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5 Free Agents the Orlando Magic Should Avoid This Offseason

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Free Agents the Orlando Magic Should Avoid This Offseason

Nikola Vucevic — The Orlando Magic will walk into the 2015 NBA offseason flushed with cash to spend to bring free agents to Central Florida for next season. I have already covered which free agents the Magic should covet this offseason. Now, here are the five free agents Orlando should avoid. Because money is a terrible thing to waste.

The Orlando Magic will walk into the 2015 NBA offseason flushed with cash to spend to bring free agents to Central Florida for next season. I have already covered which free agents the Magic should covet this offseason. Now, here are the five free agents Orlando should avoid. Because money is a terrible thing to waste.

5. Rajon Rondo

5. Rajon Rondo

Rondo will be on the free agent list this offseason, but the way he single-handedly sabotaged the Dallas Mavericks' season should be a warning sign for the Magic. This is a guy Orlando needs to stay far, far away from.

4. Josh Smith

4. Josh Smith

Smith will also be an intriguing free agent this offseaon, especially after the mini-rebirth he had in Houston this season. But he is still a brick layer, and the last thing the Magic need are brick layers.

3. Draymond Green

3. Draymond Green

Personally, I love Green. He is versatile, can defend all five positions and can hit the open three-pointer. But the Magic already have a player like him in Aaron Gordon, and the team needs to let him develop. Bringing in a player like Green will only stunt his growth.

2. Jimmer Fredette

2. Jimmer Fredette

The Magic will be in the market for a shooter this offseason, but Fredette has yet to show the awesome range that he displayed in college. There are better and more consistent shooters out there that the Magic can get for the same price Jimmer commands.

1. DeAndre Jordan

1. DeAndre Jordan

Jordan can block shots and rebound like a mad man, but he can't do much else. The roughly $100-120 million estimated price range is just too steep for the Magic at a time when they need to be wise with their finances.

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