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Rookie Journal: Wes Iwundu

By John Denton and Dan Savage

ORLANDO – Wes Iwundu had been through an extremely taxing 36-hour stretch, enduring a couple of Orlando Magic practices, a couple of harrowing trips down I-4 and a G League assignment, when the moment he’d dreamed about for years came this past Saturday night.

On the parquet floor at the Amway Center and given the unenviable task of guarding four-time MVP LeBron James, Iwundu – a level-headed, mature rookie for the Magic – made sure to look around and at the sellout crowd of 18,997 and soak in the moment.