Trade Proposal Sends Collin Sexton To Magic, Cole Anthony To Jazz

One NBA analyst proposed that the Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic make a trade featuring Collin Sexton and Cole Anthony. 

Dan Favale of Bleacher Report proposed the following mock trade between the Jazz and Magic:

Orlando Magic Receive: Collin Sexton

Utah Jazz Receive: Cole Anthony, 2025 first-round pick (most favorable from Denver or Orlando; top-five protection), 2026 second-round pick

Sexton averaged 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks in 2023-24 while shooting 48.7% from the field, 39.4% from beyond the arc and 85.9% from the free-throw line. He’ll make $18.4 million next season. 

“For their part, the Magic don’t appear intent on hyper-acceleration,” Favale wrote in his NBA trade proposal. “Sexton is more in line with their gradualistic approach. He won’t bilk touches from Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner or Jalen Suggs and canned 44.7 percent of his spot-up triples last season but provides a playmaking and scoring punch when going downhill that will add substance to Orlando’s offense. Jalen Brunson, Luka Dončić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were the only other players in 2023-24 to have as many made shots and assists out of drives.

“Having Banchero, Suggs and Wagner allows the Magic to focus on secondary ball-handlers if they’re prepared to bank on continued development. Especially in this case. Sexton isn’t costing a boatload of assets, and with two years and $37.2 million left on his deal, he’s both digestibly priced and scheduled to come off the books just as Banchero’s next contract takes effect.”

For the Magic, Anthony averaged 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks in 2023-24 while shooting 43.5% overall, 33.8% from 3 and 82.6% from the foul line. He’ll make $12.9 million next season. 

“Anthony is a cheapo multilevel scorer with good rebounding chops for his size,” Favale wrote in his NBA trade proposal. “Netting him and an additional first is reasonable value, particularly when the Jazz are saving over $5 million in immediate salary and further cementing their #InThePooperForCooper campaign—regardless of what they wind up doing with He-Who-Will-Soon-Be-Named. If they really want to push the issue, they can see if Orlando will include a 2026 pick rather than a 2025 selection, since Utah doesn’t own any extra firsts outright that year.”