Orlando Magic: 5 options for pick No. 6 in 2017 NBA Draft

5. Lauri Markkanen, PF, Arizona

College stats:  37 GP, 15.6 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 0.9 APG, 1.9 3’s, 0.4 STL, 0.5 BLK, 1.1 TOV, 49.2 FG%, 42.3 3PT%, 83.5 FT%

It’s not exactly a secret that the Magic’s biggest need is shooting. As such, one player who should pique their interest at No. 6 is Lauri Markkanen out of Arizona. The power forward prospect isn’t just the best big man shooter in the draft, but possibly the best shooter period.

Over the first 22 games of his college career, Markkanen was hoisting 4.9 threes per game, and successfully converting on 50.5 percent of them. He did hit a bit of a slump afterward, but that’s normal for a freshman getting his first taste of high-level basketball.

For a Magic side that finished 2016-17 as the second-worst three-point shooting team in the NBA (32.8 percent), the Finnish stretch-4’s ability to spread the floor will provide immediate relief.

Just watch his career-best performance against Arizona State if you’re not quite sold:

In that game, Markkanen scored 30 points on 12 shot attempts, while making five of his six looks from beyond the arc.

He’s more than just a shooter, too; he’s got a plus-ball handle and just enough wiggle to make opposing big men uncomfortable guarding him on the perimeter.

Insert him into a small-ball lineup at the 4 (with Aaron Gordon playing center), running pick-and-pops with Elfrid Payton, and watch the Magic’s offense start to show a previously-nonexistent semblance of competence.

His defensive liabilities may make him a bit of a reach at sixth overall, but offensively, it’d be hard to find a better fit for Orlando than Markkanen.