Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal not often agree however an thrilling Orlando Magic staff has them each on the identical web page.
The Magic are flying within the Japanese Convention with a formidable 17-10 document and lately defeated the Phoenix Suns 115-110.
Magic followers had been dealt an enormous blow lately although with Franz Wagner being dominated out with harm.
The German was averaging 24.4 factors, 5.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists this season, his absence will go away an enormous void within the Magic aspect.
Wagner was an enormous miss within the 114-109 NBA Cup quarterfinal defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lately labelled Wagner a ‘monster’, highlighting how large of a miss he might be.
Nonetheless, Barkley and O’Neal nonetheless imagine NBA sides ought to worry the Magic.
While the Magic are definitely heading in the right direction for an important season there’s room for concern with the current harm to Wagner.
Barkley did present some hope although expressing his perception that the Magic might be ‘scary’ to play if they’ll get their harm considerations sorted.
Talking on NBA on TNT, Barkley mentioned: “If they’ll ever get wholesome they are going to be scary to play. They obtained a nasty break with Wagner going out.”
He went on to elucidate how the unlucky harm to the Magic’s different star Paolo Banchero has considerably benefitted different gamers on the roster.
Barkley continued: “If you watched them play within the playoffs final 12 months they only gave every part to Paolo, and he was making some psychological errors down the stretch, these different guys are gaining some confidence now and Suggs is gaining confidence. This staff goes to be very harmful.”
O’Neal was additionally fast to leap in with reward for the Magic.
He mentioned: “I like the actual fact with Orlando, with gamers in with gamers out you must actually put them away to beat them. All of us anticipated Milwaukee to blow them out however no. Coach Mosley defined the hassle that they play with and the way they play collectively, you actually need to put this staff to mattress to win.”
While Barkley and Shaq showered the Magic in reward the staff might nonetheless face some short-term ache with their two large stars sitting on the sideline.
Amazingly, or considerably sadly, each Banchero and Wagner are out with the identical harm, a torn proper indirect.
The harm is extraordinarily uncommon within the NBA and plenty of questions have been requested as to how two gamers on the identical staff have managed to maintain this harm.
Banchero has been sidelined since Oct. 31 inflicting him to overlook 21 video games this season and coach Mosley lately mentioned that there was nonetheless no particular expectation on when he could possibly be again.
Wagner, however, is about to be re-evaluated in 4 weeks in accordance with ESPN’s Shams Charania.
With Wagner and Banchero out Chandler Parsons has tipped Jalen Suggs as the person to step up for the franchise.
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