I’d have to go with the Magic being 11-5 and on a 6 game win streak.
Watched the Celtics game and they played great individual and team defense while taking high IQ shots. Which is a rarity now because usually teams with young rosters keep chucking it with no disregard with what is happening on the court (Grizzlies). This Magic squad is very well coached.
Legit if they can get a couple of 3 and D players, or resurrect prime Klay Thompson, this team can be extremely scary.
This part by itself actually does not surprise me. Anyone who watched any of their games toward the end of last season can see that there’s a LOT of raw talent on that team. Side note I’m also a big Fultz believer, I think some people still haven’t realized how much better they looked when he was playing vs not playing last season. I feel for the kid after all the stupid ‘fultz forgot how to play basketball har har’ nonsense that keeps getting spread even now, as opposed to ‘fultz had a rare and easily misdiagnosed condition that screwed him over’. Hope he continues to correct his trajectory along the rest of the improvements the Magic have made/are making.
Anyway, what does surprise me about the Magic’s strong showing atm is that they’re doing it while Franz is in the middle of a fairly noticeable slump. I would have expected him to be one of the key factors in a strong early start/win streak like what they have, but they’ve actually done a great job with much less contribution from him than I could have guessed.