The Orlando Magic’s natural progression and slight changes to their rotation in the offseason inevitably meant some players from last year’s playoff run were going to find themselves competing for minutes.
Among the many things that had to go right for the Magic to make their playoff run, Khem Birch’s emergence as the backup center and Wesley Iwundu’s reliability as a 3-and-D player were big factors in the team’s playoff appearance. Both though saw their minutes decrease as Mohamed Bamba returned from injury and the Magic added Al-Farouq Aminu to the rotation.