What Kentavious Caldwell-Pope brings to the Orlando Magic | Running it back again!

The Orlando Magic reportedly agreed to a new contract with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. What does the veteran wing bring to Orlando? It is a little bit more than just a better version of what they had. But KCP will undoubtedly fit right in.
The Magic were also busy Monday, reportedly bringing back Goga Bitadze and Gary Harris. Yep, it feels like the Magic are running it back again as they set up their future beyond.
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[@dlowflorida]

Happy Goga got resigned not so much about Gary 😂

[@Illhumbleyou]

I’m the opposite

[@Enrico-hl8nu]

I liked the KCP addition, it looked promising, but it now looks like this is all we’ll be doing? We have not addressed the lack of playmaking, shot creation, rim protection and not enough the 3 point shooting. I am hoping a trade is looming, otherwise we are not much better than last year

[@chirocket4791]

A little surprised they resigned Gary Harris.

[@apkdarter21]

Him as a back up isn’t a bad thing

[@lgsteelo2142]

U stole my comment lol. I agree! Like why? I guess as long as he's NOT STARTING I'm happy. But prefer him off the team tbh.

[@user-kp5gx6pp2v]

@@apkdarter21 our back up will be out half the year.

[@efrembolden7892]

New casual speaking about Gary Harris but Gary Harris is the reason you were leading in the seven game against Cleveland because of his defense remember he was in foul trouble that's how Cleveland regained the lead when he went out the game when Pablo was tired and kept trying to bring the ball down the court he needed to give it to the guards

[@orlandoadams1056]

Orlando “stand pat” magic 🤷🏾‍♂️.. gotta love my team

[@ultimatemagic2125]

Your team just won 47 games and got better. Stop crying!

[@noelramirez1551]

​@@ultimatemagic2125And what did that get us? Nothing, no star player came to join the team if we couldn't get star players to come in free agency during the Dwight days other than Lewis.... always the same crap of being complacent and our stars leaving.

[@mrjonathank92]

@@noelramirez1551 yall are so annoying. I guess every team besides Philly had a bad offseason bc the only star who moved was PG. Get a life

[@noelramirez1551]

@@mrjonathank92 lol IDC what other teams did or didn't do I'm talking about my team so now fans can't criticize their teams FOH

[@mrjonathank92]

@@noelramirez1551 you're not even being realistic you just want something to yell about

[@orlandoadams1056]

I like it overall.. we are a better team and our depth gives us nice trade opportunities

[@TheAmazingDreamz]

I don’t agree with running it back, Gary Harris signing is questionable

[@tcurry10]

I agree!!! The team should be looking to add better players that are more reliable.

[@BMBM1997]

Weltmen said in an interview that they'd be interested in trading for a disgruntled superstar. Maybe they're just waiting

[@O.TownMagic]

The only disgruntled super star trade I see happening is us trading Paolo the way this is going

[@anthonythomas8813]

But that’s all we gonna add first round exit again

[@ImJovi]

Not sure if we really got that much better yesterday.. Especially after practically keeping the roster the same and not making the most out of our money!

[@shinethelight897]

If we kept Harris We should probably shouldn’t refer to kcp as the better version of Harris 😄maybe Gary don’t like that lol

[@devinkraemer6900]

Let’s gooooooooo Orlandooooooooo Magic

[@user-tr5ki2sl2d]

I been a season ticket holder for 10 years. The team did great last year but a with a healthy Celtics, knicks, pacers, Sixers , bucks, heat and cavs we are in trouble if we don’t pick up a Real shooter and play maker

[@clearcards3755]

I’ll give you the defensive upgrade even though he still can’t shut down Cole 😉 But I have my doubts on this being an offensive upgrade. Gary was far more productive in Denver too. Very possible Mosley can’t get him anymore than the 8 attempts he already gets and they won’t be as quality as the looks he got the with Jokic effect. It’s very easy to envision this starting backcourt failing to put up 20 points combined on most nights again. Meanwhile their defense will be eye appealing but somehow Donovan Mitchell will still be able to get 50 on them if he really needs to. Plenty of star guards still got their 30 on Orlando this year. Ultimately this could exasperate the problems with Mosley and cost you far more games than it wins. There’s no way he doesn’t close with a $22 million player. So that means fewer games that Cole Anthony wins for you by bringing you back and closing the game (see Denver the last 2 years) and more games like the 118-114 loss in Milwaukee where Mosley pulls a +16 18 points 11 rebs 6 ast 2 stl 0 turnover Cole only to have Gary Harris foul Dame on back to back 3 pt attempts.

[@anthonythomas8813]

And please do not use Boston as a example by Tatum and Brown stand together. Boston was trying to add pieces they added Kyrie. They drafted Marcus Smart every year to get better.

