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The NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft is this week.
The process should be coming to an end.
The president of the Magic doesn't see it the same way.
It's still early in the process.
The Magic don't know what they will do with the top pick in the draft. The Magic evaluated all the top candidates when other teams called to gauge what the asking price would be if they wanted to trade for that pick.
Even though there is no reason to make a decision before it's absolutely necessary, given the chance that Orlando has by holding the top pick.
Dialogue is always going on. We are able to do what we want. The benefit of having the top pick is that.
The top candidates for the pick are well-known, and they have worked out for various teams.
It wasn't clear if those are the only three candidates that would be considered.
There are a lot of talented players at the top of the draft.
It will be the fourth time that the team will pick first. In 1992, the Magic took O' Neal. The first pick in the 1993 NBA draft was traded that same night for a package of future picks that would later be used to draft Vince Carter and Miller. The first pick was taken by the Magic.
The top pick in Thursday's NBA draft will join a young core that already includes Markelle Fultz, Cole Anthony, and a pair of top-eight picks from the next two drafts.
Jonathan and Mo Bamba were drafted in the last two years. It's possible that when the season starts, the team will have as many as six lottery picks, nine top-16 selections and 12 first-round picks.
Finding more youth that fits with the current core, finding ways to be better next season and sustainable better for years to come are some of the challenges for the Magic.
We want to get better, but not at the expense of being mediocre. We would like to have something sustainable. To do that, you need to raise the standard. It's not possible to stay at the basement level interminably. Which players do that for us?
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