Amid the most dormant part of an NBA cycle, we at Liberty Ballers will be sizing up the Philadelphia 76ers’ 14 Eastern Conference foes. First up is the Orlando Magic.
Aided by some good lottery fortune, the reward for Orlando’s 22-60 record and last-place finish out East in 2021-22 was the No. 1 overall pick, where it nabbed Duke forward Paolo Banchero. By doing so, the Magic further solidify a highly intriguing young core featuring dudes like Banchero, Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr, which also figures to be the presumptive starting lineup.