In his postseason media availability, Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said his team is ready to take the next steps entering next season. Weltman said that Magic are ready to transition to a “win-now phase”, and moves will be made to support that this offseason.
“What we need is proven shot-making, proven offensive play, someone that’s going to come in and help augment our weakness,” Weltman said. “Clearly, we need to get better offensively. Clearly, we need to shoot the ball better. Those are the goals and that’s the lens we need to look at as we enter the offseason.
“I don’t think anything’s off the table. Veteran help, proven offensive help is what we’re going to be looking for.”
Weltman also said Orlando will likely need to improve the roster through trades, not free agent additions. The Magic front office leader added that his team has to be careful to not take too much away from the team’s defense, which ranked second in the NBA last season.
“Most of our roster upgrades are going to have to come more through swapping than just adding,” Weltman said. “The reason we’ve been a good team the last couple of years — and I do believe we are a good team — is because we’ve got an elite defensive backbone.
“And as we look to improve our offense, we have to be very cognizant of not unraveling the DNA of our team. That’s what we have to balance this summer.”
