The Memphis Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic on June 15, 2025, in exchange for four unprotected first-round picks in 2025 (Yang Hansen), 2026, 2028, and 2030, a first-round pick swap in 2027, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Cole Anthony. Orlando's 2026 pick will be the 16th overall selection. We have acquired guard-forward Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for guard Cole Anthony, guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and multiple future first round draft picks. pic.twitter.com/IL1Bg4xViB — Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) June 15, 2025 To put it simply, drafting a player better than Bane with this pick will be very difficult. Outside of his injury-riddled 2023-24 season and his rookie year, Bane has averaged a 41st-place finish in the NBA in Basketball Reference win shares. He posted a career-high 7.4 win shares in 2025-26, good for 27th in the league , putting him firmly in the top 10 percent of players in the league.…