WHy Bucks do this?

Let’s just start with the data. When he’s been on the floor, the Magic have a defensive rating of 96.4. That is the NBA’s best mark among players who have appeared in at least five games and average a minimum of 20 minutes of action. Carter-Williams has appeared in 12 games and is averaging 25.5 minutes.

Let’s jump over to defensive field goal percentage, which is the opponents' field goal percentage on shot attempts when the player is defending the shot. MCW’s is 40.6 percent for the season and 37 percent in Orlando’s last five games.

Getting more specific as far as how poorly individual players have shot with him being the closest defender during this stretch: Stephen Curry went 2-for-8, Andrew Wiggins 0-for-3, Immanuel Quickley 1-for-4, Dennis Smith Jr. 0-for-3 and Tyrese Haliburton 1-for-3 – all according to Second Spectrum tracking data.

When the Magic first signed the 6-foot-6, 190-pounder late in the 2018-19 season, head coach Steve Clifford graded his on-ball and pick-and-roll defense as an 8 ½ or 9 (out of 10). That has been a spot-on assessment by Clifford, who also coached MCW for a season in Charlotte. His length, ability to fight over screens and get back into plays when opponents have snuck into the paint are major strengths of his.

Another thing he can do, which Clifford has emphasized many times, is guard players with different skillsets. If he’s asked to guard a power forward, he can do that and do it well. If he’s asked to guard a primary isolation scorer, he can do that and do it well. If he’s asked to guard an off-screen shooting threat, he can do that and do it well.

When asked following the victory over the Golden State Warriors what has clicked defensively in this recent stretch, Evan Fournier was quick to mention his starting backcourt teammate.

“I think, one, having Mike back changes a whole lot,” the 6-foot-7 shooting guard said.

“Mike is a dog,” he went on to say. “We need his energy. You need players like Mike…Having him on the floor is huge for us.”

Since he joined the team, the Magic are 40-29 when he plays, 15-31 when he hasn’t. That’s significant.

Having also played with him with the Hornets, Dwayne Bacon isn’t at all surprised the Magic have been flourishing defensively since MCW came back.

“Of course, he’s definitely one of the best defensive guards in the league,” Bacon said. “He takes the challenge on anybody, any game. He don’t care. He don’t care who you are. He’s just going to go out there and play hard. That’s part of the reason we are winning, because (of) his defensive intensity. He’s coming out every night and just imposing his will on the defensive end.”

The bucks will get a defensive stopper for defensive assignments on players like harden,irving,durant,tobias harris,zach lavine especially in the post season

Why Magic do this?

Its simple for them they turn an expiring contract into 2 nice srp players especially Nwora is a very versatile player and will benefit Orlandos bench.