Does Orlando have a legit shot at Giannis in 2021?

[Rainwater]

Don't mean to be mean but

[SD2042]

Let's get real here. Given where this team currently stands, why would a superstar even look toward the Magic as the next destination? What has this team truly establish in the last eight seasons? Six years of rebuilds. Two years of mediocre seasons with 8th seed rankings just to qualify for a pair of first round playoff exits. I know this is not the New York Knicks. However, this team does not have a strong culture necessary to attract key free agents to Orlando. This team is a small market business that would have to shell out tons of money like Charlotte had to with Gordon Hayward this weekend to play for them. Teams like Charlotte and Atlanta is looking to pass this team based on their off-season moves. That said, they must build on their new chemistry and improve on theirs respectively.

If this team wants to be taken seriously, they know what must be done. Because being mediocre is not going to cut it. Otherwise, it's a waste of time to continue to be tortured by the indecisions the Magic mgmt continues to make. There's too much going on in life to be held hostage by indecisons and inconsistencies. The Magic have a lot of work cut out for them if they want to gain some better sense of respect and the backbone to contend better in the Eastern Conference. They better get on it yesterday.

[T-Cat]

I feel like the first question you have to ask yourself is "what does Orlando give a free agent like Giannis that Milwaukee doesn't?" I can't think of any advantage the Magic have over his current team at the moment. I would expect the Magic front office to at least make the phone call, but I can't imagine anything substantial would come of it.

1) Orlando has young talent to build around for the future unlike the Bucks

2) No state taxes and Disney World ( Wonderful sales pitch to Giannis and his family)

3) We have a track record of playing competitive basketball, so this upcoming season we can surprise some teams!

[BadMofoPimp]

No. I say no chance in hell.

[D12VCMagic]

I feel like the first question you have to ask yourself is "what does Orlando give a free agent like Giannis that Milwaukee doesn't?" I can't think of any advantage the Magic have over his current team at the moment. I would expect the Magic front office to at least make the phone call, but I can't imagine anything substantial would come of it.

1) Orlando has young talent to build around for the future unlike the Bucks

2) No state taxes and Disney World ( Wonderful sales pitch to Giannis and his family)

3) We have a track record of playing competitive basketball, so this upcoming season we can surprise some teams!

1.If Giannis wants to team up with young guys (he won’t), there are plenty of teams with a better young core than the Magic.

2.Miami also has no state income tax and has a better young core than us. Plus a star player and South Beach.

3.Our track record is that every star that has been here has wanted out.

Nothing wrong with optimism, but we need some literal magic to lure Giannis down to Orlando. If he leaves Milwaukee it’s going to be Miami, Golden State or Dallas.

[BadMofoPimp]

I feel like the first question you have to ask yourself is "what does Orlando give a free agent like Giannis that Milwaukee doesn't?" I can't think of any advantage the Magic have over his current team at the moment. I would expect the Magic front office to at least make the phone call, but I can't imagine anything substantial would come of it.

1) Orlando has young talent to build around for the future unlike the Bucks

2) No state taxes and Disney World ( Wonderful sales pitch to Giannis and his family)

3) We have a track record of playing competitive basketball, so this upcoming season we can surprise some teams!

1.If Giannis wants to team up with young guys (he won’t), there are plenty of teams with a better young core than the Magic.

2.Miami also has no state income tax and has a better young core than us. Plus a star player and South Beach.

3.Our track record is that every star that has been here has wanted out.

Nothing wrong with optimism, but we need some literal magic to lure Giannis down to Orlando. If he leaves Milwaukee it’s going to be Miami, Golden State or Dallas.

Miami is on pace to have only $45 mil in salary at that time so they could add Giannis plus whomever else they want.

[Rainwater]

I feel like the first question you have to ask yourself is "what does Orlando give a free agent like Giannis that Milwaukee doesn't?" I can't think of any advantage the Magic have over his current team at the moment. I would expect the Magic front office to at least make the phone call, but I can't imagine anything substantial would come of it.

1) Orlando has young talent to build around for the future unlike the Bucks

2) No state taxes and Disney World ( Wonderful sales pitch to Giannis and his family)

3) We have a track record of playing competitive basketball, so this upcoming season we can surprise some teams!

1 and 3 are such a stretch, lol.

[Bensational]

We would need some John Gabriel type front office magic to make us appealing to Giannis. We'd need to wipe enough space for two max FAs, whilst also having a good, young, affordable base whilst proving to be a team that can transcend it's talent.

We have none of those options currently available to us. Hence, zero appeal to Giannis.

[shadrock]

Delete this.

[Skybox]

No. But we could compromise a bit and get Westbrook. Pretty easily it seems...Today!

DO IT!

[T-Cat]

We would need some John Gabriel type front office magic to make us appealing to Giannis. We'd need to wipe enough space for two max FAs, whilst also having a good, young, affordable base whilst proving to be a team that can transcend it's talent.

We have none of those options currently available to us. Hence, zero appeal to Giannis.

I agree! When we added Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill in 2000, it was no accident!

Also I find it interesting that we haven't extended Fultz and Jonathan Isaac yet!

[BadMofoPimp]

We would need some John Gabriel type front office magic to make us appealing to Giannis. We'd need to wipe enough space for two max FAs, whilst also having a good, young, affordable base whilst proving to be a team that can transcend it's talent.

We have none of those options currently available to us. Hence, zero appeal to Giannis.

I agree! When we added Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill in 2000, it was no accident!

Also I find it interesting that we haven't extended Fultz and Jonathan Isaac yet!

Unless Isaac can accept some low priced deal, I would wait to see how his knee progresses. We don't need to be in a situation where we are tied to an injured player who is a shell of his former self for years strapping the cap. As far as Fultz is concerned, it may be a negotiation. He hasn't earned a high priced deal by far, but may be seeking one so they could be at a stalemate until a deal that works for both sides is accomplished.

[drsd]

I do think the Heat will be a contender for him.

[dc]

You need to line up 2 MAX salary slots 1-2 years in advance and then have Shaq and some additional big names (Penny/Dwight) talking about what a great experience their years in Orlando were and what a great organization it is.

That's essentially what happened in 2000. Clean up the perception of the organization and it can happen again. You guys have the tax situation and weather that NBA players love. It just seems that ever since Lebron took his talents to South Beach, that Miami took over the mantle of being the Florida FA destination that Orlando once occupied.

[Bonafide89]

Maybe on 2k

Ha

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[Magic_Johnny12]

I'm genuinely impressed with your subtle trolling.

[T-Cat]

I'll remember this tweet!

[Flannerz]

I'll remember this tweet!

I would like nothing more than for you to say "I told you so"!

[Message Boar]

No.