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A much needed victory: by bucking conventional wisdom, the Magic began its turnaround and was the biggest winner on draft night. For a few other teams, wisdom seemed in short supply.(NBA Draft Analysis)
For weeks, the Magic was prepared to take the path of least resistance. When the team won the draft lottery in May, the assumption was Connecticut forward Emeka Okafor would be the No. 1 pick. Okafor would be teamed with star guard TracT McGrady, whose public dissatisfaction, the team figured, was a ploy to get the Magic to improve the talent on the roster quickly. McGrady would stay, Okafor would join him, and a return to playoff contention seemed inevitable.
But then Orlando brass met with McGrady. The player seemed irrevocably unhappy with the team, and the team started fielding trade offers. At the same time, the Magic got to thinking about Okafor--he was ...
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