The Orlando Magic continues to fulfill with attainable prospects main as much as subsequent week’s NBA draft with the most recent customer to the Central Florida space being former Gonzaga ahead/heart Chet Holmgren.
Holmgren sat down with the basketball operation management on Wednesday and Thursday because the group continues to judge expertise heading into the June 23 draft. The Magic owns the rights to the No. 1 total decide for the primary time since 2004 when the franchise chosen Dwight Howard.
Orlando, which additionally holds the Nos. 32 and 35 picks, is within the strategy of a rebuild and hopes to fill some essential wants within the draft.
The 7-foot Holmgren averaged 14.1 factors on 60% taking pictures and 9.9 rebounds per recreation final season as a freshman for Gonzaga, who completed with a 28-4 document after shedding to Arkansas within the Sweet Sixteen. The Minnesota native was a second-team, All-American with the Bulldogs and the West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year final season.
He was the No. 1 total highschool prospect out of Minnehaha (Minnesota) Academy, the place he was a teammate of present Magic guard Jalen Suggs.
The Magic may probably profit from the addition of one other large man particularly with heart Mo Bamba being a restricted free agent.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Matt Murschel at [email protected] or comply with him on Twitter at @osmattmurschel.
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