Orlando Magic

A rebuild has been building with the Orlando Magic for a long-time and after trading away Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon at the NBA trade deadline, it is very clear that the Magic are facing a rebuilding process this offseason and moving forward. 

With a lot of young talents in Cole Anthony, Chuma Okeke and others, the Magic definitely have a bright future, but they have some key decisions to make in terms of who is their core moving forward. They have a ton of young players and some valuable draft picks over the next few years, but Orlando is not going to be a sure-thing playoff team for a handful of years to come. 

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While they had made the playoffs the last two seasons, this team was not going anywhere in terms of being true contenders in the Eastern Conference, which is why their front-office decided to “pull the trigger” and let Vucevic, Gordon and Fournier all go at the NBA trade deadline. 

Now, the Magic have arguably the worst roster in the NBA, so it should not come as a surprise to see them “tank” next season to try and gain another top pick in the draft.

With potentially 5 first-round picks over the next three years and 7 players under contract for next season that are 23-years-old or younger, the Magic will be one of the youngest teams in the entire league and will be looking to build a sustainable young core for the future success of their organization.