Mario Hezonja: The effects of having a pure shooter

How will it result in better shots?

Victor Oladipo will find himself more free on the wing.

Nikola Vucevic will have a great person to kick it out to, demonstrating the passer he is which has often been lost in the numbers. Vucevic’s good passes often lead to blown looks, which is not his fault. He needs less defenders able to give the help-side defense and also for Oladipo to start knocking them down en masse along with Hezonja.

So, again, the Magic are relying on both Hezonja being the shooter he is and Oladipo making an incremental improvement, as well.

Although Hezonja will fix a lot, the Magic will have to rely on that type internal improvement to a large degree this season.

That is not necessarily a bad thing, though. Rebuilding requires the development of young talent, inherently so.

With Oladipo and Hezonja on the court at the same time, possibly with Aaron Gordon, the Magic would have three explosive finishers capable of getting out and destroying teams in transition. Speed and finishing ability are among two of Hezonja’s strong points, completing the deadly arsenal of his shooting talents.

As noted on ESPN’s coverage of the draft, he has the talent to win both dunk contests and three-point contests.

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