Veteran shooting guard Dwayne Bacon has been waived by the Magic, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
Bacon had joined Orlando on a two-year minimum deal during the 2020 offseason, but his $1,824,003 salary for the 2021/22 season was not yet guaranteed, so Orlando won’t carry any dead money as a result of the move.
The 6’6″ Bacon played in every single game for the Magic during the truncated 72-game 2020/21 NBA season, including 50 starts. He averaged 10.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.3 APG and 0.6 SPG across 25.7 MPG, with a shooting line of .402/.285/.824.
The 25-year-old was selected with the No. 40 pick in the 2017 draft out of FSU, and had spent his prior three seasons in the league with the Hornets, also moonlighting with Charlotte’s NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, during that time.
Bacon’s proven reliability during a compressed season and his positional fluidity could make him an appealing player for a playoff club looking to take a minimum-salary or partially-guaranteed contract flyer on a young wing with remaining upside.
Another SG who can score but shoots a low FG%. At 25, someone will give him another shot
Probably not in the NBA though, unless the Thunder sign him.
U were close. Good work
Ever consider that maybe Orlando can’t coach guards on shooting? Bacon had the 3rd best FG% of all guards on the team. The only 2 that beat him were rookie RJ Hampton and Terrence Ross, who only beat him by 1%.
Something’s not right in Orlando and it’s not the Bacon
Nothing has been right in Orlando since they lost their magic in 1995 when the 6th seeded Rockets broke the franchise in a 4-game sweep. Shaq left a year later and went to the Lakers where he won 3 titles, then a 4th in Miami after that. Then Dwight led them to the Finals again where they lost to the Lakers the same year he won the first of this three defensive POY awards. Since then Orlando has been in constant rebuild mode. No wonder they blew up the team.
Who doesn’t love Bacon?
Thank god
I have a feeling this is a Nuggets bench signing waiting to happen. Don’t really get why Orlando didn’t wanna hold on.
Name jokes aside he should change his to Keira Knightley because he got porked by Orlando
Are you saying an entire city porked Keira Knightley? Rough night.
She’s way too skinny for that, I assume he meant Orlando Bloom.
Dude NEVER passes.
I think he’s useful. He plays bully ball and his defenders get in foul trouble. Also regularly guards opposing teams best player. Bucks should sign him