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3 players the Orlando Magic should cheer for in the playoffs

By Luke Duffy

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings is guarded by Mo Bamba #11 of the Orlando Magic in the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on January 09, 2023 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings is guarded by Mo Bamba #11 of the Orlando Magic in the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on January 09, 2023 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 13: Wendell Carter Jr. of the Orlando Magic and Nikola Vucevic of the Chicago Bulls. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 13: Wendell Carter Jr. of the Orlando Magic and Nikola Vucevic of the Chicago Bulls. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

1. Nikola Vucevic, Chicago Bulls

There can only be one top answer here, and that is former franchise centerpiece Nikola Vucevic. Now with the Chicago Bulls, his time there has not gone as expected.

Orlando Magic fans wished him well in hoping he could compete more seriously in the playoffs with them, while also adding Wendell Carter, Franz Wagner and another lottery pick in the process.

The Magic unequivocally won that trade, and with the Bulls now in the Play-In Tournament, are one step closer to the second lottery pick coming to them this summer as well.

All that is left then is to wish Vucevic the best in his postseason endeavors, starting with a game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

The Raptors may be favored in that one, but the Bulls have looked better in the last six weeks, going 12-8 since March 1. They will at least make it a competitive game.

We know the Bulls will not come close to winning a championship this year, so any big Vucevic games will be celebrated in Florida, because of all that he did for the franchise when he was there.

dark. Next. What would happen if the Magic drafted Victor Wembanyama?

Zooming out and returning to that much-talked-about pick, and Magic fans should want the Bulls to win both Play-in games to make the playoffs proper, to be sure of landing that top-four protected lottery pick.

Both are crystal clear reasons why Magic fans should be cheering Vucevic above any other player as the postseason gets underway.