Trade details

Magic receive

• Jordan Poole (4-yr/$147.5 mil, final year he would make $39 mil, first year is his 2022-23 salary)

Warriors receive

• Cole Anthony

• 2023 CHI top 4 protected first

• 2025 ORL top 10 protected first

• 2025 DEN lottery protected first

Magic starting lineup

1. PG Jalen Suggs

2. SG Jordan Poole

3. SF Franz Wagner

4. PF Paolo Banchero

5. C Wendell Carter Jr.

Magic bench

1. PG Markelle Fultz

2. SG Gary Harris

3. SF Terrence Ross

4. PF Jonathan Isaac

5. C Mo Bamba

Warriors starting lineup

1. PG Stephen Curry

2. SG Klay Thompson

3. SF Andrew Wiggins

4. PF Draymond Green

5. C Kevon Looney

Warriors bench

1. PG Cole Anthony

2. SG Donte DiVincenzo

3. SF Jonathan Kuminga

4. PF JaMychal Green

5. C James Wiseman

Why would the Warriors trade Jordan Poole?

• Look, I don't think the Warriors should trade Jordan Poole, he's a potential all-star at such a young age, and he's shown flashes of that. However, the Warriors are gonna have to pay him a lot of money and with the Andrew Wiggins + Draymond Green extensions looming, it's gonna be very hard to balance out the expenses for all 3 players. So, with Poole having the most value, they would bring back Cole Anthony, who has a similar playstyle to Poole and has one extra year on his rookie contract, plus 3 first round picks. It's better that the Warriors take this package as opposed to losing JP in free agency for nothing, because they probably aren't going to match a max offer any team gives JP.

Why would the Magic trade for Jordan Poole?

• The Magic would do this if they really believe Jordan Poole is All-NBA level potential and they can't wait the extra year to pay him in free agency, so they hop on the Jordan Poole sweepstakes a year early. They also extend him so that they don't have to worry about another team maxing him out in 2023, and the Magic can build around a young core of Suggs-Poole-Franz-Paolo-Wendell, and other young players for the future.