Wolves get 2019 #6 pick, Magic 2020 1st round pick, Aaron Gordon (sign and trade); Magic get SF Jimmy Butler, Coach Tom Thibodeau
The Wolves get three new talents to throw in the youth mix and a chance to get out from under what a disaster Thibs has been for their culture. For Minnesota this is about un-doing what Thibs built and trying to get back to what Flip left behind.
I've long thought that since the Magic have never been a destination for free agents they may as well invest long term in a coach to build a culture, so that every draft and every summer you know you're looking for a certain type of player. Personally I don't think Thibs is that coach, but other people might. There are players that want to play Thibs style, go ahead and bring him in and let him do whatever he wants for the next 3 years and remold the roster around his style, then extend him again even if you don't much care for what he's done. Jimmy Butler gives Orlando the biggest baddest star they've had since Dwight Howard left town. For the Magic this is a chance to be slightly better than the Denver Nuggets (well, I mean not right away but eventually....yeah).
(Actually, it's too late now, the Magic hired Steve Clifford as coach. Oh well, this was on my mind for a while, thought I'd go ahead and throw it out here anyway)
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