Shooting is the most fundamental skill in the NBA. That won’t ever change. It’s not the only skill. Teams need playmaking and defense. In fact, the league has been gravitating towards those skills lately.
Take the Orlando Magic. This team doesn’t have a lot of shooting. They still looked like a team on the rise last season. The Magic have an overwhelming amount of size and playmaking.
In this year’s draft, they added more of it. Anthony Black is a 6’7 point guard with remarkable floor vision. Shooting is about the only hole in his game. However, he will step in and fill a significant role immediately due to his defensive versatility.
“[Black] transcends positions,” Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said. “That’s what we’re looking for. He’s going to guard three positions. He’s going to facilitate for others. He’ll give coach a lot of options as to put different combinations on the floor that’ll suit his needs for that game.”
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With that in mind, Orlando needs to add some shooting this summer to make the most of their versatile talents, particularly in the backcourt. Right now, they lack much for threats in that regard.
Could they do so by acquiring Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat?
