The Orlando Magic trade value column

Category I: Devyn Marble

15) Devyn Marble, $4 million/4 yrs., Non-Guaranteed 2015-16, 2016-17; RFA 2017

Players drafted in the second round are on very team-friendly contracts. Marble has shown good things in his stint on the floor, brief though it may be. What are you going to get for him? Not much. He is a throw-in at the moment and really nothing more.

Marble could become a solid player. He needs a lot more development to increase his value and become a quality player in the league. Teams know that if he does not pan out with the Magic, he is easily discardable and they can jump in then.

Category II: Veterans who we know

14) Luke Ridnour, $5.5 million/2 yrs., Non-guaranteed 2015-16

Luke Ridnour has largely done whatever the Magic have asked of him. He has played backup point guard when needed and has been mentor off the bench when needed. No one expected a major statistical contribution from the veteran journeyman.

Certainly a team could us him late int he season and the Magic might very well just waive him to make room for a Peyton Siva or Seth Curry to play the backup point guard minutes.

This is why Ridnour probably does not have a ton of value on the trade market. His price is reasonable and low risk considering his second year is non-guaranteed. The value is low enough to be nothing more than a throw in.

The likelihood that he can be had later — and considering finding another player of comparable ability is probably going to be easier once the CBA season ends — is probably going to keep him from being the center of any trades. That is, unless a team gets desperate.

13) Channing Frye, $32 million/4 yrs.

Channing Frye is the big enigma among the Magic veterans. And truly, the four Magic veterans are a category in their own.

Frye still has value because everyone knows he can drain the 3-pointer. Yet, this year he is decidedly not doing that — 39.3 percent from beyond the arc (which is actually his second best of his career). He has a lot of pressure on him because he is a veteran and because the team is so young, Frye is judged a lot on his production. More so than any other player.

Frye has not performed. Or better yet, has not performed as expected and his offense has not made up for his defensive shortcomings.

On top of this, Frye is in the first year of a four-year contract. The good news is that this season is the year he gets paid the most. His contract reportedly decreases each year. That should make Frye more marketable and tradeable.

A new coach might be able to hide Frye better and pump up his value. Frye is part of the weak links of this team and this defense right now. Whomever the Magic hire will have to figure out the best way to hide him. And hope his shot falls in case it is time to trade him.

12) Willie Green, $1.4 million/1 yr.

The Magic claimed Willie Green off waivers during the summer in a somewhat surprising move. It was not a huge financial commitment and he has proven to be a consistent and reliable veteran off the bench. Not someone that should be in the rotation for a really good team, but someone who can do things the right way.

The coaching staff really trusts him and he does not make a ton of mistakes — other than a few spells of iso-Willie.

So does Green have any value outside of Orlando?

Teams know exactly who he is and what he can do. So that mystery is gone. He is on a minimum deal that expires at the end of the season. It is a low-risk acquisition.

The question is what can the Magic get for him and what would teams give up for him? There is not much. It seems like Green is more likely to get bought out or outright waived to go play for a contender. Other teams might be thinking this is what would happen and will not give up anything of value to get him.

Green has proven himself to have a ton of value. But enough for a trade? That part is not likely.

11) Ben Gordon, $9 million/2 yrs., Non-guaranteed 2015-16

The fact Ben Gordon is contributing anything to the Magic is, frankly, a surprise.

Rob Hennigan and his staff dusted Gordon off from the dust heap and hoped to salvage anything from him. They overpaid to get him and virtually only committed to playing him this year as his contract non-guaranteed for next year.

That makes Gordon, barring any strange clause in his contract guaranteeing his contract should he be traded, kind of valuable on the trade market. That is, if he has proven he still has worth in the league.

Gordon has done some good things for the Magic this year. He has done some scoring off the bench and helped spread the floor for a poor second unit.

He has not been the Ben Gordon of Chicago Bulls lore, but he has not been the one of Charlotte Bobcats lore either. The Magic just wanted a serviceable player and they got one. Without any real desire to spend money, they splurged to bring Gordon in as someone in the locker room to be an example and stay out of the way for the most part on the court.

Does he have any value though?

Few teams would likely take the Magic up on that second year. But for a Playoff push could he help and help a team pass off a bad salary or underperforming player the Magic would risk for? Gordon has played well, but maybe not THAT well.

Next: Category III: We value Moe and Andrew more than you