69. WeltHamm Were Not Ambitious

Penny & Pops Podcast - Orlando Magic Basketball

Assuming a trade for Donovan Mitchell or Kevin Durant isn’t coming, the Magic were not ambitious during free agency. WeltHamm were basically like: ‘We’ve got Paolo Banchero and Caleb Houstan, we’re good’. On the one hand, no one got ridiculously overpaid. The Magic front office went the easy route. The Magic are very young, having lost another important vet. in Robin Lopez. Terrence Ross is the oldest player on the team at 31 years old. That’s a little scary. Because now it’s about 2023. Be it the trade deadline or next summer’s free agency, you’re putting your chips in then. And if you come up empty, then we’re going to rewind and come back and have another talk about this 2022 offseason. Why wouldn’t you go get Donovan Mitchell at a reasonable trade price, who will be 26 years old soon, is a consecutive 3-time All-Star who has at least 3 years left on his contract, who fills your one big need of a scoring SG? Cap flexibility means nothing if you can’t get big talent to want to come to Orlando. This 2022-2023 season can absolutely not be about tanking if the Magic are going to have any shot at attracting talent. Discussing Orlando Magic free agency, Summer League, Mo Bamba, Gary Harris, Bol Bol, Jaylen Brown, EuroBasket, and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language