Pope's plans with the Orlando Magic came to an early end on Sunday when he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in the Desmond Bane trade.

The Orlando Magic wanted to find scoring and shooting this summer. Desmond Bane was their answer, and the first big move of the NBA summer — before the NBA summer even officially begins — has arrived.

The Orlando Magic made a bold move recently as they dealt Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and four first-round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for high-scoring, smooth shooting guard Desmond Bane.

When Caldwell-Pope's shot isn't falling, he doesn't do a lot else on offense. He averaged only 1.8 assists and 1.2 free-throw attempts per game. Over 60 percent of his field-goal attempts were threes. It's no surprise that Orlando again finished last in the NBA in three-pointers.

With one week to go before the NBA draft, prospects are wrapping up workouts, and trade ideas are being discussed among front offices.

Orlando Magic has acquired Desmond Bane from Memphis Grizzlies. Kevin Durant reacted to the news on X. The Magic sent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Col

The Orlando Magic shocked the NBA world by trading for Desmond Bane on Sunday, sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks, and one first-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for the sharpshooting guard.

The Orlando Magic spent a lot to land Desmond Bane. They should have spent some time looking at the Knicks before they said yes.