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Not surprised by this loss. I will actually be surprised if we beat Charlotte. In a sane world, that would be enough to justify getting rid of Weltman, but the Magic ownership has no real idea of WTF they are doing.

If the rumor of Weltman getting an extension is true, then that is all you need to know about how the Orlando Magic view their fanbase and winning in general. Still just a rumor at this stage, but Weltman is not capable enough revamp this team in the offseason.

Has everyone finally figured out that Weltman is useless as a GM or do we need to run this exercise back yet again?

Good news - the Magic finally realized Jett Howard sucks at basketball. Bad news - the entire team also currently sucks at basketball.

Before we drafted Paolo I said that he needs a specific build around him because he is an old school iso guy. Not a great 3 point shooter or defender, but still a specimen. Magic have to be able to play 4 out when he is on the court and thats not happening enough.

Mosley of course has a hot seat. The concerns I have are the players do not have defined roles. The offensive scheme is incoherent. And they are losing to bad teams. If you can get a Mike Malone or Stotts here, I think you have to pull the trigger sooner than later.

@goodydrumdrops Possibly since he is still not healthy from the ACL. But they also own his bird rights which I believe allows them to pay him over the cap.

@MagicalNBA If we don’t trade one of those guys, not sure about Mo. We have $6.7 mil to spend for 2 spots. Can we get Mo for $4.5 mil.?

Magic may not be done. JI/WCJ and Jett plus some picks are getting shopped, but that doesn't mean anything will happen. But even if they are done, it's been a success. Moe will be back as well, and they added 3 shooters.

Tyus Jones is an excellent signing. You will see a much better offense now that we can throw in a real PG to run it. High AST to TO ratio, great shooter if you go under the screen on him. And perfect mentor for Jase as well. Exactly what we needed.

Jett Howard to his 3rd SL does not suprise me at all. I am not sure anyone is interested in trading for him either. Maybe I will be pleasantly surprised but he's not a NBA player, imo.

Raynaud fell to 42nd mainly due to his poor defense. Can't be a big man in the NBA and weak on the defensive end. It's better to just go smaller if you need more shooting.

Don't hate the Penda pick. He has first round talent. Magic can try and trade JI/Jett and some picks for a wing shooter or C. Obviously they didn't like what they saw from the available bigs.

An amazing move would be to trade both 2nds and Jett to move up to the early 30's and get Renaud. Perfect fit for us to take a shot on.

For tomorrow night, there is a C from Michigan, Vlad Goldin who should be available at 46. Have to think Weltman will pull the trigger on a big tomorrow. He can't resist Michigan players as we know.

I don't think the Magic make a move on a guy this small if they don't have AB to put next to him, and Paolo and Franz on the wings. But his talent is there and at 25 with a team this long, he will work. Wingpsan is not bad at 6'6.

It's rare I have said this in the Weltman era, but I love this pick. Richardson has the ability to be one of the best scorers in this draft due to that first step he has. Plus he can shoot and will defend. Love it.

It's a beautiful day already with Alex Martins out of the Magic's Basketball operations. Let's see how things unfold this evening!

I liked Anfernee Simons as an option for Orlando, but Bane is the better player. The advantage Simons has is his contract is team friendly, and BOS needs that greatly.

@Magicaroni Like who? I don't really think of Queen as a shooter. He was 28% from 3 this year.

@MagicalNBA Shamet and Prince??? 🤢 Would rather just use Trevelin Queen than those two clowns. There are better options at the vets min.

....If the Magic keep #25 they very well may draft a big man here. Assets for trade that they need to use to acquire a PG - 2nd round picks/JI/Jett. Cheap wing shooters I like : Landry Shamet and Taurean Prince. Cont...

IMO adding the PG to the roster will be the biggest key for the team to take strides. Suggs is injury prone and we simple must have a guy who can start when needed, make 3s and get us into halfcourt sets. I don't see the Magic getting White due to their cap, but we shall see.