This is not the season that the Orlando Magic were looking for. They are currently 18-40 and tied for the bottom spot in the Eastern Conference. With how this season has gone, the Magic decided to sell at the trade deadline. The NBA draft is another chance for Orlando to continue their overhaul and add two big-time prospects.
At the deadline, the Magic sent Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls. This landed them the Bulls’ first-round pick in this year’s draft. Orlando has a chance to have two picks in the top 10 and this is how teams build quickly in the NBA.
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Aaron Gordon was sent to the Denver Nuggets while Evan Fournier is playing the rest of the year in Boston. The Magic will be a completely new team heading into next season.
Orlando made their way into the playoffs in each of the last two years. They were a low seed with no chance of advancing past the first round. That made this season one to watch. The Magic got off to a strong start and could have decided to keep their core together.
After suffering a collapse and some injuries in the first half of the season, the front office decided to go in the opposite direction and send away their stars. Now, it is time to retool in the draft.
Having two picks in the first round is something that the Magic can really capitalize on if used wisely. Here are three fits for the Magic in the first round of the draft.
