After a breakout season for the Orlando Magic franchise, could adding potential Los Angeles Lakers free agent D’Angelo Russell elevate the team’s offense enough to match its already ferocious defense?
ORLANDO — The Orlando Magic looks like one of the NBA’s top free agency destinations this offseason, given the team's recent playoff berth and fun young roster.
The Magic entered the playoffs with the second-lowest scoring average of any team contending for a championship. Paolo Banchero proved himself to be one of the best young players in front of a national audience, but the Magic's offense managed only 100 points per game and lost in seven games to Cleveland.
The former No. 2 overall pick, one of the few players to have played with both LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, is a former All-Star who led the Brooklyn Nets to the playoffs at just 22 years old. This past season, he offered LeBron everything that Banchero needed in the playoffs. The Lakers were bounced from the postseason in a gentleman’s sweep, with many LA fans pointing fingers at Russell for his inefficient scoring compared to the regular season. Against the Nuggets, DLo averaged 14.2 points and 4.2 assists and shot 31.8 percent from three.
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