The last two seasons have been a long journey for veteran Joe Ingles.
Ingles was coming off a career season, averaging 12.1 points per game and 4.7 assists per game while shooting 45.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Utah Jazz were emerging as one of the up-and-coming teams in the Western Conference.
Ingles was the steady hand who helped orchestrate the offense and space the floor with 3-pointers. The Jazz were just better with him on the court.
His ACL injury was a major setback. Something that hurt the Jazz as a team because of this positive impact. But it forced Ingles to have to reset himself at an older age. He was decent for the Milwaukee Bucks last year, but there was obviously work for him to do to get all the way back.
The Orlando Magic have paid a big price — a two-year, $22 million deal with a team option on the second year — to try to get Ingles back up to speed, taking…