With a new NBA season upon us, I thought it would be important and enjoyable to preview some individual “best case” and “worst case” scenarios for every member of the Orlando Magic on contract in 2016/16. I think it’s vital as a fan of any team to have reasonable performance expectations of the athletes in the organization, similar to how scouts formulate career “floors” and ceilings” for incoming NBA prospects (but for the purposes of this article, season “highs” and “lows” will be hypothesized, not careers).
This exercise is highly top-heavy. What I mean is, the more “Best Case” scenarios that are met this season by players mentioned near the top of this list —those who will be serving larger roles on the team— the more wins the organization will ultimately enjoy.