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You may see some notable players missing (Tatum/Fox), but just play along because I don't have a lot of confidence in them being there as of now.

Step 1: Select a player at #6:

Dennis Smith Jr
Jonathan Isaac
Malik Monk

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Step 2: Select a player from one of the 2 options below:

Option A) Keep #33 and #35 and select a player at #25.

Bam Adebayo
Ike Anigbogu
Jawun Evans
Donovan Mitchell
Jonathan Jeanne
Caleb Swanigan

Options B) Trade #33 and #35 to move up into the #18-24 range and select one of these players:

TJ Leaf
Luke Kennard
Hamidou Diallo
Frank Jackson
Justin Jackson
Harry Giles
Terrance Ferguson

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Step 3 (optional): Pick a FA that would come in and compete to start

Jrue Holiday
George Hill
Jeff Teague
Nerlens Noel (RFA)
Danillo Gallinari
Andre Roberson (RFA)
Andre Iguodala
Rudy Gay
Patty Mills
JJ Redick
Derrick Rose
Rajon Rondo
Tim Hardaway Jr (RFA)
Nikola Mirotic (RFA)
Deron Williams
Amir Johnson
Jeff Green

Step 1: Draft Dennis Smith Jr. Our future go to guy. We need a young guy with killer instinct. This is our guy.

Step 2: Draft Bam...we need a back up big guy to get dirty and create havok in the paint.

3. Sign Danilo Galinari. A good scorer and transitional small forward till we find who'll fill the position on a more permanent basis.




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Step 1: Draft Dennis Smith Jr.
Step 2: Trade up to grab Frank Jackson
Step 3: Sign JJ Redick to multi-year deal for old times sake

Step 1: pick 6: Draft Jonathan Isaac. IMO, a special player with a tremendous potential.
Step 2: option A:
pick 25: Jawun Evans (now #29 in Draft Express)
pick 33: Hamidou Diallo (now #35 in Draft Express)
pick 35: trade the pick or draft and stash

Step 3: Sign Terrence Jones

Roster:

Payton-Evans-Augustin
Fournier-Diallo-Hezonja
Isaac-Ross-Hezonja
Gordon-Jones-Isaac
Vucevic-Biyombo-Zimmerman

Draft smith
Trade up for giles
None of those free agents. Only free agent id want is porter and he's not leaving Washington for here.

I'm not gonna follow the rules of the game, but I think we should go full youth movement again, with some unselfish veterans to complete the roster.

I'd draft Smith or Monk and would start either at the Point Guard from day one.

I'd ship Vucevic and Fournier out for whatever we could get, even 2nd rounders.

I'd trade Payton or keep him as the backup PG.

I'd sign Jonathon Simmons to be our starting SG

I like Terrence Ross as the backup SG and would try to sign Terrence Jones to be the backup PF

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Starting 5

Smith or Monk
Simmons
Hezonja
Gordon
Biyombo

Draft Smith.
Trade up to get Justin Jackson.
I do not forsee any major FA's joining Magic this offseason.

Step 1: Dennis Smith, Jr.

Step 2: Harry Giles

Step 3: Danilo Gallinari

Biyombo/ Vucevic
Gordon/Giles
Gallinari/Hezonja
Fournier/Ross
Smith/Payton

1. Markkanen
2. Juwan Evans
3. Danilo Gallinari

Dgbarnes wrote:Step 1: Draft Dennis Smith Jr.
Step 2: Trade up to grab Frank Jackson
Step 3: Sign JJ Redick to multi-year deal for old times sake

2 PGs? I like both, but I don't think we would draft both. Does Redick start over Fournier?

Young Thunder wrote:Step 1: pick 6: Draft Jonathan Isaac. IMO, a special player with a tremendous potential.
Step 2: option A:
pick 25: Jawun Evans (now #29 in Draft Express)
pick 33: Hamidou Diallo (now #35 in Draft Express)
pick 35: trade the pick or draft and stash

Step 3: Sign Terrence Jones

Roster:

Payton-Evans-Augustin
Fournier-Diallo-Hezonja
Isaac-Ross-Hezonja
Gordon-Jones-Isaac
Vucevic-Biyombo-Zimmerman

Didn't follow the instructions. Nice dream, but too unrealistic. If this happens, I'll be a happy camper.

Uncommon wrote:Step 1: Dennis Smith, Jr.

Step 2: Harry Giles

Step 3: Danilo Gallinari

Biyombo/ Vucevic
Gordon/Giles
Gallinari/Hezonja
Fournier/Ross
Smith/Payton

One of the better combos so far! Not the biggest Gallinari fan though.

