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 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.

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.

After Desmond Bane's trade, attention quickly turned to another Grizzlies superstar, who has been linked to the Miami Heat.

The Orlando Magic got busy on the trade market recently as they decided to ship Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and four first-round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to Desmond Bane, a high scoring guard who could help coach Jamahl Mosley's team immediately.

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.

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.

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

After All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles tear in the playoffs, the perennially-contending Boston Celtics will almost certainly take a step back next season. Now some of their rivals are acting like the Eastern Conference is wide open.