5 offseason tasks the Orlando Magic should already be working on

5 offseason tasks the Orlando Magic should already be working on

3. What to do with Jonathan Isaac

This is not a position the Orlando Magic want to be in, but it has become clear Jonathan Isaac’s body will never be able to survive the rigors of a regular season.

It is a massive shame because in the 11 games he appeared in before once again going under the knife, the Magic had the best defensive rating in the league when he was on the court.

If Isaac was healthy, the question of who to draft would be a lot clearer as well. He is the missing defensive piece, which would have allowed the Magic to go out and select offensive weapons.

But Isaac is not healthy, and perhaps never will be to the level required to be a game-changer for the Magic.

So the question the team now needs to answer, and this offseason, is whether to view anything he can give them in the future as a bonus, or to try and trade him and see if he has any value left.

It may be that this question is answered for them, because every other organization doesn’t deem it worth their while to trade anything of value for Isaac.

Given his defensive ability, however, there are surely those out there who believe their training staff would be able to get Isaac back to some level of consistency on the court.

Should the Magic elect to keep Isaac, then they will need to recalibrate their expectations for him for the rest of his career.

Using a valuable roster spot for a player that may only play a handful of games a year, and miss moments when he is needed, is a risky direction to take if the Magic see it as the way to proceed.