With the Finals in the rearview and the Draft on the imminent horizon, the machinations out in Magic-land are winding towards an outcome. By triggering a full-scale rebuild at the trade deadline the team positioned itself to be major players at the annual entry event, even if the unfortunate bounce of ping pong balls took some luster off the totality of the team’s draft capital haul.
With maneuvering at this point basically confined to the trade market, a key question has emerged: should the Magic’s decision makers be looking to locate a transactional rabbit in their hat to better position the team for success moving forward?