The Orlando Magic are positioned to bet on a player with a high upside if they believe in his ceiling and ability to develop. Could Baylor center Yves Missi be worth the swing for Orlando with the No. 18 overall pick?
ORLANDO — For much of the pre-draft process, the Orlando Magic have been connected to Baylor Bears guard Ja'Kobe Walter, a playmaking guard who might improve the team's outside shooting.
Missi continued his ascension at Baylor, averaging 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game — numbers that landed him on the Big 12's All-Freshman and All-Defense teams. Missi had five of his six best offensive performances in conference play, including averaging 19 points across the Bears' two games against the Kansas Jayhawks. Missi had five double-doubles in his lone collegiate season.
The draft experts' opinions of Missi, who is 20 years old, are consistent — from No. 21 to No. 24 for
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