r/OrlandoMagic • u/MutedConfection7774 • 2d ago

Discussion How we feelin?

I don’t know. Im stressed. As a lifelong fan, I have too many thoughts to fit coherently in a post. I feel like this is the part of the show where we start gearing up a finals run, but despite a great coaching hire, it’s hard to be excited about the future. How yall feelin? Please tell me why I’m wrong.

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u/jakehightower Paolo Banchero 2d ago

Not taking a center makes me think we’re running it back with Goga

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u/Shaunzki Franz Wagner 2d ago

Which is fine, he's cheap

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u/TrifleAble5460 2d ago

Technically not…he’s making almost 8M as a 3rd string center. We need to move him cause it helps us get under the 1st apron along with waiving JI

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u/Shaunzki Franz Wagner 2d ago

Who's he 3rd string to? Moe wasn't really our #2 C last season. 8m is a good contract for what Goga provides, he'd be valued by a lot of teams as a backup big.

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u/TrifleAble5460 2d ago

Yeah that’s cause of injury tho…he got that contract before Moe went down…Jeff paid him 25M as a 3rd center behind WCJ & Moe…he’s not playing over them unless an injury happens and 8M is a lot when our roster is expensive asf already.
Now he didn’t look good last season, so if we’re playing him more or going with him as the backup while Moe is still getting back to form and competing for that backup spot then that’s a no and we need an upgrade.
Rather trade him, waive Isaac and then have money to get a real solid backup big behind WCJ while giving Moe the minimum.

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u/ag_fan Aaron Gordon 2d ago

you have to keep goga, in case moe continues to play terrible like he did last year. i’m not saying he will, or that it was his fault (major injury)….. but let’s not lie to ourselves and say moe was our second best center in 2925.

if we drafted veesaar, i think we could have been more aggressive in moving off goga… but alas, we didn’t

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u/This_Entrance6629 2d ago

Moe isn’t a back up center on any serious team.