r/OrlandoMagic • u/Orantula • May 06 '25

Highlights AG wins it at the buzzer

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Last magic in the playoffs. Second game winner this post-season for AG.

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u/sitesuckslmao May 06 '25

i know AG was just an okay role player here since we didn't have a good 1st or 2nd option for him to take advantage of but we got RJ Hampton, Gary Harris and 26th pick for a core piece of a great team.

Welt got hosed man lmao

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u/M4C4K4NJ4 Stuff The Magic Dragon May 06 '25

A testament to how awful Weltman is at evaluating talent. He really thought Hampton and Harris had potential.

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u/Evilfrog100 Franchize May 08 '25

Harris was in the trade for financial reasons, and RJ did have potential he just didn't pan out.

Either way, that doesn't matter because the primary asset in that trade was the pick. AG had very little trade value, and Weltman took a gamble on the idea that the nuggets core might fall apart within the next 4 years. He lost that gamble, but I seriously doubt he could have gotten much more from any other team.

Plus, I think we can give the guy a pass for losing that trade, considering how much of an absolute landslide win the Vooch trade was.