An unexpected 3-game losing streak, the Big Three became a liability, and the big 7-for-1 deal was a huge loss! The favorite to win the championship fell early

. In order to get Bane, they almost bet on the team's assets for many years to come: four first-round picks + a first-round swap right. This means that in the next seven years, the Orlando Magic will only have one first-round pick left to use.

The logic of the management at the time was very clear: taking advantage of the core injuries of the Celtics and Indiana Pacers, and the Bucks being trapped in the salary space occupied by Lillard after the buyout, they quickly seized the window period when the Eastern Conference structure may loosen, and by introducing a player like Bane who has become famous and has combat power, they achieved an instant improvement in combat power and entered the championship ranks in one fell swoop. They imagine that Bain's toughness and shooting can perfectly complement the talents of the two forwards and build an impeccable Big Three lineup.

However, reality ruthlessly shattered this illusion. Bane's technical characteristics may not reach the superstar level that can change the pattern of a team, and from the current point of view, there is an irreconcilable rejection between him and the style of the Magic's existing core. Instead of becoming a puzzle piece to win the championship, he became a catalyst for system disorder. The cruelty of this deal is that the Magic have no room for regret. They lost all the valuable draft assets they could use to adjust their lineup, and their future operational flexibility was completely locked up. If this lineup ultimately proves to be a failure, the Magic will be stuck in a long and dark rebuilding tunnel because they no longer have the capital to "restart."

Conclusion: From championship favorite to uncertain future

The new season has just begun. Of course, a small sample size of a few games cannot completely sentence a team to death. As the saying goes, "A country is easy to change, but a character is hard to change." The Magic's problem of offensive constipation and reliance on individual talent in isolation has been a chronic problem in the past few years. Expecting that one or two new players can completely change it is a naive fantasy of the management. Today, disillusionment comes at a heavy cost.

The Orlando Magic, an emerging force in the Eastern Conference that was favored by countless people, has already shown signs of premature collapse in the smoke of gunfire at the beginning of the season. Their Big Three were in vain, their offensive and defensive system was in tatters, and they lost the foreseeable future for a huge gamble. The three consecutive defeats are only superficial. The deeper crisis is the loss of team construction direction and the depletion of future assets. This deal, it seems now, is undoubtedly a big loss, and may become a nightmare that has plagued the Magic for many years. When the stud failed, all that was left for Orlando was a pile of chicken feathers and a long night.