“I have passed the age of reconstruction”. Terrence Ross was blunt to say the least following the regular season when asked regarding his future, which he did not see in Orlando at that time. His plan then was to join a candidate for the title in order to bring his experience.
We don’t know if it’s the lack of opportunities despite his rating and a not insurmountable financial situation (a last year of contract at 11.5 million dollars) or the Draft that followed his release, but three months later, his discourse has completely changed!
A bright future for the Magic
With the Draft and the arrivals of Paolo Banchero (1st choice) and to a lesser degree Caleb Houstan (32nd choice), Terrence Ross now sees his team fighting to snatch a place in the playoffs in the East.
“We can go to the playoffs this year”he dropped in his podcast, visibly ready to assume his role as veteran and leader in one of the three youngest teams in the NBA since it is under 24 years of average age ( like OKC and San Antonio).
The task promises to be tough and the Magic’s rating for next season generally does not exceed 30 wins in the regular season. But T-Ross believes in it. As RJ Hampton said, “The future of Magic is bright.”
“We have a lot to play for this season and that has excited me”, a poursuivi Terrence Ross regarding his turnaround. “Just seeing all the youth we have, and the fact that they are ready to hatch, is going to make me optimistic regarding what we can achieve.”
If the coming season does not live up to his expectations, he will then have plenty of time to jump ship, perhaps during the “trade deadline”. At 31, his career is still far from over.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Cole Anthony | 65 | 31.7 | 39.1 | 33.8 | 85.4 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 16.3 |
| Franz Wagner | 79 | 30.7 | 46.8 | 35.4 | 86.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 15.2 |
| Wendell Carter, Jr. | 62 | 29.9 | 52.5 | 32.7 | 69.1 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 15.0 |
| Jalen Suggs | 48 | 27.2 | 36.1 | 21.4 | 77.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 11.8 |
| Gary Harris | 61 | 28.4 | 43.4 | 38.4 | 87.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 11.1 |
| Markelle Fultz | 18 | 20.0 | 47.4 | 23.5 | 80.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 71 | 25.7 | 48.0 | 38.1 | 78.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| Devin Cannady | 5 | 28.9 | 34.1 | 40.5 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| Terrence Ross | 63 | 23.0 | 39.7 | 29.2 | 86.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| Moe Wagner | 63 | 15.2 | 49.7 | 32.8 | 80.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Chuma Okeke | 70 | 25.0 | 37.6 | 31.8 | 84.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| R.j. Hampton | 64 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 35.0 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| Robin Lopez | 36 | 17.0 | 55.3 | 33.3 | 59.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| B.j. Johnson | 4 | 16.1 | 44.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Hassani Gravett | 8 | 21.4 | 47.4 | 42.3 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 42 | 12.8 | 43.1 | 31.0 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| Admiral Schofield | 38 | 12.3 | 41.9 | 32.9 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| Tim Frazier | 10 | 20.0 | 30.2 | 35.3 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Mychal Mulder | 15 | 13.0 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Jeff Dowtin | 4 | 19.3 | 26.3 | 14.3 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Aleem Ford | 5 | 14.7 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| Freddie Gillespie | 9 | 13.2 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |