The Orlando Magic has avoided their search for a point guard, but the need has become so overwhelming, it's time to do something about it in the summer.

I think everybody understands the urgency that's needed right now, obviously after the way the game went,' Franz Wagner said.

The Orlando Magic are a below.500 team at 28-30, but are in 7th place in the Eastern Conference. While the Magic are a play-in team and are talented, there is a fatal flaw holding them back from being a solidified playoff team.

“They’re better than us,” Magic forward Paolo Banchero said. “They proved that tonight. They were clicking on all cylinders. They were talking, they were communicating, they were sharp. They were a flat-out better team, so I wouldn’t even say we’re on that level. Last year was a different year.”

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He opened their game-day shootaround by showing video clips from one of their greatest victories: last spring’s Game 6 win over the Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. As Mosley told his guys, the footage illustrated the levels of energy, focus and intensity they needed to be successful, especially against a top-level opponent.