Orlando Magic: 3 goals for Jonathan Isaac in 2018-19

2. Establish himself as 3-point threat

It is no secret that one of the great appeals to Isaac’s game is his potential to score from deep. We didn’t see much of this in his rookie season as he shot 34.6 percent from here. That might sound like an okay number, but the reality is he hit 16 out of 46 shots from deep all season.

In his lone season college, however, that percentage from deep was similar (34.8 percent, making 31 of 89 attempts). Some may view this as a bad thing, but it shows that Isaac didn’t drop off in this category the way so many shooters initially do when they enter the league.

The names “Kevin Durant” and “Jonathan Isaac” should never be used in the same sentence, unless the words “nowhere near as good as” are in there somewhere too. But what the two do have in common is their body type.

If Isaac can become a fraction of the offensive player Durant is over time, then he will morph into the terrific two-way player his ceiling was tabbed to be entering the draft process.

That starts with improving his 3-point shooting percentage this season. There should be more space on the floor because of some of the roster moves made, such as drafting Bamba and getting rid of Bismack Biyombo.

Now what we need to see Isaac do is take advantage of this, and up his attempts per game (1.7 per game in his rookie year), as well as his makes. It won’t be pretty on a lot of nights, but it is necessary if we want to see progress here.