The Orlando Magic have questions at guard heading into this offseason. Could they address them with a two-way guard who is compared to Denver Nuggets shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope?
ORLANDO — For the first time since 2020, the Orlando Magic find themselves outside of the NBA Draft lottery.
In Bleacher Report's latest mock draft, the Magic are projected to land Baylor Bears guard Ja'Kobe Walter. Compared favorably to veteran Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Walter has been a Walter, 19, made an immediate impact in his freshman season, as he led Baylor in scoring with 14.5 points per game and shot 37.6 percent from the field, including 34.1 percent from 3. The 6-foot-4 guard's play landed him on the 2023-24 All-Big 12 team and he was the conference's Rookie of the Year.
KCP, 31, has averaged 11.4 points per game in his career and has greatly improved his 3-point shot, shooting better than 40 percent from beyond the arc in three of his past four seasons. The Magic ranked 24th during the regular season in 3-point field goal percentage.
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