The Orlando Magic have been in the middle of a rebuild project since Dwight Howard departed in 2012. Since then, the team has been building around young players and stockpiling assets they hope to one day cash in to acquire a star rookie via the draft or to help them facilitate a trade that can help the team land a superstar player in return.
This offseason, the Orlando Magic made an attempt to speed up the rebuild by acquiring Serge Ibaka in a trade and signing veteran free agents Bismack Biyombo, Jeff Green and D.