Magic Rumors Roundup: What You Need To Know For The 2015 NBA Draft

The Orlando Magic hold the No. 5 pick in the NBA Draft, giving them a plethora of options. Here are a few other scenarios they’re considering in the days leading up to the draft:

Mock Drafts have Magic drafting Mario Hezonja

Orlando's offense has been lacking a shooting threat, and several mock drafts have the Magic filling that need by drafting Croatian sharpshooter Mario Hezonja.

Via SB Nation:

SB Nation NBA scribe Kevin O'Connor says Orlando should use its pick on Mario Hezonja, an offensively minded Croatian swingman. "The Croatian's style of play can sometimes be mistaken for selfishness, but he's really just that great offensively," says O'Connor.

"Overseas he has showcased perfect mechanics on his jumper and the ability to drive to the cup and dunk over anyone."In the three years since starting their rebuild, the Magic have yet to put together a coherent, consistent offense, so adding Hezonja's scoring would seem to make a great deal of sense. Then again, Orlando's struggles defensively make it more than reasonable to suppose it'll select a player more renowned for his work at that end of the floor.

DraftExpress agrees with O'Connor; it also has Orlando making Hezonja its pick. Its justification for the pick is similar to O'Connor's.

"The Magic have gone with defensive oriented players with their last three lottery picks, but Hezonja would give them a huge shot in the arm offensively," writes DraftExpress, "particularly from the perimeter, where they sorely need to add outside shooting to help their floor spacing."

In 14.5 minutes per game for FC Barcelona, Hezonja posted averages of 4.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists and shot 39.2 percent on three-pointers.

Orlando targeting Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis?

The Magic are said to also be interested in another international player in seven-footer Kristaps Porzingis, who would've been a first-round pick in last years' class if he had declared.

ESPN's Chad Ford thinks the 19-year-old "has a chance to be the best player on the team." While he will need time to adjust to the NBA game, he averaged 10.8 points in just 21.3 minutes per game playing in Spain's Liga ACB and has a lot of potential.

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