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Orlando Magic aren’t tanking, but they are disadvantaging their team

The Orlando Magic are leaning heavily on short-term players like Moritz Wagner to end the season. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

The Orlando Magic are just trying to get through the rest of the season.

After spending far too many games with just eight or nine healthy bodies, the team is just hoping to be able to field enough players to get through these games. The players are still trying to win but it is just going to be hard.

Take the final lineups for Monday’s 119-112 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Orlando Magic played only three starters more than 20 minutes and only one starter more than 25.