The confetti is still likely getting swept off the streets of downtown Denver. The Denver Nuggets’ championship is now in the rearview mirror. The NBA Draft and the offseason is ahead.
For the Orlando Magic, it is an offseason of promise.
The team is coming off a strong season where the group improved its win total by 12 games. The Magic were the last team eliminated from postseason contention in the Eastern Conference with just three games remaining. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner are anchoring a young group that seems poised for growth.
The franchise may not be willing to set expectations beyond the call to “level up” once more.