It did not take long for ESPN’s latest ranking to get noticed by Orlando Magic fans. And to get somewhat misinterpreted. This is not the first time the Magic have ranked last in a power rankings article or some poll entering this season.
As part of the network and web site’s season preview for the NBA, it fully embraced the drama of the league, compiling a ranking of the teams — with TV poster and show comparison — in order of their drama.
How that drama is determined is not exactly clear. It says they paired each team with a TV series and ranked them based on how each subplot will play out this season.