4. Serge Ibaka
“Whoa!” you say. “The Magic just traded for Ibaka. They’re not giving him away!”
Fair point, but clearly you haven’t been watching the Orlando Magic of late. They haven’t the faintest idea what they’re doing.
Serge Ibaka may be their best player, but Aaron Gordon is their future, and no matter how hard they try, Gordon is not a small forward. At some point Orlando is going to realize they’re best lineup is with Gordon at the four, and then you have to wonder what they do with Ibaka.
I’m not sure why the Nuggets didn’t make a move for Ibaka on draft night, but if he becomes available again, I’d make a strong push to get him in Denver.
Like Love, Ibaka wasn’t used to the best of his abilities in OKC, but in Denver, he’d be a perfect fit. A stretch four with elite rim protection, he’d be the perfect complement to Jokic.
