With Goga Bitadze set to hit free agency, the Orlando Magic have a potential need at center. Could they land one who can boost their interior presence and space the floor in Indiana's Kel'el Ware?
ORLANDO — The Orlando Magic's need for players who can shoot and space the floor is priority one this offseason.
Ware has flown under the radar in a center class that features Purdue's Zach Edey and UConn's Donovan Clingan, but the Indiana product was one of the NCAA's most productive big men. Ware measured well at the NBA Draft Combine, ranking No. 3 in standing reach, No. 4 in height without shoes, and No. 5 in wing span. He also graded well among centers in the athletic testing portion: second in the shuttle run and lane agility and third in the standing vertical leap.
Ware's position in mock drafts has also varied — from No. 9 overall to the Memphis Grizzlies in The Ringer's mock draft to No. 19 and the Toronto Raptors in CBS Sports' mock draft.
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