Should fans worry about how bad the Orlando Magic are?

The Orlando Magic need to figure out which big man to prioritize, as well as what pieces need to be put around him

Wendell Carter Jr. was signed to a very fair deal (four years, $50 million), and clearly has a future with the organization. It just may not be as the undisputed starting big man on what will one day hopefully be a playoff team. Tough conversations are likely being had about Mohamed Bamba, who, despite making strides, has struggled to find consistency.

With the future of Jonathan Isaac unclear, (this didn’t go down brilliantly), the need for a dominant inside presence may become more pressing before long.

The Utah Jazz, for example, are the best offensive team in the league right now (116.7), and they have a three-time Defensive Player of the Year in Rudy Gobert who mans the paint.

For all his apparent deficiencies offensively, the Jazz have built around his superb foundational base with their other players to be so dangerous offensively.

The Magic look like they could have the tools to be a problem offensively, and that seems to be what coach Mosley is angling for. But until a more viable long-term solution appears in the middle, that will be a problem.

It should come as no surprise then that the Magic rank dead last in net rating (-9.4). The question is how much do you care? Losing is what they are meant to be doing, but as we’ve seen before, these can be hard habits to break.

There’s no question this rebuild is going better than the last one, but they should be careful they don’t fall too far. It can be a long, long climb back up again.