Desmond Bane (right) averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists over 69 games with Memphis last season.
The Orlando Magic reportedly have agreed to a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies to add guard Desmond Bane in exchange for guards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cole Anthony, plus multiple future first-round picks, according to multiple reports.
Magic reportedly get:
Grizzlies reportedly get:
- Cole Anthony
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Four first-round picks (16th pick in 2025; unprotected 2026, 2028 and 2030)
- 2029 first-round pick swap
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. pic.twitter.com/UcQnmHbgZb
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 15, 2025
These are the picks going from Orlando to Memphis in the Desmond Bane for Cole Anthony + Kentavious Caldwell-Pope deal, per league source:
+ 16th overall pick this year
+ a first-round draft pick in 2026 (which includes swap rights from either Phoenix or Washington)
+ a…— Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) June 15, 2025
Bane, a 6-foot-5 guard who was selected with the 30th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, has been one of the most consistent two-way players in the league since his rookie season in Memphis. Over the last four seasons, he’s averaged 20.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals as a starter for the Grizzlies, with a career 3-point shooting percentage of 41%.
The 26-year-old now joins a young Magic squad, anchored by Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, that finished with a 41-41 record in 2024-25 and enters next season with high aspirations.
Veteran guard Caldwell-Pope heads to Memphis, where his championship experience and all-around game should fit perfectly alongside Ja Morant and the Grizzlies after a season where they were eliminated in the Play-In after a 48-34 record during the regular season.
Anthony, the 15th pick in the 2020 Draft, has been a solid playmaker — primarily off the bench — over his first five seasons.
NBA.com will have more on this developing story.
