The calendar has turned to January. The season’s midpoint is well in sight — Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls is Game No. 37 for the Orlando Magic — and attention is quickly turning more seriously to the Playoff race.
That little race — the Orlando Magic enter Wednesday’s game 0.5 games behind the Detroit Pistons for the final Playoff spot — will color and affect a lot of the decisions the team makes from here on out. Because the next big date on the calendar will come quickly.
While the Magic have to be pleased and happy with where they stand in the ranks of the Eastern Conference, their place there also creates new questions for the front office on what to do next.