“That is the core. That is who they believe can lead them to the promised land. That is a testament to Jeff Weltman saying even though this team has experienced injuries, he still believes that this is the core that can get it done. 14 back-to-backs is rough, but the Magic need to succeed. There’s no excuses in this time period, Don. Sure, you can rest Franz, you can rest Jalen here and there, you can load management, whatever you want to call it, but they need to be successful this regular season. And a big part of that success is playing extremely well and winning around 80% of your back-to-backs.”
