The Magic expect Turkoglu to provide leadership and ball-handling.
But Turk might have somebody nipping at his heels this season.
The buzz around the Magic is how impressed everyone is with rookie Maurice Harkless.
Harkless has been limited by an offseason surgery for a sports hernia and isn’t expected to return until mid-November to officially begin his pro career in the regular season. But coaches have liked what they have seen so far from the athletic, 19-year-old who played at St. John’s.
Harkless, 6-8, 210 pounds, is a small forward who arrived from the Philadelphia 76ers in the Magic’s trade of Dwight Howard.
The Sixers sent Harkless, their first-round pick, to the Magic as part of the meg deal that netted them Andrew Bynum from the Lakers.
If Harkless merits playing time, this is the perfect scenario for the Magic to work on the player development aspect. Harkless would share time with Turk, maybe even inherit the starting job at some point.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/b ... 78058.post
This is from 2 days ago, I dont think anyone posted it. Good to see that Harkless is doing well, well enough to impress the team despite his injury.
