Woj bomb- Magic decline Hezonja's 4th year Option

[IllMagic04]

4. Kristaps Porzingis
5. Mario Hezonja

Yup. And people always got on me when I was on the tank train. Winning pointless games has consequences. No one remembers those wins that cost us those good players in those drafts.

[Dunkin On Ya]

The Magic should propose Mario for McDermott to the Knicks. We could use that shooting in the 2nd unit.

[MagicMadness]

The Magic should propose Mario for McDermott to the Knicks. We could use that shooting in the 2nd unit.

Hezonja is shooting 50% from the field and 58% from 3-point range.

He's only playing spot minutes, but I see a more confident, chatty guy out there. I think Hezonja is going to pan out to be a pretty decent NBA player, even if it doesn't end up being in Orlando.

[IllMagic04]

The Magic should propose Mario for McDermott to the Knicks. We could use that shooting in the 2nd unit.

Hezonja is shooting 50% from the field and 58% from 3-point range.

He's only playing spot minutes, but I see a more confident, chatty guy out there. I think Hezonja is going to pan out to be a pretty decent NBA player, even if it doesn't end up being in Orlando.

Sometimes numbers lie. Hes has looked like garbage this year just like the other years. Theres a reason hes not getting many minutes. Issac is a rookie who is still very raw and hes getting minutes. Theres a reason. Issac looks like an NBA player as a rookie. Mario still doesnt look like an NBA player. No way the knicks would even think about touching that deal. No saying Mcbuckets is great but he has an NBA skill.

[Xatticus]

The Magic should propose Mario for McDermott to the Knicks. We could use that shooting in the 2nd unit.

Hezonja is shooting 50% from the field and 58% from 3-point range.

He's only playing spot minutes, but I see a more confident, chatty guy out there. I think Hezonja is going to pan out to be a pretty decent NBA player, even if it doesn't end up being in Orlando.

I don't know about the confidence part of it. I was yelling at my screen for him to hustle back down the court when he was bludgeoning himself after fumbling the ball away on a turnover that wasn't at all his fault. He seems really hard on himself after he makes mistakes.

I've never lost confidence in his shot. He just doesn't have great body control that affords him to hit shots out of rhythm. If he could legitimately defend anywhere, I believe he could be terrific camping in a corner to stretch the floor and punish teams that leave him open.

[yoyojw17]

+1

It's another case of putting a square peg into a round hole .... before making sure it was a square in the first place. Same went with Gordon... they didn't wait long enough to harness his skills before they wanted to tinker with his position and mold his capabilities. These are young kids coming into the league... stick to their strengths first and let them cultivate them....and then expand from there. All i would have wanted hezonja to focus on was the sg/sf position.... 3 point/spot up shooting and work on defense.... get those down before trying to make more of them. But everyone wants you to run before you can crawl. smh. I'm still hoping he will return.... at a cheaper contract.... but i'm sure he will take whatever offer someone gives him that allows him to be become the best he can be.

i def get what you're saying. i think everything went downhill for hezonja once vogel was hired... he's just not a vogel type player. vogel and his staff dropped the ball on his development...by trying to mold him into something completely new and something he is not. like you i too was hoping they just focus on the sg/sf position... but what is more upsetting is how they never gave him consistent opportunity... it was just very strange how vogel coached him..

i just find it funny everyone in here prob expect you and the poster you quoted are sh*tting on this kid with the limited opportunity that was presented to him. i remember one poster telling someone off for being negative on our players...but he himself is being negative in here sh*tting on hezonja... wow, lol

its a weird place here... seems like a place filled with hypocrites and instant gratification type of people...

he makes a shot - "great shot, he looks improved"
he misses a shot/turnover - "omg, why is he in the game...he needs to never shoot"

makes me wonder if the magic goes on a cold streak sooner or later... which player the posters will be crying over...

i was hoping the trade was made... gets hezonja out of a place that does not want him and he can finally get the consistent opportunity with the kings (it sucks because orlando magic are my fav team and i was hoping he can breakout here) and magic gets malachi who was one of my fav rookies last season on my fav team... this trade would had been a win win for me lol...

As i've said.... there just never seems to be a grey area for a lot of people. it's all in on one view.... or all out. These are 19-22 year old kid playing in a professional sport. think about what you were doing at that age... and how much you have grown since then. He had a solidrookie season... with an end of season that showed promise. then we get a new coach.... new system.... new rotation.... etc etc etc..... and that coincided with a personal regression. But I have seen flashes of what he could be.... and in time.... that 22 year old that probably get anxious everytime he steps on the court trying to prove himself.... might feel comfortable. Through all the talk.... the guy (though on a very small sample) is shooting lights out again. I hope we are able to retain him after this season.... or he better not be traded away for pennies or even worse.... allowed to walk at the end of the season. If some of you'll have been pissed about other magic players that have left and blossomed..... this could easily be at the top of that list.

[pepe1991]

Magic could give him 15 mpg in next two-three games since Ross is having Hezonja's 2016-17 season himelf

[Optimus_Steel]

4. Kristaps Porzingis
5. Mario Hezonja

Yup. And people always got on me when I was on the tank train. Winning pointless games has consequences. No one remembers those wins that cost us those good players in those drafts.

I disagree in this instance. NY was extra awful that year, they won 17 games. We won 25 games. We were bad but not 17 games bad. We had enough talent to make sure that wouldn’t happen.


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So I guess... Magic are also making the same choice...

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