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Orlando Magic should trade second round pick and move back into first round

Sharife Cooper is an athletic scorer how carried Auburn throughout the season. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports

This NBA Draft will be pivotal as to whether this Orlando Magic rebuild will be a success.

Draft Lottery night did not go the way president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman, or Magic fans, had hoped. Keeping the pick acquired from the Chicago Bulls in the Nikola Vucevic trade was important, but falling outside of the top four in a draft with four top prospects was a huge blow.

But while the dream of landing a Cade Cunningham or Jalen Green is slim and will likely only be realized with a trade up in the draft, Orlando still has a lot of opportunity to land some extremely talented players.