Orlando Magic: 2018-19 NBA season preview
By Luke Duffy
Storyline 3: The point guard situation
The final storyline for the Magic heading into this season is broken down into two parts, although both are heavily linked. The first is what exactly Orlando is going to do about their lack of depth at the point guard position.
In Augustin, Grant and Briscoe, the Magic have arguably the worst rotation at this position in the entire league. That’s a problem. Even more so when you consider Orlando might not even be one of the five worst teams in the NBA this year.
Of course, they might be just that, but even if the master plan is to draft a floor general next summer, they’re unlikely to have a top-five pick for the third straight year anyway.
The second part of this storyline is what they do if the opportunity to trade for a capable lead guard comes up. Orlando hadn’t been part of any meaningful trades since they dealt Victor Oladipo for Serge Ibaka.
Coming off a season that could be viewed as an arrival, @VicOladipo made his presence known at #PacersMediaDay, but lowered the volume when answering questions about himself, @MarkMontieth writes: https://t.co/uqXT0jwdWI
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) September 24, 2018
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it’d be fair to say they didn’t win that one. This time around, however, they have some players in the form of Vucevic and Simmons, and maybe even Ross, who would be of interest to other teams.
None of those players are also likely to turn into All-Stars once they’re gone either, and so the possibility of doing a deal, if the right one presents itself, makes sense. Whether they stand still this year or not, however, they need to improve their depth at this position.