Magic Considered Good Landing Spot for Victor Wembanyama?

Victor Wembanyama is about to make one NBA team really happy. Could that team be the Orlando Magic?

Jeremy Brener | Feb 25, 2023

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ORLANDO - If the basketball gods graced the Orlando Magic for the second year in a row by granting the franchise another No. 1 pick, Victor Wembanyama will have to befriend Mickey Mouse.

Adding a talent like Wembanyama would change the franchise and give the Magic one of the most unique-looking rosters in the NBA. The fit would be questionable given Orlando's current roster, but adding a prospect with generational-level potential is too much to pass up.

CBS Sports lists the Magic as the fifth-best landing spot for Wembanyama should the team get the No. 1 pick.

"Normally, Orlando's questionable guard play would be an issue for Wembanyama, but the truth is that there are already so many mouths to feed here that it might be for the best," CBS Sports writes. "However, despite his stellar recent play, Markelle Fultz's may not be viable on a team with Wagner, Banchero and Wembanyama. Any point guard who plays with that trio of big ball-handlers has to be a jump-shooter."

Fultz has improved this season, specifically with his jump-shot. He's having arguably the best season of his career, averaging 13 points per game while shooting nearly 50 percent from the field, both career-highs. Should Wembanyama enter the fray, his efficiency should only increase with the attention going from Fultz to Wemby.

Should Wembanyama arrive, the Magic would likely place him at the small forward position, while pushing the 6-10 Franz Wagner to the shooting guard spot. Fultz, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. would round out the starting lineup.

The Magic would employ one of the tallest starting lineups in NBA and given the fact that the league hasn't seen a team like this ever, it's hard to see how it would succeed without a prior example of sustained success. However, the sky would be the limit for the Magic and the rest of the league would have to watch out.

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Published Feb 25, 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.