The Orlando Magic have acquired 32-year old shooting guard Vince Carter and 21-year old forward Ryan Anderson from the Nets in return for 32-year old point guard Rafer Alston, 33-year old center Tony Battie and 23-year old SG/SF Courtney Lee. Vince Carter will give the Magic another weapon on offense. He played in 80 games (all starts) for the Magic last season and he averaged 36.8 minutes, 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Carter has now played in 777 games (770 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 37.7 minutes, 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Ryan Anderson played in 66 games (30 starts) as a rookie last season for the Nets and he averaged 19.9 minutes, 7.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Magic need to work on shot selection with Anderson as he only shot 39.3% from the floor but he has a nice upside.

Rafer Alston played in 29 games (28 starts) for the Magic last season and he averaged 29.5 minutes, 12.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game. With the return to health of Jameer Nelson the Magic really didn’t need Alston anymore. Tony Battie played in 77 games (3 starts) for the Magic last season and he averaged 15.6 minutes, 4.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Battie is nothing more than a backup center so the Magic shouldn’t miss him too much. SG/SF Courtney Lee had a solid rookie year for the Magic last season. He played in 77 games (42 starts) last season and he averaged 25.2 minutes, 8.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He’s the only player with much upside the Magic gave up in this trade so it looks like a steal for the Magic.

Rookie guard/forward Courtney Lee won’t get much playing time for the Magic this season unless they suffer some injuries with the team making a run for the NBA Title. Lee has played in 9 games for the Magic this season and he is averaging 10.4 minutes, 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Lee will likely only play in blowout wins or losses this season for the Magic.

The Magic have signed G/F Jeremy Richardson to a 1-year deal. The 24-year old swingman played for three teams last season (Grizzlies, Spurs and Hawks) but he didn’t stay anywhere too long. Richardson played in 27 games (1 start) last season and he averaged 4.9 minutes, 1.5 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Richardson has the look of a 12th man if he even makes the Magic’s final roster. He has now played in 33 games (1 start) in his NBA career and he has averaged 4.6 minutes, 1.5 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.

The Magic have signed 25-year old C/F Dwayne Jones to compete for backup minutes along the frontline this season. Jones is a big guy at 6′11″, 251 pounds and he has little game outside of the paint. He played in 56 games (0 starts) for the Cavaliers last season and he averaged 8.4 minutes, 1.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Jones has never really got the big time minutes to show what he can really do and he won’t again this season unless the Magic have a huge rash of injuries. Jones has now played in 74 games (0 starts) in which he has averaged 7.8 minutes, 1.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.

The Magic have signed 29-year old point guard Mike Wilks to a 1-year contract. Wilks played in 15 games (0 starts) last season for three teams (Nuggets, Wizards and Sonics) and he averaged 12.5 minutes, 2.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Wilks has never really got an extended chance to show what he can do in the NBA and that likely won’t change in Orlando as he will be the #3 point guard. Wilks has now played in 229 games (11 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 9.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.2 assists per game.