The 2019 season caught everyone by surprise.
The Orlando Magic did little in the summer of 2018 other than begin laying the foundations for what would come. The 2019 season was always going to be about what would happen next and how the team set itself up for the future.
President of basketball operations Jeff Weltman was finally getting his hands into the team. He had the coach he wanted to build with the hiring Steve Clifford. And now it was about figuring out how best to move forward.
On the court, the team found itself and found its foundation.