With the Eastern Conference seemingly wide open next season, the Magic are making their move. Orlando acquired guard Desmond Bane from the Grizzlies in a major trade Sunday morning, ESPN's Shams Charania reports,

The Grizzlies have reportedly agreed to trade Desmond Bane to the Magic for a package of players and draft picks.

You normally wouldn’t suspect the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies to be trade partners, since in many ways, the teams are birds of a feather. Both teams weathered multiple injuries en route to first-round playoff exits,

The Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies tipped off the 2025 NBA offseason trade season by engaging in a blockbuster trade involving Desmond Bane, who will move to the Eastern Conference.

"BREAKING: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks and one first-round pick swap, sources tell ESPN," Shams Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Congratulations to the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic for marking the unofficially official start of the NBA's silly season.

The Magic revealed the jersey number that Desmond Bane will wear after acquiring him from the Grizzlies in a major trade on Sunday.

These are the picks going from Orlando to Memphis in the Desmond Bane for Cole Anthony + Kentavious ... The Athletic's Josh Robbins has revealed the details of the trade per a league source.