What is the roughly the threshold for strength in the upper half of the eastern region?

Basketball 9:00pm, 13 September 2025 111
. However, if you want to compare the influence of the stadium, whether it was last year or this year, Ban Keiro was a step worse than Wagner. Before last year's playoffs, I would have thought that the best player in the Magic was Xiao Wa. The

series with Magic changed my mind and I have to admit the significance of talent to boosting output. In this year's playoffs, Wagner finally made a production run, and Bankairo will be more extreme. He scored more than 30 points in 3 games and 29 points in 1 game. Both of them were very bleak. Considering the defense of the Celtics and the magic constipation environment, it is reasonable to be able to withstand the output.

Bankero and Xiaowa's "open swing" is the foundation of magic. At present, it will not change next season, and more refined improvements in playing styles are not easy to achieve. In terms of the inside, the Magic continued the previous configuration, with the three centers + Isaac, each with its own characteristics:

Isaac, he is exactly what he said before. The extreme form of the No. 4 position of modern basketball on the defensive end may also be the most uncomfortable form of the No. 4 position on the offensive end. If it is a card, the Magic should break him down and feed the useful ingredients to Benkairo;

Bitaze, loyally completing the game content of a European center. If Benkairo makes some progress in shooting, ball output and defense, Bitaze may be enough. It's still a little harder now;

Big Wagner, the center with the best Magic's offense, has better inside ability than outside ability, which is a very interesting move;

Little Carter, the lower limit is a little higher than that of others in all aspects, but unfortunately they are not outstanding in all aspects.

The four centers of the Magic cannot reach the level of the starting No. 5 of the strong team, and of course they are not bad either. This feature gives the Magic inside the absolute continuity, but it is impossible to talk about the upper limit. In terms of the backcourt, the introduction of Tyame Jones seems to be to solve the point guard problem that has plagued the team for many years. But as Tays Jones said in the past, he is a good point guard. He ensures the team's No. 1 position bottom limit and continuity in the regular season, but he cannot talk about the playoff ceiling. His defense and playoff performance are not strong enough. However, this is also good. The backcourt endurance brought by Jones is likely to be one of the guarantees for the Magic to stay in the upper half. Considering that there are few strong teams in the Eastern Conference, as long as you avoid key opponents in the first round, it will not be difficult to enter the second round. The reinforcement of

magic on the No. 2 position has a little bit of emotion. I chose No. 2 in the first round of picks - and I chose Richardson's son again this year - but I didn't succeed. I found that it was not possible to choose Pope for a high price, so I gritted my teeth and rushed Bain, which completely solved this weakness.

Bain is the one who can really bring about qualitative change. There is no need to analyze chemical reactions, after all, you can't talk about something that didn't exist. As one of the most constipated teams in the league, the Magic suddenly had an absolutely deadly outside threat in the backcourt, which is already a huge buff.

Bain's excellent counter-flexibility and quite good personal offensive ability are also what the magic requires. The previous attribute does not destroy the Magic's top defense, and even improves the flexibility of the Magic's wings to change the bulletproof. The latter attribute is a better guarantee for the realization of core threats. Ban Kairo's low post and Wagner's breakthrough are all content that can easily attract pincer attacks. When the accuracy of the ball is still questionable, an external contact point that can be handled by giving the gap can seize more ambiguous opportunities. Before this, the Magic did not have such players. Pope had enough time with James and Jokic, but not enough with the Magic. In the playoffs, Wagner took over Kairo and made only 2 of 13 three-pointers, while Ben Kairo had more chances to catch Xiao Wa in the three-point line. The job of taking full responsibility depends on Bain.

Sages is hidden increments? He showed the possibility of scoring before being injured. Although Sargus does not need to and cannot embarrassingly continue his identity as the team's number one shooter, his expectations for his offensive growth still cannot be stopped. After all, assuming we benchmark the expectations of magic to the Celtics, then Sargus should compare White. Defensiveness is comparable, there is still a gap between shooting and dominating the ball, but you earn more salary, so there are naturally certain requirements for his growth.

Magic requires Sages to grow. In the 25-26 season, the Magic were offline at the No. 1 rich line. In the 26-27 season, Ban Kairo's contract was executed, and they would be above the No. 1 rich line, and the space for strengthening was narrowing. Let’s not talk about whether you can get a three-in-one fund at No. 5. As a team with 4 large annual salary contracts of more than 30 million yuan, your main combat power must also come from these 4 large contracts. The dual-core will become stronger, Wagner's three-point progress is crucial, and Ban Kairo's slight improvement in all aspects will be amplified by his talent, which has relative certainty. Bain is basically finalized. The relative X factor is Sargus. If he can go a little further up, the 4 Magic No. 1-4 can attack the ball and make balls with each other, and the imagination space will be opened.

You are ugly to see magic. In the 24-25 season, they proved by defense that even if there are major problems with attendance, they can still make it to the playoffs. With the intensity of competition for places in the upper half of the eastern region decreasing, Magic is very likely to get one. Both the dual-core and Sargus also have the possibility of going up to another level. If so, it will be difficult for other teams in the Eastern Conference to deal with them. But the upper limit cannot be expected too high. The team's frontcourt shooting is a flaw. The starting No. 5 position, compatibility, and the level of the first star are still significantly worse than that of the best team.

I can only say that the east still needs to work harder.