Report: Magic trade Afflalo to Nuggets
The madness of draft day is upon us.
According to reports the Orlando Magic have traded guard Arron Afflalo to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Evan Fournier and the 56th overall pick in Thursday's draft.
Orlando has agreed to send Arron Afflalo to Denver for Evan Fournier and 56th pick in 2014 Draft, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 26, 2014
The 28-year-old swing man played three seasons in Denver between 2009 and 2012 before being traded to Orlando as part of a four-team deal in 2012. He had the best season of his career last season, averaging 18.2 points, 3.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds in 35 minutes per game.
In Fournier, the Magic add a 21-year-old outside shooter, who has knocked down 38.1 percent of his shots beyond the arc in his career. The 6-foot-6 Frenchman played a career-high 76 games with the Nuggets last season, averaging 8.4 points per game while attempting just over three three-pointers per game.
The speculation among NBA insiders is that this move could be the beginning of something much bigger over the course of the night.
Denver appears to be absorbing Afflalo into a trade exception. Orlando gathering flexibility, I guess. Feels like another shoe to drop.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) June 26, 2014
Remember, Arron Afflalo was being mentioned as a piece that Denver wanted to acquire to improve their Kevin Love offer. This could be big.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) June 26, 2014
This is going to be a very fun night.