NBA Draft: Baylor's Keyonte George Option for Magic?

Keyonte George averaged 15.3 points this season at Baylor and is projected to be a top-10 pick in this year's NBA Draft.

Jeremy Brener | Apr 16, 2023

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ORLANDO - While the NBA playoffs are underway, teams in the lottery are doing the homework on players they hope can get them to the postseason.

Among those players is Baylor shooting guard Keyonte George, who projects to be a top-10 pick in this summer's NBA Draft.

SI's Draft Digest suggests George could be an option for the Orlando Magic with one of its two lottery picks.

"Despite not having the positional size that Orlando has sought in recent years, George, with some development, could offer a nice mix of both traditional point guard and hyper-active shooting guard," Draft Digest writes.

"A stocky bucket-getter who saw some ups-and-downs in his lone season with the Baylor Bears, George showcased a nice shooting stroke, solid off-ball scoring and flashed real potential as a primary handler and playmaker at times with Baylor ... Alongside Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Fultz, George could be used as a primary handler situationally, but would otherwise function as an off-ball scorer."

George averaged 15.3 points in his lone season at Baylor and shot 33.8 percent from distance. He is talented as a scorer and could walk into Orlando as an immediate contributor towards its by-committee approach.

His place in the rotation alongside Jalen Suggs, Cole Anthony and Markelle Fultz may be questionable, but it's hard to deny George's talent and it may be too much for the Magic to pass up if he's available when the team is on the clock.

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Published Apr 16, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.