The Orlando Magic began to rebuild after trading Howard in 2012, and after 10 years, they are still the biggest favorite to compete for the title this season, the team owner is the league's most stingy miser, even O'Neal's super genius can be forced away by him, you know why this team is still in tatters after a decade of rebuilding.
Generally small team reconstruction is through the draft to accumulate team strength, but the Magic team's draft vision and ability to cultivate rookies are the worst, since 2013, they have selected Oladipo, Aron Gordon, Peton Jr., Hezonia, Sabonis Jr., Jonathan Isaac, Bamba, Okiki, Col Antoni, these people selected after 2018 Bamba, Okiki, Col antoni three are still in the team, the other few have been traded out of the team, of the three only Anthony to play well, Little Uncle Mu Bamba was completely ignored, and Okiki was basically reduced to a water dispenser administrator after being injured.
The reason for their weakness is also that they are generous transactions, some smart general managers like to come to Orlando to make trades, to see how they hollowed out their own team, in 2013 they used the eye to select Oladipo, Audi is not the kind of superstar who can change his life against the sky, but he is also a potential newcomer, and his performance in the magic's three seasons has become more and more stable.
But the management decided that Audi could not lead the team to the championship, they opened the trade button, Oladipo plus Ilyasova and the 2016 No. 11 rookie Sabonis Jr. packaged back to Ibaka, the Thunder interior star came to the Magic after the water and soil, and center Vucevic had no tacit understanding, half a season later, the Magic sent Ibaka to Toronto, in exchange for Terrence Rose and a first-round pick of 20 outsiders, sending away Audi and Sabonis Jr. was equivalent to returning to Terrence Rose. The general manager of thunder will secretly wake up laughing in the bed.
And Payton Jr. as the No. 10 show, came to the Magic team after the performance of decent, but the Magic team will only leave superstars, for this kind of tepid role players will generally be disposed of before the expiration of the rookie contract, after three and a half years of magic Payton was sent to the Suns, in exchange for a second round pick, and slightly better than Payton's fate is Aron Gordon, he and the team signed a 4-year 84 million sky-high contract, after not achieving the team's expected results, Last year he was traded to the Nuggets in exchange for an average of 10 points per game for Gary Harris and a first-rounder.
It wasn't until last season's deal with Vucevic that the Magic management switched back some useful chips, but that was just the beginning of the team's wobble, a new season, starting with 1 win and 6 losses, they competed with the Pistons, Rockets, Timberwolves and other teams for the top three lotto picks to start the next era of superstars.