How many opportunities are there for magic to strengthen Bain at a high price?

. After entering the offseason, the management directly pointed out that it was willing to pay more future assets to strengthen it, and basically made a public statement that it was willing to offer higher prices to trade.

In this situation, the entire league knows that Magic is eager to strengthen, and the price will be raised to a higher level.

So, is it a premium for magic for such trading chips?

According to personal understanding, it is naturally a little premium, but for Magic, being forced to strengthen at a premium is already expected. The key is whether you can get the best reinforcement during premium trading. Compared with Jordan Poole, Simmons Jr., who have had trading rumors in the past, Bain is obviously a higher level and more suitable for the Magic player.

To evaluate it in a simple sentence, the Magic did cost a lot of money, but they did buy the best players under the existing conditions.

Then the problem arises next season. What help can Bain bring to the Magic? The most direct help of

is obvious, which is to fill the gap in the Magic backcourt ball holder. Moreover, if the Magic themselves have the highest requirements for this position, what they need is a ball holder who has certain ability to host the ball and is compatible with the ball-subscribe organization. It is not limited to individual scoring, but also has excellent ball-free ability. In addition, the defensive end must also be able to keep up with the Magic's team defense, and cannot become a defensive loophole and become an auxiliary supporting role for the team's dual core.

Judging from these requirements, Bain is indeed one of the few players in the league who can perfectly meet the Magic's requirements.

The entire career has maintained a shooting percentage of more than 38%, has the ability to run and shoot without the ball, and the ability to average about 20 points per game, as well as the offensive awareness of being the deputy of the team for a long time, and is paired with excellent defense on the backline.

For Magic, such multi-attribute players are far better than other star stars who require a lot of ball rights, and are more suitable for the Magic team with double strikers as the core. Especially considering that Bain is only 26 years old and has a long peak period in the future, it can basically reduce his concerns about his subsequent decline, which is basically a perfect reinforcement goal.

Another question: Will trading Bain burden the team’s salary?

From a long-term perspective, Bain does have some impact, but it is not the moment. First of all, Bain's contract has four years left, and the starting salary next season is 36.73 million. In comparison, it is actually similar to the two Pope and Anthony who were traded. However, judging from the performance of the players, Bain's contribution alone is expected to be higher than these two people. For the Magic, he basically got better rewards with the same salary.

Although the team's salary pressure will definitely rise sharply after taking into account the future new contract of Chero's future, even if the Magic does not make a decision on the deal, Bancello's new contract will still be carried out, and the team's salary will still explode. The difference between before and after the transaction is actually not big.

In contrast, for Magic, what is important is not Bain's contract, but the salary you pay needs to be converted into substantial combat power. After all, most players in the Magic last season were unable to make contributions that match their salary; before Bancero's new contract arrived, he tried his best to avoid taxes. In the short term, Bain's contract will indeed increase the salary burden, but compared with the past, the expected return value of this salary can be greatly increased.

As for the subsequent trading operations, after strengthening Bain, the Magic finally solved the shortcomings of the backcourt lineup. The main task in the subsequent is to deal with Moritz Wagner's team options. From the perspective of both sides, it is highly likely to sign back; then consider Caleb Houston's team options, and then mainly focus on the goal promotion plan for unball shooters and substitutes' third ball possession point.

The unballed shooter may be mainly traded, and the substitute can consider signing back to Joseph, a veteran who performed well last season. In order to adjust his salary and complete lineup, the Magic will definitely have other actions in the future.

As for the impact of Bain on the team's timeline, the main reason is that the Magic began to cash in and rebuild assets. After relied on young players to enter the playoffs, the team also accumulated few draft picks. After the lineup defects were exposed, they seized the last opportunity to pay for their assets and introduced foreign combat power to strengthen the gap.

It is obvious that the Magic are ready to start competition. The core forward duo of Benchero + Wagner, coupled with the offensive and defensive backcourt composed of Sages + Bain, as well as high-quality puzzles such as Isaac, Wendell Carter Jr., and Anthony Black, will be smoothly running-in next season. The Magic have the confidence to enter the first half of the playoffs. As for whether they can realize their lineup potential as they wish, we will wait and see.