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Orlando Magic Analysis
2017 Summer League Notes On All 30 NBA Teams
2017 NBA Offseason Preview: Orlando Magic
The Magic have a mismatched roster low on high end talent and are undergoing a regime change in the front office. Read more »
Ten-Year Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
Beyond strictly looking at wins and losses, net rating gives a clear picture of team performance. The following infographics show the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »
The Maximum Available 2017 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams, Version 4.0
With the NBA Trade Deadline behind us and rosters locked in for the most part, it is time for an updated look at what all 30 teams cap space picture looks likes for the summer of 2017. Read more »
Eastern Conference Buyers & Sellers At The Trade Deadline
While the Knicks, Bulls, Hawks and Heat could be either buyers or sellers, there are a number of teams in the East that will be aggressive at the deadline. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Raptors Acquire Serge Ibaka From Magic
Toronto is going all-in on this season by acquiring Serge Ibaka to fill their longtime need at power forward, while the Magic tried to recoup some of what was lost in dealing for him while also making their roster more coherent. Read more »
2016 Year-End NBA Team Portfolio Rankings
The Warriors and Cavaliers remain atop our year-end rankings but there's considerable change behind them, most notably the Raptors, Bucks and 76ers. Read more »
Orlando's Many-Intentioned Mess
To be fair to Rob Hennigan, he hasn't had much draft luck and the problem with building through the draft is when it doesn't take, GMs tend to scramble for their jobs in ways that set the franchise back even further. Read more »
How To Fix The Magic Offense In The Short-Term
Orlando's defense has been every bit as good as expected this season, but their offense has been dreadful. Here are several proposed fixes for the Magic to improve offensively in the short-term. Read more »
Five Question Season Preview: Southeast Division
How Bismack Biyombo may fit with Nikola Vucevic, big roles for Dwight Howard and Dennis Schroder, whether Erik Spoelstra can bring out the best in Goran Dragic, gauging Scott Brooks' coaching chops and the narrative of the Hornets. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Orlando Magic
Whatever the original vision was, it's been scrapped in favor of an ill-fated win-now scheme that's selling out everyone who stuck with the Magic as they stumbled like foundlings through the past few seasons. Read more »
2016 NBA Offseason Review: Southeast Division
While the Wizards and Hornets largely are bringing back the same teams, the Magic, Hawks and Heat enter 16-17 with meaningful changes to their roster. Read more »
Why Evan Fournier Will Need To Have The Season Of His Career
With Frank Vogel as coach, and players like Bismack Biyombo and Serge Ibaka added to their roster, the Magic will be improved on defense. Evan Fournier will be relied upon more heavily to provide efficient offense. Read more »
Revisiting The Top-5 Of The 2015 NBA Draft
A lot has changed for Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell, Jahlil Okafor, Kristaps Porzingis and Mario Hezonja since they were drafted just over a year ago. Read more »
Making Sense Of The Talented Yet Scattered Magic Roster
With Frank Vogel at the helm, a renewed sense of confidence and accountability, and a pecking order that doesn't have every player trying to get theirs, the future doesn't seem so bad for Orlando. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Bismack Biyombo Signs With Magic For $72M
Seemingly out of nowhere, Bismack Biyombo became a plenty respectable generic drug version of Dikembe Mutombo. Now he joins a crowded yet talented Magic frontcourt on a reasonable contract. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Evan Fournier Re-Signs With Magic On $85M Deal
Evan Fournier wisely rejected a four-year, $32 million extension this past offseason, giving himself an annual average increase of $9 million from that offer but this still feels like a team-friendly deal. Read more »
Leroux's 2016 NBA Draft Review
Headlined by the great drafts from the 76ers and Nuggets, we go team-by-team to breakdown how every GM did based on the opportunities available to them. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Thunder Trade Serge Ibaka To Magic
Four years after trading away James Harden, the Thunder made a similar deal involving Serge Ibaka as they enter the most important offseason in franchise history. Read more »
2016 Offseason Preview: Orlando Magic
The Magic improved by 10 wins but still didn't reach the playoffs. With the potential to add two maximum salary players to an exciting young core, it is easy to see Orlando getting in the postseason next year. Read more »
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