guard, there was little use for Napier. Trading away his rookie deal that would potentially pay Napier $8.5 million over the next 4 years made sense for a team that is constantly working against the cap, but failing to receive any assets in return for a first-rounder that has done just fine to this point is a little concerning.
Grade: B-
Thanks to Jakob Flores (@jakeswgr.102613) for his contribution to this trade grade
Click here for link to Orlando Magic Trade Grades
Magic get: PG Shabazz Napier
Heat get: Second-round pick from Orlando (protected on numbers 31-55)
That draft pick is protected to the point where it will never reach Miami. Much of the motivation in trading up and drafting Napier in the late first-round in the 2014 draft was to appease superstar SF/PF LeBron James.James was quite fond of the UConn product, but obviously chose to return to Cleveland nonetheless. Napier had a decent rookie season, posting 5.1 points and 2.5 assists in limited minutes, mostly as a third-stringer. However, with Miami now having star Goran Dragic and a solid backup in Mario Chalmers at point guard, there was little use for Napier. Trading away his rookie deal that would potentially pay Napier $8.5 million over the next 4 years made sense for a team that is constantly working against the cap, but failing to receive any assets in return for a first-rounder that has done just fine to this point is a little concerning.
Grade: B-
Thanks to Jakob Flores (@jakeswgr.102613) for his contribution to this trade grade
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