How the Orlando Magic Ruined Their Rebuild Through the NBA Draft 

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One word: Hennigan, who was the GM for early to mid 2010s who made all these bad decisions. Make matters worst, he traded Oladipo and Sabonis to OKC because that was his old team, in other words, he helped them out. Nothing will change my mind about it. Right now we have a whole different regime from that time and with picks like Franz and Suggs, we are in position for number 1 pick. Future is bright and time to move forward.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the Magic stopped annually shooting themselves in the foot once Hennigan was catapulted past tampa and into the gulf and Hammond was brought in.

Orlando is going to be good in a couple years!

This is a good video until you get to Cole Anthony. That was a great draft pick, especially at the 15 spot, Maxey is currently the better player, but isnt the main focus for opposing defenses like Anthony is. Suggs' only issue was shooting, but he was an incredible defender and playmaker. Both of those guys are going to be really, really good in upcoming years, especially behind Markelle Fultz.

“Did nothing with their last 9 draft picks” Except draft a rookie who made 1st Team All Rookie team. Cole Anthony averaging 16/5/5, Jalen Brunson numbers, 3 years younger. And I guess bet against Banchero if you want. New regime.

2:50 That summary of the 2013 NBA lottery was hilarious 😂

I think it’s an unfair analysis when there were two different GM’s that were making draft picks for the Magic during this time period. The Rob Hennigan Era was pure shit. Aside from drafting Victor Oladipo, Rob Hennigan fucked everything else including the development of players. Maybe Mario Hezonja can get a pass because the Magics position was tough and how could they have known about Devin Booker so far down. But no I’m still not giving him a pass for that. I think Jeff Weltman and John Hammond have been good so far. I think you went too hard on the Mo Bamba pick. The Magic were 1 pick away from Trae Young or Luka Doncic that year.

Pasta man back at it with the heat 🔥

If anything, this vid highlights how GOOD Orlando have drafted. The problem has been the subsequent trades and (to their arguable credit) their refusal to tank.

fire ass vid, great idea and execution. criminal it’s only at 800 views

I don’t understand what the nuggets figured out with Aaron Gordon besides putting him on the same court with a two time MVP, some of these takes boy whew

def the song on the mo bamba question

Hey hi clippers fan also, watched a lot of magic basketball as I live on the east coast and found them a fun team to watch. I wanna defend cole here I get what the stats say, but I think that’s mostly because of the start of the season as the season ended his second half was very impressive and his splits were more impressive. His shot selection keeps getting better. With the addition of Markell too he played off ball well and I think that’s a case of his growth not being shown through stats because of a bad first half.

Otis Smith from 2004 thru 2012 did a great job after he was fired along with stan in 2012 alex hired a 30 Yr old gm Rob hennigan and he made one mistake after another jeff weltman and john hammond were hired and since 2017 they got rid of all there bad contracts now have capspace and a roster full of young players the magic will be back in a big way

One word: MUTINY 1) Vogel deals two future allstars(dipo sabonis) for a declning role player(serge ibaka) to the team he made his name with only to jettison the team in the future 2) Furthermore not having anything to do with nurturing young players thats why having the number 1 pick is a catch 22 judging by the last 10 years...this team doesnt lack talent the cultue is jst fucked up lol

12:27 He really said “A rebuild is a marathon, not a race” 😂😂😂 if marathon isn’t a race then what is it? I think the word you were looking for was sprint player

This dude did not do his homework. Saying we've drafted bad and talking shit about the organization when it has been completely different with the new regime. Just a hater, we've got a bright future

Sabonis + Dipo for the expiring contract of Ibaka has to go down as one of the worst trades of all time?!

man Payton and aaron Gordon were lob city’s C team for a bit there

Victor oladipo wasn't a failed pic. Orlando just was a bad franchise. Obviously Vic was a worker because. He got better every year and eventually became an All-Star. ... At which point, he was one of the best two guards in the game. Not to mention one of the better two-way players as he was a spectacular defender... The only thing that derailed him me was injury...........

Looking at them Now tho!! They lookin good!!

I feel bad for Magic fans. Every decade they had at least a superstar, except for 2010s and 2020s. Shaq and Penny in 90s, injuries and jealousy. 00s, TMAC injuries, and Dwight Howard team couldn’t win against the better teams in the West.

