The future seems very far away for the Orlando Magic.
Their ambitious rebuild plan has not gone according to plan. They never hit it big in the draft lottery, failing to deliver that surefire star to anchor the entire thing. The young players they did draft became solid players, but no one broke out. And the team’s coaching choices failed to deliver.
Orlando has steadily improved each year, but got no closer to the Playoffs or achieving the high dreams the team set out to accomplish.
That led to this season’s seeming Playoff-or-bust mentality.