Golden State Warriors Receive: Nikola Vucevic, No. 15 Pick
Orlando Magic Receive: Andrew Wiggins, No. 2 Pick
The two contracts involved in this particular trade are close matches and they each have three years remaining on their current deals. The Orlando Magic would take on $29.5 million while the Golden State Warriors would shed $3.5 million in salary-cap room.
Another factor to take into consideration, the cost for the Warriors to pay the No. 15 pick as opposed to the No. 2 pick is a massive difference. Golden State would go from paying their rookie $7.7 million to just $2.9 million during the first year of the contract.
For a team like the Warriors who must be salary cap conscious for potential luxury tax ramifications, this trade provides advantageous circumstances. Meanwhile, the Magic would take on $8.3 million, but can shed space if needed by being sellers this offseason.