The Magic have traded power forward Serge Ibaka to the Raptors for small forward Terrence Ross and a 2017 first-round pick.
Serge Ibaka is heading to Orlando, as the Magic acquired the Thunder forward in a multiplayer swap that sent Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and the rights to Domantas Sabonis to OKC.
According to ESPN sources, the Magic have agreed to a deal with former Pacers head coach Frank Vogel.
There is a line of thought that teams can be stuck in “limbo,” a state no franchise desires to enter, because the decision-making process at that juncture becomes mind numbingly impossible. The idea of “limbo” is that the team settles into a mode of .500 basketball, good enough to make the postseason but not bad enough to land a high lottery pick.
You’re in your second semester of AP Basketball History, you love really good teams, and you love lists. With precious little drama left in the NBA’s 2015 offseason, why don’t we hit the barroom and/or barbershop, pour ourselves a frosty mug of Barbicide, and get to arguin’ over each franchise’s most formidable starting five-man lineup.