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Hard Work, Patience Paying Off for Isaac

MEMPHIS – The Orlando Magic’s patience with Jonathan Isaac – combined with plenty of hard work all throughout last summer – is starting to pay big dividends late in the season for the franchise and its prized second-year forward.

Isaac came into Sunday’s game in Memphis playing the best basketball of his young career and beginning to resemble the franchise cornerstone piece that the Magic thought he could become when they selected him No. 6 in the 2017 NBA Draft.

The nearly 7-foot Isaac came into Sunday averaging 13.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.