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2017 Orlando Magic Draft Preview: The Best of the Rest

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Feb 25, 2017; Coral Gables, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Luke Kennard (5) drives to the basket as Miami Hurricanes guard Davon Reed (5) defends during the first half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Coral Gables, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Luke Kennard (5) drives to the basket as Miami Hurricanes guard Davon Reed (5) defends during the first half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Luke Kennard, Duke Blue Devils
Feb 25, 2017; Coral Gables, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Luke Kennard (5) drives to the basket as Miami Hurricanes guard Davon Reed (5) defends during the first half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

The Orlando Magic have a ton of options ahead of them in the NBA Draft. If they want to go off board, there are several under-the-radar options to explore.

NBA Draft day is here. And it is impossible to profile every prospect the Orlando Magic are considering before the Draft. There are 60 picks, but also a G-League team to fill in Lakeland and a Summer League team to fill for the first week of July. NBA scouts and front offices are always thinking about the big picture beyond the Draft.

There are 60 picks, but also a G-League team to fill in Lakeland and a Summer League team to fill for the first week of July. NBA scouts and front offices are always thinking about the big picture beyond the Draft.

Thursday, and in the days leading up to the big day, the focus is squarely on the Draft. There is no thought about Summer League or whatever. It is about who you will pick and maybe who you will go after in free agency after the Draft ends from this rookie class.

Now is the time to finalize the big board, explore all the trade opportunities and wait for your turn on the clock. There is a lot of hard work that goes into making these picks. And it will all finally come to fruition.

Magic fans have certainly been excited. June 22 is the day the organization has waited for since the season ended. It is seemingly the only bit of hope for a franchise that just saw a bitterly disappointing 29-win season.

This is the moment that has served as the team’s obsession.

For the last three weeks, Orlando Magic Daily has profiled several players we believed the Magic could take with their sixth and 25th picks in this upcoming Draft. We selected players based on who would be available according to various mock drafts without consideration to potential trades or anything else. We did our best to get a good sample of the draft class.

As a refresher, here are the players we profiled on Orlando Magic Daily:

Player, College Player, College
Josh Jackson, Kansas Jayson Tatum, Duke
Dennis Smith, Jr., NC State Jonathan Isaac, Florida State
Malik Monk, Kentucky Frank Ntilikina, France
Lauri Markkanen, Arizona Terrance Ferguson, Australia
Ike Anigbogu, UCLA Semi Ojeleye, SMU
T.J. Leaf, UCLA Bam Adebayo, Kentucky
Harry Giles, Duke D.J. Wilson, Michigan
Anzejs Pasecniks, Latvia Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State
Tyler Lydon, Syracuse Ivan Rabb, California
Isaiah Hartenstein, Germany Derrick White, Colorado
Frank Jackson, Duke Jordan Bell, Oregon
Mathias Lessort, France Rodions Kurucs, Croatia

That looks like a pretty robust list of prospects for the Magic to review. But of course, there are many more players. And the Magic certainly could be looking at some other players too. It is the Draft, there are always suprises and supposed reaches.

With the Draft happening today, here are a few players the Magic could look to pick that we did not get the chance to review in full.