The Orlando Magic said they were trying something unorthodox in the modern NBA when they constructed their roster this summer. Their plan to pair two bigs together with stretch-4 Serge Ibaka and Nikola Vucevic or defensive-minded Bismack Biyombo was built on the idea that defense would deliver them a Playoff berth.
The roster was not exactly built for that. The Aaron Gordon “problem” remained and his poor 3-point shooting was not going to help the team’s spacing.
For nearly the entire season, the Magic offense seemed stuck.