The Orlando Magic must improve their spacing to compete in the NBA. They can learn from the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, who have built elite offenses around dynamic guards and historically elite young bigs. The Knicks' offense thrives because every single player on the floor is a threat, completely opening up the entire floor. The Magic's first-round exit highlighted this issue. The roster crunch around non-shooters made life incredibly difficult for Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Desmond Bane. As the rotations changed, the cohesiveness disappeared, and the Magic were never truly able to create an offense. For Orlando, this means making the hard roster decisions. Moving on from players who stall half-court spacing --like Jonathan Isaac and Jalen Suggs-- and fully leaning into a core that features elite positional shooting alongside Banchero, Wagner, and Bane is step number one. Look at how the Spurs built around Victor Wembanyama to get him to the Finals in just his third year. They didn't just rely on his generational talent; they drafted more capable players to round out the roster, they added Fox to help take the pressure off the young guards, and they generated a cohesive offense. Too often last season, Banchero was asked to be the primary initiator, the heavy-isolation scorer, and the late-clock savior. The Magic's offense was stale, lacked spacing, and had zero cohesiveness when the rotations changed. Coach Sean Sweeney's top priority must be implementing a system that simplifies Banchero’s touches. Orlando saw great growth out of Anthony Black but can still use a true point guard, and their three-point shooting has to improve, otherwise teams will just shrink the floor and force the Magic to shoot, something we seen a lot of. Both the Knicks and Spurs survived the conference finals -- against Cleveland and OKC respectively-- because their benches didn't bleed points. The Knicks' ability to throw waves of high-IQ, plug-and-play role players on the floor kept Jalen Brunson from needing to carry the whole load, while the Spurs were able to win the non-Wemby minutes. With limited cap flexibility this summer, Orlando can't chase a third max superstar. Instead, they must copy the Knicks' asset management: using small trade exceptions and mid-level exceptions on ruthless role players who fit Sweeney’s defensive pedigree without sacrificing 3-point shooting.