With the Magic’s opening game of the 2021/22 campaign inching ever closer, it’s time to put our (figurative) money where our (digital) mouths are and make some bold predictions regarding how we see this season shaking out. Wins, losses, stats, awards, one-way tickets out of town … let’s consider it all! Having this column also means that there will be one convenient location to visit when, down the line, you’re inevitably looking for the receipts to prove how much of a basketball idiot I am (case in point: last season’s predictions!). Let’s dive in!

Offensive ranking

Okay, let’s get this one out of the way early — the Magic are going to be an eyesore on offense this season.