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Orlando Magic Depth Chart after free agency

By Vincent Mcmillan

Jan 31, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) looks to pass around Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) during the second half of a basketball game at Amway Center. The Magic won 119-114. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) looks to pass around Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) during the second half of a basketball game at Amway Center. The Magic won 119-114. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) after a play against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) after a play against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Power Forwards

Serge Ibaka, Aaron Gordon, Jeff Green

Currently, Serge Ibaka is the closest thing to a true power forward on the roster. At 6-foot-10, 245 pounds, Ibaka is big enough to play center and athletic enough to play power forward. Ibaka’s addition to the lineup gives Orlando a solid rim protector on defense that can also stretch the floor on offense.

Ibaka should be a lock for the starting power forward spot. The options behind him are combo forwards Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green. The only lineup that could move Ibaka out of the power forward position is if the Magic elect to go small and place him at center, pairing him perhaps with Gordon in the front court.

The Magic are looking to be more versatile and switch assignments on the defensive end. With Serge Ibaka, Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green being so versatile, it is not impossible to imagine a lineup where all three are on the court together. Each can defend multiple positions and may cause a mismatch on the offensive end depending on the opponent.

Ibaka is the clear starter in a traditional lineup. But the position’s versatility may lean to the Magic having an advantage by playing more than one of them on the floor at the same time.

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