[@danielhicks4040]

I can’t believe this organization punked out again and did nothing. The fans deserve better. Paolo deserves better. He asked for a PG and we gave him six guards…none of which can play point. This is a joke and fans should be furious

[@SeanWilliams-ds3fl]

Ji an extension 27 mil to someone who can only play 10 minutes a game

[@Mondomagik26]

I mean, would you rather have OG for 40Mil and he plays 16 mins a game? Keeping JI and resigning him and a less than 25mil number is a sneaking good move.. especially since they have enough bodies here he isn’t a starter

[@SeanWilliams-ds3fl]

It's other guys that can help and play more than 10 minutes seems like they'd reduce his pay not add to it smh

[@SeanWilliams-ds3fl]

Wt does og has to do with ji or the magic cause the Knicks stupid we should be to

[@SeanWilliams-ds3fl]

The beginning of the season Harris came off the bench and the results were the same

[@anthonythomas8813]

Facts

[@anthonythomas8813]

Everybody keeps saying he’s a great piece not saying he’s not a good player. KCP defense was a problem last year scoring was another creator that something he don’t add he can shoot again I’m just fan. Very frustrating

[@MK3504]

Gary Harris effectively pushes AB/Jett out of rotation. Fail

[@alexsimpson2676]

Or he’s a 13-14th man, and Jett and AB push HIM out of the rotation.

[@efrembolden7892]

Honestly that position can never make us stronger because we have two ball hoges they always have to defer in that position, shooters have to get enough reps to start hitting shots

[@efrembolden7892]

That's because Gary Harrison is a better defender by far

[@MK3504]

@@efrembolden7892 AB is already a better defender than GH. GH relies on gambling for steals, often out of position.

[@SeanWilliams-ds3fl]

Shaq gone Dwight Howard gone Tracy mcgrady gone Paolo???? They better make a trade for a true point guard

[@danielhicks4040]

Who do we think is this big fish is?

[@LockedOnMagic]

Don't know. It's the NBA. Things change really quickly. Just have to be ready when opportunity arises.

[@efrembolden7892]

Pablo gave that game away against Cleveland he started to play LeBron James basketball PowerPoint forward Pablo eliminated his own point guard

[@SeanWilliams-ds3fl]

So basically they just added 4 points the 4 that Pope average more than Harris and we wonder why we can't keep no stars

[@ultimatemagic2125]

Dont like it, fuck off and support another team.

[@ShawnBayyyyy]

This is a bit silly. But I see how you came to that. Here’s a few things to consider. The front office obviously thinks if we had kcp and Gary we beat the Cavs. Kcp has a history of consistent clutch play on both sides of the ball in the playoffs 22 million for a starter is extremely cheap for a contender which we will be by next season Kcp could easily go up to 15-17 points per game with the additional opportunities he’ll have in Orlando.

[@noelramirez1551]

Yea, I hate everyone defending paying KCP all that money. This is why we'll never win a championship or keep star players.

[@anthonythomas8813]

That’s a fact is sad and frustrating

[@alexsimpson2676]

You’re not taking into consideration the space a good shooter can create for guys like Paolo, Jalen, and Franz. With your thinking, Steph curry is only 4 points better than Paolo Banchero. Consider the gravity a shooter creates.

[@Tresdad09]

I like Gary as a backup wing. I think he's overhated. But bringing back the same 47-win team that lost in the 1st rd is complacency, pure and simple.

[@orlandoadams1056]

Dell is better than hartenstein

[@Brian00007]

Leave it to the magic to once again make a splash free agency..... sike

[@andrew.c123]

3rd most cap and we get kcp 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonythomas8813]

I guess they look at it as a team sport we got better as a team, but I’m with you😂😂😂

[@andrew.c123]

@@anthonythomas8813 adding to your team should be the number 1 goal.

[@anthonythomas8813]

@@andrew.c123 factsss

[@andrew.c123]

@anthonythomas8813 I agree we can't make moves just to make moves but come on the 3rd most cap and kcp is ok but we need playmaker and shooting imo

[@anthonythomas8813]

@@andrew.c123 we are dressed as shooting, but the playmaking I guess they banking on the development of our two young stars. It’s the only thing I could think of.

[@danielhicks4040]

You understand other teams in the East got way better right? Lol

[@anthonythomas8813]

Exactly, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Boston, is still Boston I guess they’re banking on our young talent to develop. Guess we gotta be patient but I’m with you.

[@LockedOnMagic]

I think the Magic got better too.

