The Orlando Magic have never been a team to stand pat and be content with what they have, especially when they were again ousted in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.  Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Magic are surveying all their options to improve the team this summer and to make a serious run at the Eastern Conference crown next year.

"What's really disappointing when I watch -- but encouraging at the same time -- is that we weren't that far away," guard Mike Miller said. "We've got to get better, but a good summer and a healthy team, and we're right there next season. I don't think we need to do anything major."

"We want to win now, and as far as personnel and maturity, we're not that far away in the East," said Magic General Manager John Gabriel last week. "I don't know if you can get everything you want in one year, but there's no reason why we can't improve at least a little bit in multiple places."

The Magic have already begun preliminary talks to move up in the draft, confirming that they had contacted the Clippers who own picks 8 and 12 in the draft.  Their major need is for a frontcourt player, and their chances are vastly improved from positions 8 to 12 than they are at 18.

"We're looking at a lot of options," Gabriel said. "We'll explore the possibility of moving up [in the draft], to stay in the draft with more picks, and even move out of the draft if we have to, to improve the team. For us, the future is now, this summer."