The Orlando Magic have existed for 27 years, but really four seasons of its existence have come to be its lasting legacy.
Talk about the franchise and images of one of the most exciting young teams in NBA history comes fresh to mind. The questions of what could have been and the promise of youth come to mind. The highlights, commercials, animatronic dolls and silky smooth movements of athletes in their prime come to mind.
Around the nation and the NBA nation, no one thinks much about the bitter exit that has come to envelope the franchise left in its wake — and still to some extent does.