Orlando Magic: Complete 2018 offseason grades

Overall

The biggest headline of the Orlando Magic’s offseason was drafting Bamba, but if you revisit this three years from now, their most important move may have been re-signing Gordon.

Bamba has the potential to be a Defensive Player of the Year, league-leading shot-blocker type of contributor. Gordon can develop into an All-Star and mainstream popular celebrity. If this is a friendly competitive race to be the face of the franchise, Gordon got a head start and he’s closer to the finish line.

Grant may be Orlando’s most underrated acquisition, a possible starter the team managed to bring in with an addition-by-subtraction trade. If nothing else, Grant brings depth to a backcourt rotation that features shooting guard Evan Fournier — the team’s leading scorer last season with 17.8 points per game — D.J. Augustin and Terrence Ross.

Without adding a true superstar, the Magic are not going to suddenly go from winning 20-30 games each season to a 50-win playoff team overnight.

There is still a lot of work to be done in Orlando — perhaps one or two more lottery picks needed to solidify the foundation — but the 2018 offseason was a positive sign of things to come.

Final Grade: B