Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Signs a 3-Year, $66 Million Contract With The Magic After Leaving The Nuggets
The Orlando Magic’s acquisition of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has severely hurt the Denver Nuggets.
According to Shams Charania, the Denver Nuggets will see veteran sharpshooter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the 2023 NBA Champion, go for nothing in free agency as he signs a three-year, $66 million contract with the Orlando Magic.
“Sources close to The Athletic reveal that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope plans to ink a three-year, $66 million contract with the Orlando Magic. The starting shooting guard of two NBA championship teams was acquired by the rising Magic, which is a huge acquisition.”
During the previous season, Caldwell-Pope, who shot 40.1% from three, averaged 10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, making him one of the greatest shooters available. Pope can immediately turn around the Magic, who finished the previous season as the NBA’s worst shooting club. Last season, he made 4.1 three-pointers per game, demonstrating his proficiency from that
Pope would complement what Jamahl Mosley has been doing with the team in recent seasons because of his defensive prowess. Their strength has always been defense, and with Pope as an offensive threat, they should be able to stay up in the Eastern Conference, where they finished as the No. 4 seed the previous year.
Being an experienced player on a youthful squad, Pope ought to assist individuals like Franz Wagner in developing into more reliable outside scorers.
In free agency, the Nuggets stated that they don’t care about losing Pope.
Many supporters anticipated KCP’s departure since, in a post-NBA Draft press conference, Nuggets General Manager Calvin Booth was pessimistic about the swingman joining the team again.