[@danielhicks4040]

@@LockedOnMagic well yeah we lose Kelle and Ingles and replace with KCP and Da Silva. So we’re incrementally better. Meanwhile other contenders got better

[@anthonythomas8813]

You or Jeff haven’t been magic fan for three decades so two playoff appearance🤦🏿

[@LockedOnMagic]

Been a Magic fan all my life. Still work to do no doubt. I think the team is better set up to make that big trade. Like I said, the goal this summer was set the chess board for the big trade. I think they did that.

[@orlandoadams1056]

@@LockedOnMagic I agree.. we did what was necessary to get better and kept our leverage for a big move

[@anthonythomas8813]

@@LockedOnMagic what big trade that’s not aged out?

[@anthonythomas8813]

@@orlandoadams1056 what big trade that’s not aged out

[@orlandoadams1056]

@@anthonythomas8813 not sure but hopeful something will transpire by the trade deadline

[@richardcoords1610]

We had 50M in cap space for free agency, but aging George Paul and Klay Thompson were not the answers. KCP was. So, kudos to the front office for remaining disciplined. The Magic need Prime Shaq. We don't have enough physicality, and WCJ gives inconsistent effort. I love JI and Moe Wagner, and even Goga, but that's the weak spot. The key to the Magic's ceiling is the development of the young stars, Anthony Black, Jett Howard and Tristan Da Silva. Suggs has already developed, and this team is at least an 8th seed. Let's see where this goes.

[@stevec4189]

phil the magic must be paying u.... this team had 50 million and just added a slightly better gary harris only to resign gary no show harris. paolo specifically asked for a pg and jeff welt-ass completely ignored his request instead of listening to his star player. (paolo own words i want to be an offensive hub not a pg) this off season is a massive failure point blank.. it seems like jeff thinks he smarter than everybody by completely ignoring paolos request.. done with this show grow some and call out the front office instead of praising and overhyping their minor moves.. magic also had a 18-31 record against teams .500 and over and these moves welt-ass made did nothing for this team to improve that

[@noelramirez1551]

Yes, thank you. People are on something if they think this was a smart move, and people wonder why we can't keep our players. This organization is a joke. same old story of being complacent, overpaying trash players, and being surprised when our star player leaves.

[@anthonythomas8813]

Everything you just said is true

[@anthonythomas8813]

⁠@@noelramirez1551 everything you just said is true its just sad been a magic fan for over 32 years same old same old

[@noelramirez1551]

@@anthonythomas8813 Like this new front office. Jeff Weltman is obsessed with big guys that can't hit the broadside of a barn and is too much of a coward to make any splashy move. His only claim to fame is drafting Giannis for Milwaukee, and now he thinks he knows better than everyone.

[@anthonythomas8813]

@@noelramirez1551 I second everything you just said is so frustrating. We got these delusional fans that think he’s doing such a great job.

[@devantejones10]

He didnt do anything in the playoffs for denver

[@danielhicks4040]

Running it back again should’ve never been an option!!! We ran it back after the trade deadline. This is such a Mickey Mouse organization. Fukin pathetic

[@danielhicks4040]

Running it back should have never been an option this summer. Pathetic! This is such a Mickey Mouse organization

[@apkdarter21]

Let’s be real.. the Magic was one of the only teams to stomp the Celtics during the regular season. You can always be a Sacramento Queens fan lol

[@danielhicks4040]

@@apkdarter21 actually I’ll just continue being a fan like I have for 35 years and expressing my opinion my guy

[@LockedOnMagic]

I don't know what the move you wanted them to pursue was. Dejounte Murray? Is that the guy you wanted to spend the first round picks on? Team is still in a good place. They improved, just didn't make a clear leap through acquisitions.

[@danielhicks4040]

@@LockedOnMagic any move that didn’t include running it back really. We ran it back last year and should have done something with Harris and Kelle at the deadline. There’s zero chance Harris should be here. We just signed his replacement and demoted him

[@brianfuchs6901]

Love KCP but the magic did not get better. THEY NEED A CENTER !!

[@efrembolden7892]

Make that makes sense Orlando's got one of the best center groups in the NBA

[@LockedOnMagic]

Did you want to pay Hartenstein $30m per year with Franz, Suggs and Paolo due $30m contracts in the next two years?

[@brianfuchs6901]

@@efrembolden7892 lmaoooo you're delusional

[@brianfuchs6901]

@@LockedOnMagic yes absolutely. Am I the only one who realizes how bad Carter played in the playoffs?

[@brianfuchs6901]

Shut up about the culture already. The culture is losing with injured players

[@LockedOnMagic]

They just won 47 games... But my concern is that things go stale with the same group. You need to mix things up occasionally to force players to grow. We are at that point one way or another (even though I think they start the year with this group).

[@brianfuchs6901]

@LockedOnMagic imagine how many games they would of won with a Cand PG