ORLANDO – History strongly suggests that the Orlando Magic can snag a major, difference-making player with the No. 6 pick out of the June 22nd NBA Draft. And even if there isn’t a Larry Bird – the sixth overall selection in 1979 – available, the Magic are still confident that there will be a talented player to be had in a draft that is considered especially deep.
Orlando didn’t get the result that it wanted in Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery in New York, dropping to the No. 6 selection when it was improbably passed by Sacramento Kings.