The Orlando Magic made a move Monday in an effort to improve their depth at power forward, agreeing to acquire Jarell Martin in a trade from the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Magic will receive Martin and cash from the Grizzlies in exchange for recently acquired center Dakari Johnson and the draft rights to 2015 second-round pick Tyler Harvey, league sources told the Orlando Sentinel.
Martin, a 24-year old who was picked 25th overall in 2015 by Memphis, will slot behind Aaron Gordon and likely will slot behind Jonathan Isaac on Orlando's depth chart at power forward.
Martin started 36 of the 73 games he played last season for the woeful Grizzlies. In 22.8 minutes per game, he averaged 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist. He's not a bad long-range shooter, either; he made 34.7 percent of his 98 attempts from 3-point range last season.
Johnson, 22, never figured into Orlando's plans.
On Friday, the Magic acquired Johnson and cash from the Oklahoma City Thunder for swingman Rodney Purvis. Magic officials intended to waive Johnson or see if Johnson could bring value in a trade.
The Magic found value with Martin, who is entering his fourth season and the final year of his rookie scale contract.
The Magic will have the opportunity to issue Martin a qualifying offer after the 2018-19 season and make him a restricted free agent in July 2019.
Harvey, a 25-year-old guard selected 51st overall by Orlando in 2015, has never appeared in a regular-season NBA game.
He spent the 2015-16 season with the Magic's G-League affiliate in Erie, Pa., and spent the last two seasons playing for teams in Europe.
The main components of the deal _ Martin, Johnson and the cash considerations going from Memphis to Orlando _ were first reported by ESPN.
