NBA Trade Rumors: Orlando Magic Targeting A Scorer
By Justin Rowan
The Orlando Magic have been one of the league’s worst offensive teams. To help turn that around, the latest NBA trade rumors have the team targeting a scorer on the trade market.
The Orlando Magic currently rank 29th in offensive efficiency and are arguably as bad as they were last season. According to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, the latest NBA trade rumors have the team looking to add a scorer in the trade market.
This season has been nothing short of disastrous for the Magic. The team felt it was just a few pieces away from a playoff berth and made moves to improve their odds. They traded away their youth and handed out free-agent deals to Bismack Biyombo and Jeff Green.
Adding a scorer makes sense, as it’s the the largest area of weakness for the team. But in once again reshaping the roster, the team should try to get all of its assets on the same page.
In adding Ibaka, they added an older player that plays the same position as their most promising player in Aaron Gordon. In addition to that, Green is another combo forward that took minutes away from Gordon.
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Green wasn’t the only confusing signing for Orlando. The addition of Biyombo seemed odd, especially after the team traded for Ibaka. Biyombo hadn’t even started for the team early on, with Nikola Vucevic retaining his starting role.
Recently Biyombo has begun starting for Orlando, but that hasn’t helped turn his season around. Biyombo is averaging 5.0 points and 8.8 rebounds on 33.3 percent shooting through five starts.
While adding scoring makes sense for Orlando, they must undo some of the more confusing moves they’ve made in building this team. They need to assemble a roster that is at the same point in their development curve.
In addition to that, they need to make moves to make their pieces fit together. With that in mind, let’s look at some possible moves they could make.