Magic Starting 5: Can Orlando 'Win Now' with Fred VanVleet?

1. MAGIC CAN 'WIN NOW' WITH FRED VANVLEET

"Granted, the team's decision-making should center solely around what is best for reigning Rookie of the Year winner Paolo Banchero and younger players like Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner," Bleacher Report writes. "Signing VanVleet is a win-now move on a roster that is perhaps ready to take the next step, but far from being a title contender.

"But if VanVleet is chasing the biggest possible payday and the chance to run the offense as the veteran leader, Orlando could be in play."

2. MAGIC 2024 TITLE ODDS

"The Orlando Magic is now one of just 10 teams to never win an NBA championship, and the chances for the team to leave that list in 2024 isn't great."

3. MOE WAGNER TO NETS?

"Wagner, 26, would love to stay with the Magic, but he could get other (and better) opportunities to contribute elsewhere."

4. MAGIC EX AARON GORDON CELEBRATING IN STREETS AFTER FINALS WIN

Following the Denver Nuggets' Game 5 win against the Miami Heat that clinched the championship, former Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon went into the sea of people in downtown Denver to celebrate the win.

Aaron Gordon is a man of the people, celebrating in the streets of Denver pic.twitter.com/oV8hx5Re1w
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 13, 2023

Gordon played with the Magic from 2014-21 before being traded to the Nuggets.

5. DRAFT COUNTDOWN

The Orlando Magic is eight days away from the 2023 NBA Draft, where the team will welcome the newest members of the franchise.

Coverage begins on June 22 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

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