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Orlando Magic Summer League Grades: Magic’s effort falls short in loss to Indiana Pacers

Nothing is meant to be perfect in Summer League.

The teams are thrown together last second and there is a lot of inexperience on the floor. Nobody is expecting the cleanest of games.

What they are expecting is effort. That can make up for a lot of mistakes and certainly stands out for players who are trying to get noticed and make a roster. That is the baseline of everything.

There might be talent gaps at times — especially going up against some younger teams that bring with them a lot of main roster players — but effort makes up that gap.