The Orlando Magic are surely active in their offseason as they explore ways to improve their roster. Typically, the Magic would have a first-round pick to buoy their draft preparations. They would know they have one of the top 30 picks and the guarantee of a few years with first-round picks. For the first time in more than a decade, the Magic will not make a first-round pick unless they trade back into the first round. They will only have the 46th pick. That is their only Draft support this year. That can still be a valuable pick. But a mid-second-round pick is hardly expected to be an impact player. The last time a player picked 46th stuck in the league was Dalano Banton in 2021, Taylen Horton-Tucker in 2019 or De'Anthony Melton in 2018. But Orlando is now a tax team. And that makes draft picks even more important to supplement the roster with cheap players. The Magic cannot afford to miss on their draft picks anymore -- that is how tax and apron teams fall behind quickly. Orlando should be looking for a player with a specific skill set that translates to their team and can contribute quickly. This is not to say the Magic will get a finished product. But the player they draft should have an immediately translatable skill. That is more difficult to find the deeper you get into the draft. The second round is still filled with those players. And the Magic can still target a few players that fit their needs. There are a lot of needs the Magic need to fill. And the draft is a part of the puzzle to filling them.
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