Fansided · Oct 8, 2025
Magic may have quietly struck gold with a draft gamble no one believed in
Orlando Magic, Jamahl Mosley | David Richard-Imagn ImagesAfter being selected with the 18th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Tristan da Silva and the Magic organization caught some heat for their selection, but he has been proving everyone wrong.
John Hollinger of The Athletic was by far the biggest skeptic of the Magic’s selection, writing:
“He [da Silva] has no realistic pathway to ever starting based on the composition of Orlando’s roster. Is this Jett Howard 2.0? Tristan da Silva can shoot, but I’m not sure he can play, which is why I had da Silva 51st on my board.”
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