ORLANDO – In one of his final games while playing for head coach Steve Clifford last season, point guard Michael Carter-Williams showed off the brilliance that has always enamored talent evaluators by stuffing the stat sheet with 14 points, two rebounds, two assists, three blocked shots and a steal.
That kind of do-everything performance had to come to mind for Clifford this week when the injury-depleted Orlando Magic went searching for help at the point guard position.
Carter-Williams, 27, has had a six-year NBA career filled with highs and lows, going from the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2014 to getting traded away by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015.