Dan is joined by Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from The NBA Front Office Show and Spotrac for a deeeeeep dive into the Orlando Magic ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers the Wendell Carter Jr. extension, rookie-year expectations for Jalen Suggs, trade candidates, the health of Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz, the 10-man rotation, Mo Bamba, lineup possibilities, RJ Hampton's ceiling, win-total predictions and more! TIMESTAMPSβ¬οΈ π 2:03 - Intro π 4:00 - Wendell Carter Jr.'s extension π 9:55 - Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac π 12:56 - Jalen Suggs: Rookie-year role and π expectationsΒ π 15:41 - The backcourt rotation π 18:10 - RJ Hampton/Cole Anthony π 21:10 - Expectations for Chuma Okeke π 23:29 - Wendell Carter Jr. π 31:46 - Mo /Robin Lopez/Frontcourt rotation π 37:33 - Top-10 rotation π 40:50 - Impressions of Franz Wagner π 42:49 - Orlandos' style under Jamahl Mosley π 44:48 - Biggest weakness π 47:19 - Trade candidates π 51:22 - Best crunch-time lineup π 53:02 - Quirky lineups we want to see π 56:38 - The Magic's overall direction π 1:00:17 - Win-total prediction π 1:03:21 - Orlando's place in the standings Host:Β @danfavale Host:Β @fromal09 Twitter:Β @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks Follow:Β @The_Sports_Math Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices