Apparently, the Orlando Magic tried to trade Aaron Gordon at the NBA's deadline last week, and after failing to do that, they could be aiming to revisit trade talks during the offseason.

Doesn't this franchise ever learn?

Gordon is not having a good year. I get it. He is averaging just 13.9 points and 7.3 rebounds over 32 minutes per game while shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, 29.8 percent from three-point range and 66.3 percent from the free throw line. They're not exactly great numbers for a power forward, especially one to whom you just handed a four-year, $84 million contract extension in July 2018.

Gordon's first season into his extension was terrific, as he registered 16.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists across 33.8 minutes a night while making 44.9 percent of his field-goal attempts, 34.9 percent of his long-distance tries, and 73.1 percent of his foul shots.

His efficiency left something to be desired for sure, but at the very least, there appeared to be very real potential there.

So why the massive drop-off this season?

Well, Gordon has been playing through an Achilles injury, and for anyone who has ever dealt with Achilles issues before, you know how painful and bothersome they can be. That could certainly explain his rather poor performance throughout the 2019-20 campaign, but instead of understanding it from that point of view, the Magic are looking to trade him.

Honestly, it might be the best think for Gordon individually, because Orlando has not positioned Gordon for success.

This is a team that features a million and one bigs on the roster ranging from Nikola Vucevic, Jonathan Isaac, Mohamed Bamba, and Khem Birch to Gordon himself. Based on how clogged the Magic's frontcourt is, it's no wonder why Gordon may not be blossoming, especially considering he has been playing a whole lot of small forward in a league where Gordon's skill set is highly valued at the four.

Gordon can do a whole lot of things. He is athletic. He can handle the ball. He can pass. He can spread the floor a little bit. He can guard multiple positions.

He absolutely has a ton of value, and even if he will never be a star, he could unquestionably play a rather large role on a team contending for a title.

The problem is, he may never get that opportunity in Orlando (let's face facts: he won't).

But while moving on from the Magic may actually be what is best for Gordon, Orlando would be making a huge mistake if it does decide to go that route.

Gordon is exactly what you want in a modern big, and yet, somehow, some way, the Magic are wasting it. Then again, who are we kidding? This is the Magic we are talking about, so it should not come as too much of a surprise.

Orlando looked to be on the come-up last season. It used a strong second half backed by a stingy defense to make the playoffs and even give the eventual champion Toronto Raptors a good fight in the first round.

But here the Magic are, not even a year later, and they are already looking to dump one of their best players.

Some organizations never change.