The Magic had a deal in place with Houston leading up …

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The Magic had a deal in place with Houston leading up to the trade deadline, a league source told The Post, but the Rockets didn’t get a sense that Gordon would sign a contract extension with them. That caused the deal to fizzle out — another crossroads that could have altered the course of multiple franchises, like Denver’s pursuit of Holiday. Instead, Houston’s withdrawal from the sweepstakes left the Nuggets and Celtics as Gordon’s main suitors in the end.

Denver Post

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