Do one of these for the pistons

Should really do research the team wasn't even constructed right cause our last gm made stupid decisions..despite all that we still made the playoffs even tho we had a squad that really didn't have a identity..but we back on the right track now

Yeah these past 10 years have been terrible, but their current management who they've had since 2017 have made some smart moves apart from the Bamba selection. Good things are up ahead for Orlando

you should do a vid on Damian Lillards jouney

Otis Smith bro, guy traded 3 finals starters the year after they made it

>how they hit a dud with their first pick last year Suggs is already a dud?!?!

21:15 cursed Adam Silver

At least we’ve been to the finals we got good young guys and I bet we get back before the clipps

Damn why so much hate what did the magic do to you

Rough last few years for them, but Wagner and Jabari Smith if they take him are a good pair to build around.

As a magic fan. I almost disliked the video. But the truth hurts. Great video. I'm subscribed 100%

I’m a huge Magic fan I have a Magic tattoo and I agree with everything said in this vid our front office is a joke. Mo Bamba the song is more relevant btw. I remember when they drafted Chuma I was so mad because we needed a guard so bad on top of him having back and knee injuries it was ridiculous.

As a Magic fan I agree

Man I love this guy. “I am committing suicide today and no one can stop me.” 🤣

I hope paolo can help turn around the franchise the team will be fun to watch whenever they actually televise one of there games lmao

Hennigan drafted Mario Hezonja over Devin Booker. Unforgivable.

They will add to that, if the draft Chet Holmgren.

Great vid, Alvini! The only bright spot for the Magic since 2013 was Big Vooch. Glad he became a multiple-time all-star despite Orlando giving him such crappy teams year after year. I hope he becomes more consistent with the Bulls next season, because he's one of my favorite big men in the league.

The rebuild is going perfect right now. We making the playoffs this year and the finals in 3-5

i dont agree with writing off suggs yet

Song

The Problem of the Orlando Magic is the Owner and CEO Alex Martins hope they'll sell it to Shaq who express interest buying the franchise.

This is a bad take. I agree with some of your points but Orlando did good in drafting players in their respective draft position.

4:25 Evan Fournier wasn’t part of that trade. They played with each other in Orlando. The trade was just for Ibaka

They need to draft Jabari tomorrow.

This video is chock full of hindsight and laziness tbh. Calling Suggs a flop after one season where you mention he was dealing with multiple injuries? LOL Yes the Magic flirted between mediocrity and being a full on dumpster fire but that is in large part due to having bad draft luck after landing Dipo in 2013, an in over his head GM in Rob Hennigan who seemed to have an general eye for talent but did not know how to construct a coherent roster whatsoever and Devos/Alex Martins for butting in and demanding playoff success before even trying to develop the talent. The last part in that paragraph was the reason why our 2nd (current) rebuild got delayed as ownership wanted Weltman/Hammond to get Orlando to the postseason with the current roster. That is the reason for hiring Clifford. At the time they took the helm, our salary cap was a complete mess and AG, Vuc and Evan had little to no value. When ownership finally backed off, you saw Weltman/Hammond do what they originally set out to do and that is construct the roster to their image. By those "meaningless" playoff runs, we were able to increase the values of Vuc (especially him) and AG to nuke the old squad and reconstruct the team. Our guard rotation is certainly a question mark no doubt but our front court is now set for years (hopefully Isaac will be a part of this). I believe Suggs will improve and Fultz will be fully healthy for the first time in two years. We also own all of our 1st/2nd round picks, the Bulls pick this coming season and Denver's pick in 2025 granted they don't land in the top 4 along with a slew of 2nd rounders from other teams. We have a clean cap sheet now and intriguing young talent that could be dangled for trades. The 1st rebuild was ass but this one is going very good especially landing Paolo. Also if you want more views on your video, I probably wouldn't go making fun of Magic fans. I mean you're a Clippers fan so there isn't much room to talk there bud lol.

