Magic exercise Tristan da Silva's fourth-year option through 2027-28
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The gist
The Orlando Magic exercised forward Tristan da Silva's fourth-year option worth roughly $6.14MM, keeping him through 2027-28.
The 2024 first-round pick gains job security but still needs a steady rotation role.
Background
Tristan da Silva is a 25-year-old German forward for the Orlando Magic, drafted 18th overall in 2024; he has started 72 of 151 regular-season games, averaging 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 23.4 minutes. The Magic exercised his fourth-year rookie-scale team option, a standard contract mechanism that extends team control over a recent draft pick for another season. Orlando made the move early, before its first game, along with the option on guard Jase Richardson, as several teams around the league clear these decisions before the Nov. 2 deadline.
How it unfolded
- Oct 21, 2026The Magic exercised da Silva's fourth-year rookie-scale option for 2027-28, worth roughly $6.14MM, per Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. The team also picked up Jase Richardson's 2027-28 option, worth about $3.28MM.
- Oct 22, 2026Anthony Black was ruled out for Friday's game against the Timberwolves with a right ankle sprain; da Silva had a productive showing off the bench in the season opener against the Hawks.
- Oct 23, 2026In a 115-93 loss to the Timberwolves, da Silva scored five points on 2-of-9 shooting (1-of-7 from three) with three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 29 minutes.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- RotoWire said the option gives Orlando another year of control over a versatile forward who can space the floor, though his upside depends on locking in a consistent rotation role and more offensive involvement.
- Caution
- RotoWire called da Silva a stream-level fantasy player rather than a must-roster one, since his value rests on points and threes and off nights like Friday's hurt more.