Magic Starting Lineup: Who's The 'Weakest'?

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is expected to run it back with its starting five that it ran throughout most of last season.

Markelle Fultz at point guard, Gary Harris alongside him in the backcourt, Wendell Carter Jr. as the man in the middle and Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero leading the way in the frontcourt.

But among those? Who is the "weakest link?" Bleacher Report believes Harris is the odd one out.

"Harris has had a solid career resurgence with the Orlando Magic, where he's averaged 9.9 points and 1.9 threes, while shooting 40.4 percent from deep over the last two seasons," Bleacher Report writes. "But with his 29th birthday approaching in September, it's hard to imagine him being much more than a three-and-D fifth option."

Harris is in the final year of his contract and that money was only guaranteed just before the start of free agency. But Harris' inclusion as the "weakest link" in the starting five may simply be a process of elimination. Every other member of the starting five has shown immense promise as a young player or is about to enter the prime of their career.

Wagner and Banchero, the reigning Rookie of the Year, could emerge as one of the strongest frontcourt duos in the NBA. Fultz is coming off his best season in the league, and as a former No. 1 pick, could show even more growth if he remains healthy. Carter could also show even more flashes as he remains one of the more underrated centers in the league.

Harris is no slouch either, but it's hard to see much of a future for him in Orlando beyond the 2023-24 season.

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