ORLANDO - At times last season – one that was often rocky for Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac because of the bevy of injuries that he suffered – veteran guard Arron Afflalo would put the rail-thin rookie to the test.
When the Magic would technically have a day off on the schedule here and there, Afflalo would press Isaac as to his plans. In not so many words, Afflalo would stress to Isaac that rookies don’t get days off during the NBA season. And when the Magic’s season ended at a disappointing 25-57, Afflalo had another pointed message for the rookie who appeared in just 27 games as a way of motivating him for what figures to be a big offseason.