I agree, the Magic beat the Nuggets with 8 players and almost beat the Kings in double OT with 7-players . (Got robbed twice by the Kings also) . But they had that all season.
The Magic has been more injured than basically any other team in the east. For the first half of the season they were playing without most of their starters, JI is still in minute restriction (and rarely plays on back to backs), Franz was out for weeks, Harris missed ton of games... With all due respect, you can't use the "the other team is injured" excuse against the Magic...
Injury talk is foolish. It’s Part of the game. The Magic have led the NBA in games missed for the last three seasons. Tough luck, winning is the one & only thing that matters.
The Magic have always dealt with injuries, from the beginning of the season we lost 2 starters , for over a month, and we went and had a 9 game win streak, which no other team has had this season. We also beat all the best teams with their healthy roster. The magic are a problem !! Who ever we see first round , gonna know what its gonna be ! WAR 💪
Orlando did have history with injuries especially the hospitality but i hope after these recent years of technologies, Orlando need to keep their players healthy with amount of talent they really good at when drafting
If your a magic fan u saw this coming no suprise to me, only thing suprise about it is we have a chance at 50 wins i knew we be good this season but i didn't think we would be a potential 50 win good😂 i was expecting magic to win like 45 to 46 games when the season started that prediction still can come true but we on a good paste for 50 rn..
Exactly. I thought they would be the 7th seed. Prior to the season I believed they were better than Toronto, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington, Charlotte and Brooklyn for sure. It was between them, New York and Indiana for those final playoff spots. Funny that is where we are now except Embiid got injured and Miami has been terrible. So proud of them. Mose for COY. Suggs for MIP and All NBA 1st Team Defense. Paolo for 3rd All NBA.
I think magic might go after dlo this off-season, I don't think dlo resigning with the Lakers , I think DLO can find the joy of playing basketball again away from the media light
@halftime814 he can find joy in basketball, but not in Orlando. Orlando front office is really big on the character of the player. DLow has shown nothing but immaturity throughout his career.
A good point guard or a more traditional center. Trae Young would be crazy on this team but if we had a center that could get the easy put backs, clean the glass AND block shots we’d be legit too. We all like Dell cause he can shoot but the “traditional” parts he lacking. He needs to be a bigger presence in the paint I think that’s what I’m trying to say lol
@maniacslap1623 Wendell best position is at the 4, but there's not that many true centers in the nba to worry about. I think we should trade for Bridges or Simon. Or sign a good veteran in free agency like DeRozan. But I expect there won't be many options in free agency this off season
@@maniacslap1623Trae Young would be pretty crazy on this team honestly all the Magic need is a point guard they do have the assets to make a big move but I wouldn’t be shocked if they wanted to stick together with this core for another year or two
Saying Paolo was the consensus number 1 overall pick and that everyone was expecting Orlando to take him is some crazy revisionist history. The expected order was Jabari Smith at 1, Chet at 2, and Paolo at 3. It was only at the last moment right before the draft that Woj suddenly flipped and started saying that the Magic were taking Paolo. Also, the Magic spent a lot of years in the middle of the pack in the playoffs? We made the playoffs twice with Vuc. Is that a lot? Maybe I’m nitpicking. I think your video is pretty good otherwise. One thing that might be hurting Franz is he hasn’t had an offseason since he joined the league. He’s either been playing NBA or FIBA ball. And that will be true again with Olympic Basketball this offseason. If he had a full offseason to work on his 3 point shooting like Suggs has had every season then maybe it wouldn’t have taken such a nose dive this year.
@@chefstirston yeah that’s what I mean. Paolo has talked about how he thought he was going to the Rockets at 3 and then like 10 minutes before the draft his agent starts telling him that Orlando might be taking him at 1. I don’t think there was any consensus at the time on who should be 1. All three of the top guys were seen as pretty equal to each other.
I have been a Magic Fan since 1989 when we got our team. We are 3 years ahead of the process for this team build. We will take out first of many chips in 2029,which will also be our team 40th anniversary! Go Magic!!!
