Former University of Cincinnati Bearcats standout Gary Clark is headed to the Denver Nuggets along with Aaron Gordon in a blockbuster trade that sends Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton and Denver's protected 2025 first-round pick to the Orlando Magic, according to multiple reports Thursday.
Clark, 26, has averaged 3.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 18.2 minutes per game this season in 35 games for the Magic. In November, Clark agreed to a two-year deal believed to be worth $4.1 million to remain with Orlando.
Last August, Clark scored 15 points and added six rebounds in 28 minutes as Orlando's starting power forward in the No. 8 seed Magic's 122-110 Game 1 upset of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks.
Clark went fishing in the NBA bubble and shared a photo of one of his catches.
The Magic signed Clark in Jan. 2020 about one week after he was waived by the Rockets after parts of two seasons in Houston.
Clark was the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior for the Bearcats.
He is one of six players from Greater Cincinnati high schools, UC or Xavier on NBA rosters.
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