Jerian Grant the latest player to step up for Orlando Magic

Jerian Grant has had a rough season. He was taken out of the rotation. But pressed into duty, he stepped up to the plate and delivered for the Orlando Magic.

It has not been the year Jerian Grant or the Orlando Magic wanted. Not anywhere close.

The Magic acquired Jerian Grant in a bad-salary-for-bad-salary swap as a flier in a free agency year. Grant had bounced around the league some already showing some promise but no general consistent improvement. Orlando, still rebuilding, seemed like a good place to give Grant the kind of role to map out a NBA future.

It did not work out. He is averaging a career-worst 4.1 points per game. He is shooting worse than 40 percent from the floor and a 47.8…