Jeff Weltman chose winning as Orlando Magic’s direction

Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman had tough choices to make to put his imprint on the team. He made his priorities clear.

The first two summers for Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman largely passed without much activity or much to say.

He took over a team that was stuck in a deep cap hole with little maneuverability. There were intriguing and talented players on the roster that had failed to coalesce into very much. He was going to have to work to remake the roster, but doing it the right way would come piecemeal and not in one fell swoop.

Those first few years, Weltman worked to build the foundations for the franchise. His biggest moves…