I also love Gordon. He'd be a terrific 4 in this lineup, and having Luka serve him up assists could really ignite him offensively.
My theoretical trade is pretty simple: Wright/Lee/18 for Gordon. If they also want Jackson that's fine. I bet Dallas might even include 31 if pushed, or trade down for multiple picks to toss an extra 2nd rounder to Orlando while keeping one for themselves.
Orlando needs ball-handlers while Dallas needs wings. Both Wright and Gordon are good players who are blocked positionally on their current team but could help the other team quite a bit. The time left on each contract is the same, and I find it an interesting (if unrelated) coincidence that they both have declining-value deals. But Wright makes quite a bit less, so Lee can be signed & traded for the minimum amount required to make the deal legal and Orlando can save money in the deal. Normally this type of draft-night trade including a S&T isn't practical timing-wise, but since the draft and FA are only days apart this year it could be easy to work out.
(And as an aside, I'd still be interested in taking Bamba off their hands if Orlando feels like moving a different direction. He'd be a fun defensive backup to KP at center.)
My theoretical trade is pretty simple: Wright/Lee/18 for Gordon. If they also want Jackson that's fine. I bet Dallas might even include 31 if pushed, or trade down for multiple picks to toss an extra 2nd rounder to Orlando while keeping one for themselves.
Orlando needs ball-handlers while Dallas needs wings. Both Wright and Gordon are good players who are blocked positionally on their current team but could help the other team quite a bit. The time left on each contract is the same, and I find it an interesting (if unrelated) coincidence that they both have declining-value deals. But Wright makes quite a bit less, so Lee can be signed & traded for the minimum amount required to make the deal legal and Orlando can save money in the deal. Normally this type of draft-night trade including a S&T isn't practical timing-wise, but since the draft and FA are only days apart this year it could be easy to work out.
(And as an aside, I'd still be interested in taking Bamba off their hands if Orlando feels like moving a different direction. He'd be a fun defensive backup to KP at center.)