Iwundu Made Impressive Strides in His Second NBA Season

ORLANDO – A bit player on the Orlando Magic’s 2017-18 team that won just 25 games, forward Wes Iwundu recently had it dawn upon him just how far both he and the team came in a year’s time.

Now a key rotational player on a Magic squad that made the NBA’s biggest improvement (17 more wins) and one that reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, Iwundu beamed with pride following a season of enormous growth. These days, he can’t help but wonder where more incremental growth from a young core of Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Isaac, Mo Bamba, Markelle Fultz and himself will take the Magic going forward.

``It’s crazy a year’s difference,’’ said Iwundu, who averaged 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds…