EAS Law wrote:And I think there is an unhealthy fixation with trading away all of our players as soon as they start playing well. Granted, I don’t believe anyone on the roster is untradeable, but some of the names I see thrown around are ridiculous. Far too frequently, we dismiss production and solid play as “stat padding” despite actually winning games now, and we think trading away our good starters or fringe starters for role player 2nd and 3rd string guys will somehow make us better because of advanced stats. It’s a crapshoot when you have samples from garbage time or against second units.
It’s because the majority of the players on this roster are role players. There isn’t one player outside of Vuc that can be relied upon to consistently score 15-20 points a night.
AG comes the closest at a 15ppg avg, but has nights where he completely disappears. You simply can’t field a team like that year in and year out expecting different results. Selling high is a real thing that must be done. Any of these role players would look great next to a star. The Magic simply don’t have that player.
For any of this to change you are either trading for a diamond in the rough, finding one through the draft luckily past pick 8 (at this rate), or expecting some kind of ungodly development that has yet to be seen. That’s why you cut the bull**** and trade what would be role players on a truly competitive squad.
