Fultz, Suggs, Cole, Black are all fighting for that guard positioning. I think itll be between Fultz and Cole for who will be traded. Last year Cole was very adamant about being a starter and does have better spacing than Fultz

Fultz, Wagner and Paolo all clog the paint. Paolo plays much better when Fultz is not on the court. They have no spacing with all 3 inside, especially since Franz has been. Paolo and Wagner seem to have better chemistry than Fultz/Paolo or Fultz/Wagner. Paolo cant exist with Fultz to win. In a few of the last possessions they were running into each other and messing up the plays.

I love Fultz and would love him on the Heat but he doesn’t fit with the Magic imo.

The Magic desperately need 3 point shooting. They have shooters on the bench that cant seem to get playing time Harris/Houston/Howard. You can’t win if 4 of your staters cant shoot 3 consistently (Fultz, Suggs, Paolo and Franz) Wendell is your best shooter and he’s the 5.

They’re a good young team.

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    Suns probably don’t have the testicular fortitude to do it, but Fultz and Isaac for Beal would be ideal for both imo

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    Gotta be Fultz. I’m a big Fultz guy but you are 100% right that Paolo plays better without him on the floor.

    He’s up for an extension too, and still hasn’t gotten it. Kinda seems like the writing is on the wall.

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      Love him as a player but Black’s emergence and Cole’s willingness to be our 6th man and signing early has really pushed him out. I do think we should flip him.

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    Fultz for sure

    You can’t build a good halfcourt offense with a PG that takes barely 1 three a game unless he has like 2017 Westbrook level athleticism

    The spacing is just too bad

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    The magic strike me as a team that wants defensive, athletic, bigger defenders over every other archetype.

    Soooo probably Cole, or no moves whatsoever.

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    I am Fultz’s biggest fan (probably the only guy in New Zealand with a Fultz jersey), and he was the Magic’s best player (and our best guard by a large distance) last season… but unfortunately he might just be the odd man out.

    He’s fallen off a cliff this season and I hope to hell it doesn’t continue, otherwise it’s an easy choice with Black’s emergence

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      Any idea where to get a Wagner or Halliburton city edition jerseys in nz? 😅

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      Totally agree, what happened to him?? Am I out of the loop on something?

      He passed from a solid starter with great instincts and good scoring for stretches to his Phila form in the span of a summer??

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    They’re eventually going to trade at least 2 of them and Black looks to have the most upside so I doubt he gets moved any time soon. For now Fultz makes the most sense to trade since he’s a free agent after this season and doesn’t even try to shoot. I think Suggs gets traded down the line as well unless he learns how to shoot. He’s a great defender but if they’re building around Wagner and Banchero, who aren’t good shooters, they need shooters on the floor with them. Cole may want to be a starter but I don’t think there’s many teams that would actually make him a starter and he can be a really good 6th man and with Black’s size could play alongside him some as well.