Bjelica among Wolves on leaked list of potential Orlando offseason targets

A tweet by the agent for an Orlando Magic player showed a whiteboard with what could be the team's free-agent and trade targets. Several Wolves made appearances on the list.

April 4, 2017 at 3:43PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Twitter is all about information, voices, humor, bad puns, trolls and stupidity.

A recent tweet by the agent of Orlando Magic player Patricio Garino checked the first box and last box. There was plenty of information involved, but putting it out there quite by accident was not smart.

Per the Orlando Sentinel, this is what the tweet from the agent included (frame grab from the Sentinel as well, with circles on Wolves players added by me):

A picture of his client signing a contract with the Magic for the remainder of the season and next season. There's just one problem: In the background, there was a dry-erase board that lists possible Magic trade possibilities and free-agent targets. Asked by the Orlando Sentinel for comment, Magic general manager Rob Hennigan said the lists are "not indicative of plans" and were "simply listing options, including some of which other teams have inquired about."

Um, whoops?

Now, to be fair, there are a lot of different players listed under various visible categories, including "hybrid trade," "hybrid free agency" and "spread bigs trade." Presumably there are other types of players listed under other categories (point guards, centers, etc.)

The white board list could simply be, as Hennigan said, a long list of potential offseason options. But it is interesting to note that a few Wolves players make an appearance on the parts we can see.

Under hybrid free agents, Lance Stephenson and Omri Casspi — mid-season depth acquisitions by the Wolves this year — show up as possible Orlando targets. Even more interestingly, you see the name of Nemanja Bjelica on a list of trade targets.

ADVERTISEMENT

That doesn't necessarily mean anything other than Orlando sees Bjelica as an intriguing asset, though again Hennigan did also say some of the other players on the board were options about which other teams have inquired.

(There's also a "T. Jones" listed under hybrid free agency, but I presume that means Terrence and not Tyus).

The original tweet, of course, has been deleted. The information and stupidity, though, live on.

about the writer

about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

See Moreicon

More from Sports

See More
card image
Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The Twins traded for two-time World Series champion Anthony Banda as they begin preparations for the 2026 season.

card image
card image