Peanutbutter and jelly

Truth24 wrote:1. Markkanen
2. Juwan Evans
3. Danilo Gallinari

Bro, you lose. I left Markkanen off the option list for a reason. Why do you want to ruin our team by adding more soft players?

Playing by the rules:

1) Isaac
2) (no brainer to trade up) Ferguson - he has the skills to be very good and would be a clear BPA at #18
3) Gallinari

This starts as:
Payton/Augustin
Ross/Ferguson/Garino/Georges-Hunt
Gallinari/Fournier/Hezonja
Gordon/Isaac
Vučević/Biyambo/Zimmerman

There are holes now: no 3rd string PG, a question on whether to resign Meeks with the associated decisions on Garino and Georges-Hunt, a clear need to add a combo forward, and trade Fournier needs to be shipped.


Still if the draft/FA window leads to Gallinari, Isaac, and Ferguson through only the FA losses of Meeks, Green, Rudež, and Watson, that is a clear, clear net plus for Orlando!

The 2017/18 Magic could easily look like:
Payton/Augustin/Shelvin Mack
Ross/Ferguson/Georges-Hunt
Gallinari/Isaac/Hezonja
Gordon/Luis Scola/Steve Novak
Vučević/Biyambo/Zimmerman



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Skin wrote:

Truth24 wrote:1. Markkanen
2. Juwan Evans
3. Danilo Gallinari

Bro, you lose. I left Markkanen off the option list for a reason. Why do you want to ruin our team by adding more soft players?

Seems like a one sided question you have in this thread then.

Skin wrote:

Truth24 wrote:1. Markkanen
2. Juwan Evans
3. Danilo Gallinari

Bro, you lose. I left Markkanen off the option list for a reason. Why do you want to ruin our team by adding more soft players?

You say soft but I don't see it, I see the best offensive player with upside at the spot. You say ruin but we get a solid young pg to back up Payton, a skilled forward to back up Gordon, and a veteran scoring option in Gallo. I think we come out very nice in my opinion.

Truth24 wrote:

Skin wrote:

Truth24 wrote:1. Markkanen
2. Juwan Evans
3. Danilo Gallinari

Bro, you lose. I left Markkanen off the option list for a reason. Why do you want to ruin our team by adding more soft players?

You say soft but I don't see it, I see the best offensive player with upside at the spot. You say ruin but we get a solid young pg to back up Payton, a skilled forward to back up Gordon, and a veteran scoring option in Gallo. I think we come out very nice in my opinion.

I'll 1 up your idea because its not that bad but with a few tweeks.

1. DSJ
2. Trade back into top 15 with (25+ Vuc) take Markannen who would be great value at late 9-15 spots.
3 Gallinari
4 Grab Motley or Thomas Bryant at 33/35 as backup C.

DSJ/EP
EF/Ross/Hez
Gallo/Ross/Hez
AG/Markannen
Biz/Rookie/AG

Markannen could come off bench and provide hella spacing for others while being able to hit the 3 consistently. Could slide AG to the 5 defensively for some minutes like GSW does with Green.

Truth24 wrote:

Skin wrote:

Truth24 wrote:1. Markkanen
2. Juwan Evans
3. Danilo Gallinari

Bro, you lose. I left Markkanen off the option list for a reason. Why do you want to ruin our team by adding more soft players?

You say soft but I don't see it, I see the best offensive player with upside at the spot. You say ruin but we get a solid young pg to back up Payton, a skilled forward to back up Gordon, and a veteran scoring option in Gallo. I think we come out very nice in my opinion.

The description "best offensive player" should at least be saved for a guy who can dribble.

No issues with Evans or Gallinari (depending on the price tag). My issue is Markkanen. Yuck.

Skin wrote:

Truth24 wrote:

Skin wrote:Bro, you lose. I left Markkanen off the option list for a reason. Why do you want to ruin our team by adding more soft players?

You say soft but I don't see it, I see the best offensive player with upside at the spot. You say ruin but we get a solid young pg to back up Payton, a skilled forward to back up Gordon, and a veteran scoring option in Gallo. I think we come out very nice in my opinion.

The description "best offensive player" should at least be saved for a guy who can dribble.

No issues with Evans or Gallinari (depending on the price tag). My issue is Markkanen. Yuck.

Markkanen can dribble, is he going to break anyone down no. Yet for a 7ft power forward he can handle the ball. He is the best offensive player in the draft at that spot.