Orlando Magic: 3 early reasons for caution next season
By Luke Duffy
The Orlando Magic may have had a decent offseason so far, but there are still reasons to be cautious ahead of the 2018-19 NBA season.
In year two of the Orlando Magic‘s second attempt at rebuilding the team, it feels like the organization is moving in the right direction.
Lottery pick Mohamed Bamba had a notable showing at NBA Summer League, and looked great defensively when paired with last year’s pick Jonathan Isaac.
The front office also somehow managed to get out from under Bismack Biyombo‘s contract, which will pay him $34 million over the next two seasons. Although they took back Timofey Mozgov in the deal, it will surely create more openings for players like Nikola Vucevic to become more of a contributor again.
While these are all nice positives to take heading into the new season, there is still much work to be done. The Magic are still a team that figures to appear in the lower end of the Eastern Conference pecking order next season.
Unlike others they didn’t have a franchise altering offseason, and there are still areas of concern ahead of the new season. With that in mind, let’s examine three places where the Magic still need to improve going forward.