This a great opportunity to for the magic to grow I just moved to Orlando and so have a lot people and there kids it’s so many if they could win something don’t get stuck behind a school bus 😢anyway and keep it going they could really build something and get that ship they been to the finals twice and they built both ways they need to go all in this FA and try and contend don’t waste any time with Pablo
Why is everyone all of a sudden saying poalo was the clear #1 pick. I remember the consensus being that Jabari was going 1 chet 2 and poalo 3. Almost nobody expected him to go 1
Thanks for cursing them. Just lost back to back games, with the latest loss being an abomination to this pathetic Warriors team. To me, this was the Magic's worst loss of the season. 1) They were at home; 2) Draymond was ejected; 3) The Warriors suck.
When the magics win the first round they will have an understanding of playoffs. No jitters they will play more relax. It will be dangerous for the next team they play
Good video, but EVERYONE had Jabari smith as the consensus number one player in that draft class. It was so much that when people said Paolo MIGHT get picked first they were accused of gambling
lol magic was injured too when they went on a losing streak, u people don’t understand franz has a big impact too like Paolo but y’all keep sleeping on him
He wont. Its not that he isnt good. The problem is he just doesnt fit the magic mold.. our entire identity is length and defense now. Mac has neither. Unfortunately. Plus he isnt a good enough ball handler to be a viable rotation pg to give fultz,cole,ingles a break.. also hes much smaller than all of them. He just doesnt match what we are really looking for. Hes athletic he can shoot. But hes too small to be a pg that can see over other defenders.. (anthony black was literally drafted for that exact purpose, 6'7 lengthy and can defend)
Us diehard Magic fans saw this coming 🙏🏽🙏🏽
People talk about all the injuries the other teams in the east have but forget that the magic have had a ton of injuries as well
I agree, the Magic beat the Nuggets with 8 players and almost beat the Kings in double OT with 7-players . (Got robbed twice by the Kings also) . But they had that all season.
Word
Yeh and right when that lose streak started
@@ajayjaggernauth8500now we have broken the loss streak we will start a win streak no way Trail Blazers beat magic
That Markelle tweet was from ‘22-‘23 actually
Early but never wrong 😂
😅
I think our ceiling is the second round. winning a playoff series would just be the cherry on top this season.
Making the playoffs outright without the play-in is the cherry on top. Everything else is gravy.
I think Paolo and Franz gon turn up in the playoffs no cap but could definitely see a 2nd round exit.
Agreed 👍
The Magic has been more injured than basically any other team in the east. For the first half of the season they were playing without most of their starters, JI is still in minute restriction (and rarely plays on back to backs), Franz was out for weeks, Harris missed ton of games... With all due respect, you can't use the "the other team is injured" excuse against the Magic...
I dunno about that, knicks were missing like half their lineup for months now: no OG, randle, mitchel robinson, etc
PLAY THE SONG 🗣🗣
Paolo gonna be a beast in a few years
He is a beast lad
Injury talk is foolish. It’s Part of the game. The Magic have led the NBA in games missed for the last three seasons. Tough luck, winning is the one & only thing that matters.
The Magic have always dealt with injuries, from the beginning of the season we lost 2 starters , for over a month, and we went and had a 9 game win streak, which no other team has had this season. We also beat all the best teams with their healthy roster. The magic are a problem !! Who ever we see first round , gonna know what its gonna be ! WAR 💪
Celtics have had multiple win streaks over 9 so have a couple others so what r u talking about that no other team has done it
@@eoinkeogh5867 they had 10 game streak , only one game more than the magic. And that's it!! Didn't have no multiple . What are u talking about .
Orlando did have history with injuries especially the hospitality but i hope after these recent years of technologies, Orlando need to keep their players healthy with amount of talent they really good at when drafting
@@dserrano4751 you need to get your nba facts right it was 11 we’ve had one of 8 and now on one of 9 u stupid magic fan Celtics would sweep you
Wait till you see Mac McClung get call up from the G League
Not happening
Yeah hate to say it but he ain't cracking the rotation
little sparkplug off the bench?
