Vegas Over/Under: 33.5
Fromal’s Record Projection: 31-51 The Bet: Under with marginal confidence Throughout the 2016-17 campaign, the Orlando Magic created 32.8 percent of their three-point attempts, which left them ahead of just the Oklahoma City Thunder (32.7 percent). They also took just 26.1 treys per contest, once again finishing at the league’s bottom half (No. 16).
These numbers are not conducive to success in today’s NBA, which puts more and more of a focus on shooting beyond the rainbow each year.
Obviously, the Magic addressed their most glaring flaw by incorporating the players, most of whom fought in 2016-17:
Marreese Speights: 37.2 percent on 3.4 efforts per game for the Los Angeles Clippers
Jonathan Isaac: 34.8 percent on 2.8 efforts per game for the Florida State Seminoles (using a shorter arc)
Shelvin Mack: 30.8 percentage on 2.2 efforts per game for your Utah Jazz
Jonathon Simmons: 29.4 percentage on 1.3 efforts per game for the San Antonio Spurs
Adreian Payne: 20.0 percent on 0.8 efforts per game for the Minnesota Timberwolves
Speights’ presence may help, but the enduring logjam that is frontcourt of the team could make it hard for him to make too many moments.
Why are we supposed to believe the Magic hit on the over and will acquire more games this year?
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