The performance during the summer league was a disaster, and the Magic had to cut the backcourt scorer?

Orlando Magic officially announced on social media that the team has cut Ethan Thompson, a backcourt player who had previously held a two-way contract.

Thompson was born in May 1999 and is 26 years old, 196cm tall and weighs 88kg. He is the undraft in the 2021 NBA Draft. Thompson has been struggling in the NBA Development League field in the previous few seasons. He has been with the Chicago Bulls’ subordinate team Windy City Bulls, the Mexico City captain and the Magic’s subordinate team Osciola Magic. He performed well in the NBA Development League field. He also showed good scoring ability and was a good scorer. On February 7 this year, Thompson signed a two-way contract with the Magic, but unfortunately, until the end of the season, he had not played a single game in the NBA regular season. Due to the two-way contract, he has no way to appear in the playoffs.

In the NBA Development League last season, Thompson made a total of 47 appearances, averaging 33.6 minutes per game, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 1.4 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. His shooting percentage was 41.5%, three-point shooting percentage was 39.8%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 80.5%. Thompson performed well in the NBA Development League last season. He is also a player with good scoring skills. Moreover, his threats beyond the three-point line are also high in real estate, and he also has certain passing and organizational skills. It should be that considering his versatility on the court and his strong performance on the offensive end, the Magic will provide him with a two-way contract.

In the previous NBA Summer League, Thompson's performance could be said to be at the disaster level. Thompson played 5 times for the Magic, averaging 24.1 minutes per game, averaging 10 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 4 fouls. His shooting percentage was 29.2%, three-point shooting percentage was 31.3%, and free throw shooting percentage was 85.7%. Thompson's performance in the summer league is really terrible, it can be said that it is full of negative effects. His offensive efficiency is a mess, his scoring ability is not fully utilized, and he also got a lot of playing time and performance opportunities on the court. Even in this case, he can only perform like this, which can show how bad his performance is on the court. In addition, he is not young anymore, so it is a reasonable choice to give up on him by magic. With Thompson's performance, it wouldn't be easy for him to get a contract from an NBA team. He still has to continue to stay in the NBA Development League for a while?