How to convince your friends to watch the Orlando Magic
By Alex Horvath
The Young Guns
Elfrid Payton
If it were not for Andrew Wiggins, we might be talking about Payton as the 2014 Rookie of the Year.
The point guard has vastly improved this year, cutting down on the turnovers, and showing more consistency on his jump shot, which was non-existent his rookie year.
Take a look at his highlights from one of his best games of the year, as he seemingly gets into the paint with ease, removing the need for having a shot, but hey, more weapons in the arsenal.
Aaron Gordon
Improving miles ahead of last year, going from unable to shoot to having a reliable 3-ball, and is easily one of the most entertaining players on the team. One of the most athletic youngsters in the league, at age 20 (even younger than me) and rather than type out how athletic he is, I’d rather show you….through
interpretive dance!
, videos. Observe.
He makes the above dunk look effortless, essentially doing this off vertical.
During Summer League in his rookie year, Aaron Gordon showed what he offers the Magic, and ever since then we expect nothing less than plays like this from him.
Mario Hezonja
In similar fashion to Aaron Gordon last year, we are not seeing much playtime from Hezonja during his rookie year. Although, every time he steps on the court, you see what he is capable of.
You can see his shooting form is pure perfection, he has good passing instincts, and lacks nothing in the confidence department.
He has yet to show much of his athleticism, but when he played for FC Barcelona, he was on the giving end of posters left and right, hopefully those will come in the NBA soon enough.
And those are just some of the notable names on top of guys like Andrew Nicholson, Dewayne Dedmon, and Shabazz Napier.
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