5 offseason tasks the Orlando Magic should already be working on

5 offseason tasks the Orlando Magic should already be working on

5. Draft the correct players this summer

An obvious place to start, but what has gotten lost in the race to point out which players the Orlando Magic should take in this year’s draft, is the newfound importance of fit in the grand scheme of things.

The Magic have their franchise cornerstone in Paolo Banchero and a second option in Franz Wagner who is among the best sophomore players in the league.

If we assume for now that coach Jamahl Mosley is the guy who will oversee the next year at least and that Markelle Fultz and Wendell Carter are key components, this has to be taken into account when drafting.

It is no longer a case of going out and getting the best player available and figuring it out later.

The Orlando Magic will have their own lottery pick, as well as a top-four protected pick courtesy of the Chicago Bulls. They have to nail at least one, but preferably both, of these picks.

It is easy to look at a roster that has this year ranked 24th in 3-point percentage (34.7 percent) and 25th in offensive rating (111.9), and decide that getting a sharpshooter and scorer is the way to go.

But few of these players come out of the draft each year and immediately help a group that is still yet to make the playoffs in their current form.

Look at a player like Keegan Murray of the Sacramento Kings. The Magic could only hope to get a player with as much potential as him, and he has struggled at times throughout this season.

Running alongside this, is the inescapable fact the Magic are just better defensively right now, and have a coach in Mosley who preaches defending at a high level.

So balancing the line between adding the right firepower, while not turning their backs on the defensive roots they have sown in the last two years, is a decision the Magic cannot get wrong.