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NBA Power Rankings: What’s wrong with the Cleveland Cavaliers?

By Brandon Jefferson

Nov 8, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) looks on prior to the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 8, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) looks on prior to the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) is in my DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) is in my DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Previous: . Orlando Magic. 21. team. 38. The Orlando Magic have won three of their last four games and I might be even more confused about this team than I had been. Not because I’m second-guessing my original hypothesis about the pieces of this team being wrong for each other, but because I feel like they’re starting to think they can make it work. They have stopped playing Elfrid Payton and Aaron Gordon together with two traditional big men and have looked to D.J. Augustin as the new starter at point guard over the last five games. The best thing I’ve seen on the court from the Magic this season is Serge Ibaka’s double thumbs down post-rejection celebration. Not only has he one-upped the Roman Empire, but he’s made the thumbs down mainstream again. Beside being turned into an emoji, the thumbs down gesture had been a bit of an afterthought amongst today’s celebrations. Still the Magic are a mess and they are going to hit a point in the season where Frank Vogel’s coaching is no longer good enough to sneak out wins in games they have no right to win. Vogel has been the best choice this front office has made during their tender. I’m not sure the good people of Orlando, Florida should necessarily be happy that the very same group will have a chance to swing and miss in the NBA Draft Lottery again.. 9-12

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