3 difficult offseason decisions Magic will have to make
By Luke Duffy
2. Do they draft some Markelle Fultz insurance?
In four seasons with the Orlando Magic, point guard Markelle Fultz has managed only 142 regular season games and counting through injury.
This season he is posting career highs in points (13.3), assists (5.5), rebounds (4.1) and even 3-point shooting percentage (a lowly 31 percent).
When he is on the court, it is clear Fultz makes everything tick and he plays at his own pace. At 24 years old, the best looks like it is yet to come, and he is doing an excellent job with the Magic.
But should the team look at drafting another prospect to come in as insurance, given the chequered injury history of Fultz?
After all, if the Magic are being linked with VanVleet, or even if an All-Star level guard becomes available, would that have a negative impact on Fultz and his role with the team anyway?
The Magic still have many needs, and the draft can help address several of them, but a point guard would not be the worst direction to go.
Obviously, this would call into question Anthony’s future with the franchise also. But if you gave fans the choice of having Fultz or Anthony run the show, most would take Fultz.
The Magic are going to be good next season, and Fultz is a really important part of the reason why. But thinking rationally, and given this team’s bad injury luck, taking a point guard in the draft would be smart.