Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic are rebuilding after trading away Nikola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier, which is why they will be looking for high-level talents in the 2021 NBA Draft. While Moses Moody is not the most explosive or athletic player, he is easily one of the better scorers and shooters in this year’s draft class.
When looking at the Magic’s roster moving forward, one of the biggest disadvantages they have is that they have virtually no perimeter threats. This team shot 34.3% as a team from deep during the 2020-21 season, ranking them 27th in the league and Gary Harris is the only guy on their roster who shot over 36% from deep this past season and he only played in 20 games for Orlando!
This team desperately needs shooting help, which is why they could target Moses Moody at some point in the first-round. The Magic have two of the first eight picks in this year’s draft (No. 5 and No. 8), as well as a second-round pick (No. 33), so they definitely have the ability to move up and down the draft board in order to draft Moses Moody.
He likely will not be selected inside the Top-8 of this year’s draft, so the Magic could potentially look to trade down from 8th overall in order to not just draft Moody, but potentially add more future assets and draft picks in the process.
The Magic are looking to rebuild and in today’s league, you need shooting to be able to do that! Moses Moody may not be the best perimeter threat in this draft class, but he is one of the better pure, offensive-minded talents available on the wing.
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At 19-years-old, Moody is a young shooting guard that the Magic could look to build with for many years to come. He is exactly what teams are looking for at the shooting guard position today and should immediately be able to make an impact offensively in the league.
