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3 trade scenarios for Terrence Ross at the trade deadline

By Coby Leibowitz

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Wendell Carter Jr. #34, Caleb Houstan #2, Terrence Ross #31, and Franz Wagner #22 of the Orlando Magic talk after a foul in the second half against the Dallas Mavericks at Amway Center on November 09, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Wendell Carter Jr. #34, Caleb Houstan #2, Terrence Ross #31, and Franz Wagner #22 of the Orlando Magic talk after a foul in the second half against the Dallas Mavericks at Amway Center on November 09, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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Terrence Ross of the Orlando Magic with Luke Kennard of the L.A. Clippers (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /

3 trade scenarios for Terrence Ross

Trade Scenario 1: Los Angeles Clippers

The LA Clippers have championship hopes but have a bottom-three offense in the NBA. They need some offensive-minded veterans to help their team. Terrence Ross fits that bill.

The Magic would want one main thing in return, Luke Kennard.

Kennard is currently on a three-year deal and is only 26 years old, so the Magic would be obtaining him in his prime.

He is a career 42.8 percent three-point shooter and is shooting 46.2 percent this season. He has shot 45.2 percent during the last three years and is only getting better.

Kennard is a 45.2-percent career field-goal shooter and he is shooting 48.9 percent this season. He is also comfortable coming off the bench. Everything the Magic could want and need.

He is a consistent shooter who can get hot in a hurry. Much like Ross in his heyday.

This year he has had eight games with three or more made threes. In those games, he is shooting 55 percent from 3-point range.

He has 51 career games with four or more threes, which is about 16 percent of the games he’s ever played in. In the same deal, the Magic get to move off of R.J. Hampton, who has slipped way out of the rotation.

Kennard though has faced injury issues. That would be the risk in trying to acquire him. He has played in only 29 games and is currently dealing with a calf injury. Ross would give the Clippers some flexibility for the summer to ease their luxury tax concerns and give them someone who is more reliably healthy too.

Although maybe the Clippers would want big man Mo Bamba instead? They would also add Brandon Boston Jr., another player shooting over 40 percent from deep this season. A nice bonus to this proposed trade.