The development of Orlando’s rookie point guard is almost certainly the brightest moment of the Magic’s season, and it’s one that’s been shining all the more intensely recently. TRENDING UP Cole Anthony Photo by Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images Join me as we jump into the first of two parts wherein I aim to answer that very question, starting with a beacon of late-season light. What joy is there to be found in supporting a demonstrably bad team? For those still watching the games, what can we find to bolster the belief that the team ultimately made the right decision? What suggests that better days are eventually to come? Instead of looking for the rhythms of basketball heading in both directions, I thought it might be more prudent to pursue a different line of inquiry. It was an opportunity to both get a better read on who figures to be part of the long term solution in Central Florida, while also positioning the team for improved lottery odds by making victory a more difficult proposition.įor a team that had largely reached its ceiling it’s a win-win situation ironically fueled by losing. In embarking on the latest rebuild the front office largely stripped the side of its meaningful veterans (whether via trade or cautionary rest), handing navigation duties to the youth that remained. Today? Well, that exercise seems a little less necessary. The ups and downs, the sweet and sour, the good and bad what are Orlando’s most ardent supporters noticing right now? Each month around this time I check in on the state of the Magic, aiming to locate pulses of recent positivity alongside any worrisome trends that appear to be forming.
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