Not a fan.
Biyombo is better than Vonleh, who hasn't lived up to expectations. Magic just signed Biyombo to big money in the offseason too for his strong defense and rebounding. Vonleh's also a PF, who they have a few of (Ibaka plays big minutes, Gordon and Green can play there some). Besides Biyombo, they've only got Vucevic at C who's a liability defensively, which is why they went and got Biyombo.
As for Crabbe vs Hezonja, the former is on a pretty bad contract ($18M per year) and the latter was drafted 5th overall only 2 seasons ago. He hasn't lived up to expectations either, but he's still very young (21) and only in his 2nd season. Do you think Crabbe (and that massive contract) is worth the 2015 5th overall pick and his untapped potential? I don't.
As for who else could be targeted, Noel's rumored to have been on the trading block for a while and 76ers have a surplus of bigs. Chandler could be an attainable asset since he's older and Suns aren't going anywhere. Bogut at Mavs hasn't panned out and he seems pretty unhappy there. Lopez from Bulls maybe since they haven't done much. Noah since Knicks definitely aren't doing anything. Maybe Koufos or WCS from Kings? Nurkic is reportedly on the trade block for Nuggets. There's a few options out there.
Do you not like Plumlee and/or Ezeli at center? I know Ezeli's been injured all season in real life, but he'd be an OK backup in game behind the unspectacular but solid and versatile Plumlee.
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