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With a 29-40 record right now, the Orlando Magic are headed for the draft lottery again this year. But they do have a couple of promising young players in Aaron Gordon and Victor Oladipo, so the future looks fairly bright.
As they look to build around Gordon, Oladipo and a coming lottery pick, here are five players who won’t be back with the Magic next season.
5. SG Devyn Marble
Credit: Getty Images5. SG Devyn Marble
Marble barely plays (18 games, 6.9 minutes per game this season), so the Magic can probably do without him next season.
4. PG C.J. Watson
Credit: Getty Images4. PG C.J. Watson
Watson missed significant time this season with a calf injury, which has played a role in a very disappointing campaign. The $5 million he is due next season is guaranteed, but approaching 32 years old (April 17) it's hard to see Watson having a place in Orlando next season.
3. PF Ersan Ilyasova
Credit: Getty Images3. PF Ersan Ilyasova
Ilyasova was acquired from the Detroit Pistons at the trade deadline, and he has averaged just under 20 minutes per game in a bench role in over 16 games with the Magic. He is due a non-guaranteed $8.4 million next season, so it should be easy for Orlando to let Ilyasova go.
2. PG Brandon Jennings
Credit: Getty Images2. PG Brandon Jennings
Jennings has not done much for Orlando since being acquired from Detroit, averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 assists per game in 16 games (four starts), and he will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. The cost of a new deal with Jennings should be enough to turn the Magic off.
1. C Jason Smith
Credit: Getty Images1. C Jason Smith
Smith has not played a ton this season (15.3 minutes per game), but he has been fairly productive (7.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, 49.6 percent from the floor) in a bench role. The 7-footer is slated to hit free agency this summer, surely in search of a multi-year contract, and it's hard to see the Magic offering a 30-year-old that type of deal.
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