Orlando Magic fans have had a small obsession with national perception of late. There have been plenty of national outlets who seem to skip over the Magic or just assume the team will be bad.
The statements in these national previews seem to start with, “The Magic were a complete mess last year, they did not do much this offseason, please let Aaron Gordon be Aaron Gordon.” And then some statement there is not much to see here.
In fairness, the Magic made few changes after a 29-win season last year that was a complete disaster.