In his postseason media availability, Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman mentioned his staff is able to take the following steps getting into subsequent season. Weltman mentioned that Magic are able to transition to a “win-now part”, and strikes will likely be made to help that this offseason.
“What we want is confirmed shot-making, confirmed offensive play, somebody that’s going to return in and assist increase our weak spot,” Weltman mentioned. “Clearly, we have to get higher offensively. Clearly, we have to shoot the ball higher. These are the targets and that’s the lens we have to have a look at as we enter the offseason.
“I don’t suppose something’s off the desk. Veteran assist, confirmed offensive assistance is what we’re going to be on the lookout for.”
Weltman additionally mentioned Orlando will seemingly want to enhance the roster via trades, not free agent additions. The Magic entrance workplace chief added that his staff needs to be cautious to not take an excessive amount of away from the staff’s protection, which ranked second within the NBA final season.
“Most of our roster upgrades are going to have to return extra via swapping than simply including,” Weltman mentioned. “The rationale we’ve been an excellent staff the final couple of years — and I do consider we’re an excellent staff — is as a result of we’ve received an elite defensive spine.
“And as we glance to enhance our offense, we’ve got to be very cognizant of not unraveling the DNA of our staff. That’s what we’ve got to stability this summer time.”