There’s a reason he’s in the g league
If he were worth the wait he’d already be playing
If your a magic fan u saw this coming no suprise to me, only thing suprise about it is we have a chance at 50 wins i knew we be good this season but i didn't think we would be a potential 50 win good😂 i was expecting magic to win like 45 to 46 games when the season started that prediction still can come true but we on a good paste for 50 rn..
Exactly. I thought they would be the 7th seed. Prior to the season I believed they were better than Toronto, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington, Charlotte and Brooklyn for sure. It was between them, New York and Indiana for those final playoff spots. Funny that is where we are now except Embiid got injured and Miami has been terrible. So proud of them. Mose for COY. Suggs for MIP and All NBA 1st Team Defense. Paolo for 3rd All NBA.
I still think my Magic needs one more great starter. But, I'm more than satisfied with what they're doing this season.
I think magic might go after dlo this off-season, I don't think dlo resigning with the Lakers , I think DLO can find the joy of playing basketball again away from the media light
@halftime814 he can find joy in basketball, but not in Orlando. Orlando front office is really big on the character of the player. DLow has shown nothing but immaturity throughout his career.
A good point guard or a more traditional center.
Trae Young would be crazy on this team but if we had a center that could get the easy put backs, clean the glass AND block shots we’d be legit too. We all like Dell cause he can shoot but the “traditional” parts he lacking. He needs to be a bigger presence in the paint I think that’s what I’m trying to say lol
@maniacslap1623 Wendell best position is at the 4, but there's not that many true centers in the nba to worry about. I think we should trade for Bridges or Simon. Or sign a good veteran in free agency like DeRozan. But I expect there won't be many options in free agency this off season
@@maniacslap1623Trae Young would be pretty crazy on this team honestly all the Magic need is a point guard they do have the assets to make a big move but I wouldn’t be shocked if they wanted to stick together with this core for another year or two
Honestly with both the Thunder and Magic being ahead of schedule in development, that would be a really cool Finals matchup in the future.
They got a better return for those 3 than the wizards got for Beal and Chris Paul
Markelle said 4th seed a year in advance. Lisan Al Giab.
As it is written
Saying Paolo was the consensus number 1 overall pick and that everyone was expecting Orlando to take him is some crazy revisionist history.
The expected order was Jabari Smith at 1, Chet at 2, and Paolo at 3. It was only at the last moment right before the draft that Woj suddenly flipped and started saying that the Magic were taking Paolo.
Also, the Magic spent a lot of years in the middle of the pack in the playoffs? We made the playoffs twice with Vuc. Is that a lot?
Maybe I’m nitpicking. I think your video is pretty good otherwise.
One thing that might be hurting Franz is he hasn’t had an offseason since he joined the league. He’s either been playing NBA or FIBA ball. And that will be true again with Olympic Basketball this offseason.
If he had a full offseason to work on his 3 point shooting like Suggs has had every season then maybe it wouldn’t have taken such a nose dive this year.
if it was right before the draft then like within 10 minutes of the draft. You're correct, Paolo was a consensus no. 3
@@chefstirston yeah that’s what I mean. Paolo has talked about how he thought he was going to the Rockets at 3 and then like 10 minutes before the draft his agent starts telling him that Orlando might be taking him at 1.
I don’t think there was any consensus at the time on who should be 1. All three of the top guys were seen as pretty equal to each other.
I have been a Magic Fan since 1989 when we got our team. We are 3 years ahead of the process for this team build. We will take out first of many chips in 2029,which will also be our team 40th anniversary! Go Magic!!!
cone mentioned my team i’m shaken
The Magic also had a ton of injuries. Which is why they were struggling for a while. So the excuse for the other teams is just that an excuse.