Nah bro rio hezo clearly a defensive beast, don't you remember when he blocked the king👑

Atlanta Magic is wild! 😂

This guy says Magic are the worst at developing players when he was talking about Victor Oladipo, and says they went with Evan Fournier to get out of Oladipo's contract. Well didn't they develop Fournier?? And Vuc?? They also brought Tabias Harris up too. The new GM knows what he is doing tho

Made it 1 minute in before "hit a dud with their first pick last year" How can a pick be a dud after 1 year? Sheesh

2 min and I gotta turn this video off smh mans called Suggs a dud after half a season lmao.

Aaron gordon isn’t doing any better on nuggets then he did on the magic. He had the MVP on his team still a first round exit.

We will be great in about 5 years

you left out them trading tobias for nothing

It's Paulo Banchero time...

The Isaac pick wasn't bad you literally said injuries the only thing holding him back

lets not forget trading Simmons, a second pick (Tyrese Maxey) for a complete bust in Markelle Fultz

In short, the magic are great at drafting talented players so other teams can trade pennies for them

If they just signed Tim Duncan their culture may have made guys more willing to stay

Some things you say are correct, others are laughably wrong. I'm going to pretend I didn't hear you suggest that Suggs a bust after 40 games or that, of all the draft picks the Magic made, Elfrid Peyton is somehow the one that escapes your ire.

should just take the franchise and move it to las vegas

giannis jokic booker siakam spida shai jordan poole maxey bones and wagner

Mo Bamba was a better song than a player #arguewitchama

So they draft well. But never used their players correctly or gave them time to develop

And for the 3 Magic fans 😂😂

Judging by the comments, I’m not going to watch the video. Instead I’m going to say this: Do more research on Orlando Magic. Bad draft picks didn’t do us in. We was always one pick behind the franchise changing talent. And don’t say Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2013. If everyone knew Giannis was going to be who he is, Cleveland Cavaliers would had taken him 1st that draft. Bad trades did us in. Tobias Harris/ Brandon Jennings-Ersan Ilyasova trade. And the Victor Oladipo-Domantas Sabonis/ Serge Ibaka trade ruined are rebuild. Rebuild was going great until Rob Hennigan screwed up his own rebuild. Leaving Jeff Weltman and John Hammond to fixed the mess. They tried to savage the rebuild with us reaching the playoffs in 2019 and 2020. But realize after the injury bug and covid ravaged the team early on in the 2020/21 seasons that it was time to start over again.

Still crazy to me that the Raps both won the draft AND dodged the biggest bullet by drafting Scottie over Suggs

Magic fan…I agree. Magic SUCK at making picks. We’ll get there some day…

Draft tomorrow....whos the magic takinggg!!!!!!?????

Im a Orlando fan and ill be brutally honest. Orlando sucks at developing players. they have never been good. if the player they draft isnt already NBA elite it always turns into dud. the only time they were successful in the draft was O'neal, and the only reason they got penny is bc O'neal told orlando to draft him. wasnt even Orlando choice. O'neal has a better eye for talent then they do. and howard is there other. besides that they sign mcgrady and got carter. which were two players already establish players. I wanted them to personally trade away there pick for last 4 yrs and bring people of like beal ( wash ), sexton ( cavs ) and Turner ( Ind ). but Orlando has only been beaten with the stupid stick.

Rob hennigan needs to be sent to circle k for work and stay there…he shouldn’t be able to even say the word “basketball” anymore. Worst gm of all time.

As a magic fan: Yes to all of this

Shaq Howard Vucevic Chet, its not looking good lol

Hyperbole = clicks 😂

Also Aaron Gordon mediocre in Denver

I feel like you are missing a lot of context in this video. You’re basing a lot of these things on stat sheet. The team drafted poorly, but I can tell you know nothing about the magic. Before you make a 30 min video on a team you’ve never watched, do some more homework other than reciting draft express and basketball reference. Your reason for whether a player is good is entirely based on their stats none of their game

As a magic fan, I can assure you, we suck 😍

Some of your magic takes are way off

The only thing good about Orlando is Disney World.

As long as the MLM scamming DeVos family owns the franchise, they will never win & always remain a wannabe Raptors team

U mumbling in the first sentence lol dislike

I don’t think this guy has done his homework on the Magic recently this is the first negative video I’ve seen on them terrible way of looking at it this also this has nothing to do with the team currently + he has a stupid Chanel name.

I think Orlando just gonna be bad forever 😂

Triggered ass Magic fans LMAO. I don't see anything wrong with this video.

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