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  1. 1 point
    How bout Ross, and OKC pick for fultz, and our 1st top 4 protected for Lonzo? If 1 doesn’t work out then you got a backup plan, at best Fultz puts his game back together and Lonzo learns to be a decent shooter then you’d be able to start Fultz at the 2 right? Or am I insane and reaching because of the lack of elite PG’s here, or good starters for that matter. I guess that kills our spacing though, I dunno. Just spit balling.
  2. 1 point
    Yea they’re still negotiating but I’m pretty positive that trades gonna happen. And thats tough, I like Ball but 100% aware of the flaws and downsides of him such as the shooting which is fixable, the reports of wanting to play for big markets, and don’t forget the crazy dad who could possibly have a field day on this soft team/ franchise. But I think it would benefit this team to run fast and Ball would be the person to do that, not to mention a very good playmaker. All in all, yeah I would. You gotta consider who will be there when we pick if you like him over Ball, have watched very few CBB but aside from the top 3 or so I’m not a big believer. For sure the pick would be protected, but not sure how protected.
  3. 1 point
    Let's try to trade Fournier for Rubio. Something like Fournier + Grant + OKC-Pick for Rubio + Sefelosha. This trade would slove 2 problems (Starting PG and get ride of Fournier). I think this trade would also help the Jazz. They played there best basketball this season with Mitchell at PG. Fournier could be a nice fit at SG.
  4. 1 point
    Fournier was quite terrible in this game, and played the most minutes (36) Ross was on fire, and played only 27. I love Clifford mentality and toughness, but his ability to make choices out of the box, go with the hot hand, adapt to situations and being a little bit more modern is worrying. I mean, we won but the choice was quite simple, Ross in, Fournier out. It's not punishment, just going with what is working, no reason to bench Isaac instead, he was playing great defense and a good game overall. I had the same kind of concern in a lot of close games recently. That's not about Fournier, btw, even if he's having too much bad games this season. We have 6 players that usually can end the game, and we always go with the Vucevic-Fournier duo, forgetting everything that has worked during the game. You can do more defense/offense changes in the last few possessions with timeouts and stops. Sometimes you can bench Augustin and go with a no PG linuep. Or bench Vuc and going with Isaac and Gordon at C/PF (our personal Death Lineup, never used I think..) Just a little fantasy, please.
  5. 1 point
    The nba is full blown WWE reality TV. I think it is hard, as a nba fan of a team like the magic, to see the light at the end of the tunnel with these super teams being formed and star players demanding trades to certain big market teams. I think the regular season in the nba kind of sucks. The playoffs will be fun (especially the conf finals) but the regular season is a drag. We know whose the 2-4 teams that can legit win it. Itll be interesting to see what happens. Teams like Orlando will really have to get creative or lucky (maybe both) to really contend with these super teams because I don’t think this is a fad—this is the nba now.
  6. 1 point
    Would be hilarious if after all these years of Ainge being praised for his moves, their team is ultimately undone by some of those “business decisions”.
  7. 1 point
    YouTubeTV is having an extended two week trial if you sign up before 2/13(trial they give is usually 5 days)and it's available in 98% of the US for those who don't know. It includes FS Florida for Magic games if you live in their TV market.
  8. 1 point
    No one wants you to leave or anyone to leave. Here’s the thing. We’re all sick of losing and want to win. We just have different ideas on how we feel is the best way of going about fixing that. Some people just want to win now and are sick of being a bottom feeder and want any move that makes us better today. Some people still want to tank. Some people want to win as soon as possible but don’t want to take shortcuts that leave us as an average to good team but no real title hopes. At the end of the day we’re all magic fans and want the same thing. Don’t leave the forum. You’re a real fan and there aren’t many real magic fans out there. This is a good community here for the most part. Even when debates go more into the argument space most people can makeup after and be cool with each other. All this talk will just make it that much better when we’re finally good.
  9. 1 point
    But.... what they really need is a French SG with substandard athleticism and a penchant towards hero ball.
  10. 1 point
    The nba is literally reality TV.
  11. 0 points
    It doesn't help that the vast majority of their minutes together come with jerian Grant also in the game. That might impact things a bit.
  12. 0 points
    It's because we gauged the market for him last year before we resigned him because he's not an all NBA guy so it makes sense to get every bit of data before you commit to a guy. And he doesn't think Isaac and Gordon can play together. And he thinks our front office prefers Isaac to Gordon. None of this is sourced, it's just assumptions.
  13. 0 points
    It absolutely could be that. It could be they have a super secret strategy to get great things to happen. It could be that they're completely overthinking their plan and a lack of aggressiveness hurts them. We'll see.
  14. -1 points
    Same. It didn’t need to go that far. We way disagree on Bamba but that’s fine that’s the point of these discussions.
  15. -1 points
    Yup and it's all about timing. At the beginning of the season with the excellent contract, he had great trade value. With a dysfunctional team his value drops every week.
  16. -1 points
    I know I'm throwing everyone back a few pages... but with that proposed Laker/Pelican/Magic deal...I'd make one change. I wouldn't mind the Magic acquiring Lonzo + Darius Miller. We need additional scoring help on the bench. I'd love to see him and Ross come off the bench with some fire in their belly. Lonzo/DJ/Briscoe Fournier/Ross Isaac/Miller/Frazier Gordon/Martin Vuc/Bamba/Birch I'm happier with that team to be honest. If you move Fournier + Grant for a shooting guard or Vuc + Fournier for an some kind of superstar if possible. I think you start to see some potential there.
  17. -1 points
    Weird. Holiday is having his best year yet is by far having his worst year shooting the 3 ball by a wide margin.
  18. -1 points
    I’m not ready to surrender the season yet but if we were out of it, that’d work. I’d trade Vuc and a protected first to New Orleans for Jrue. He could make up Vuc’s scoring and we’d still have Ross to boost bench scoring.
  19. -1 points
    He gets pushed around a lot man.
  20. -1 points
    I’ll say this positive. It looks like JI is adaptations to the pace. Now he just needs to hit shots. But I genuinely feel that with a year or so we’re going to add more of those guys, with the same issues.
  21. -1 points
    Well let me make it abundantly clear. I want to compete, not be a glorified G League team. There are teams that have used the draft AND free agency and trades to be out of the mix for a couple of seasons max. We are going to draft in the lottery for years and years until one or more become stars. The Clippers did this same sort of thing for years. Meanwhile Indiana remakes themselves routinely.
  22. -1 points
    If we tank for Morant and he’s some next level player within a season or two, then so be it, I’ll eat crow.
  23. -1 points
    Goddamnit Vuc! Demand a trade!!!!!
  24. -2 points
    If we aren’t going to make any moves to acquire a player to contend, we need to trade Ross and play Fournier in that spot. Move Simmons to starting lineup. It won’t win us any games but maybe it increases Evan’s productivity and value.
  25. -10 points
    Vuc is getting traded!!!! It involves Fultz. That’s the chatter going around. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/OrlandoMagic/comments/a15qro/markelle_fultz_trade/
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