great video, this magic team is super interesting
Good stuff bro. Appreciated
This a great opportunity to for the magic to grow I just moved to Orlando and so have a lot people and there kids it’s so many if they could win something don’t get stuck behind a school bus 😢anyway and keep it going they could really build something and get that ship they been to the finals twice and they built both ways they need to go all in this FA and try and contend don’t waste any time with Pablo
Talk about the Kings recent streak and being a top 3 defense in March 🙏🏿🫣
And they lost to a Knicks team without 3 key players, in all seriousness though they look very good and are a sleeper pick for the west conference
@@imknownastnb5690 they also lost the wizards a few nights ago 🙄
and it all started once we started playing keon ellis more
@@chillen9109 King Keon 🤴🏿
They got a lucky win against the magic. They would've lost if they hadn't shot 200 three pointers 😂
I’ll be back after the first round W
ooooooooh ooooooh uuu oh orlando magiiic 😍
Ngl i liked Paolo’s game at Duke but i thought he’d be more of a Zeebo type player. Pleasently surprised, that he’s way more versatile 🔥
Wait till Scooter Magruder sees this video. S/O to Cone
I think the magic are legit bc they play good defense n their sneaky
Watching this on the way to magic vs Trail Blazers
Why is everyone all of a sudden saying poalo was the clear #1 pick. I remember the consensus being that Jabari was going 1 chet 2 and poalo 3. Almost nobody expected him to go 1
Magic fans were saying. We can still upgrade our SL by swapping Gary/ out for Suggs at 2 and get a decent PG
Thanks for cursing them. Just lost back to back games, with the latest loss being an abomination to this pathetic Warriors team. To me, this was the Magic's worst loss of the season. 1) They were at home; 2) Draymond was ejected; 3) The Warriors suck.
cone DA GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
GO MAGIC 🏀💫🏀💫🏀💫
When the magics win the first round they will have an understanding of playoffs. No jitters they will play more relax. It will be dangerous for the next team they play
PLAY DAT SONG!!!
Not sure why people claim paolo was the obvious number one pick almost everyone had Chet going first and paolo was a suprise
Magic > Bulls
Now imagine if they had a starting point guard that could shoot. They love getting tall point guards that can't shoot for shit
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My Magic are winning the NBA Finals this year.
Franz Wagner 🏀🔥🙌
💙🤍💙🤍
We have been plauged by injuries
Aw man now I gotta bet against them on wednesday
Never bet against the Magic. 😂
Ballin- think they will make ECF.
Good video, but EVERYONE had Jabari smith as the consensus number one player in that draft class. It was so much that when people said Paolo MIGHT get picked first they were accused of gambling
Orlando magic has a HUGE PROBLEM
early gang
lol magic was injured too when they went on a losing streak, u people don’t understand franz has a big impact too like Paolo but y’all keep sleeping on him
3rd seed for now
Paolo WAS NOT consensus #1 all along stop spreading lies
True Jabari smith was mocked #1 till like a few days before the draft
I meant that most draft people saw him as the guy who should go number one
@@three_cone tbh paolo had consideration at one forsure but a lot of people thought he was going 3rd to the rockets. No hate tho like your content
I don't even think that's true, he was often the 3rd guy even if some had him 1st. Calling him consensus #1 is crazy @@three_cone
Well looking at it now HE EASILY SHOULD HAVE BEEN #1@@michaelparker3453
Wait until we add Klay Thompson next season. Suggs, Thompson, Franz, Paolo, and JI gonna be a tough starting 5 to deal with.
Wendell Carter Jr good ? Stop the nonsense man
Won't make it past second round.
More like Carmelo Anthony
They’re the weakest team to face in playoffs, I think everyone wants to go against them.
I hate ppl that trash young teams DUH THEY GUNNA LOSE DUMMY but you have to lose to build experience LEARN HOOPS KID
He wont. Its not that he isnt good. The problem is he just doesnt fit the magic mold.. our entire identity is length and defense now. Mac has neither. Unfortunately. Plus he isnt a good enough ball handler to be a viable rotation pg to give fultz,cole,ingles a break.. also hes much smaller than all of them. He just doesnt match what we are really looking for. Hes athletic he can shoot. But hes too small to be a pg that can see over other defenders.. (anthony black was literally drafted for that exact purpose, 6'7 lengthy and can defend)
They're good because they're in east
No, they're good because they're good.