The Magic have a great roster considering their relative newness as a franchise and the fact that they've never won a title. If we do this again in three years and Oladipo is the stud he seems to be, they might be in the running.
PG - Penny Hardaway, Jameer Nelson, Scott Skiles, Darrell Armstrong, Steve Francis
SG - Tracy McGrady, Victor Oladipo, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scott
SF - Grant Hill, Hedo Turkoglu, Aaron Afflalo
PF - Rashard Lewis, Horace Grant
C - Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard
Head Coach - Doc Rivers
Assistant Head Coach - Stan Van Gundy
That's 16, so there will be a competition in camp for the last roster spot. It'll come down to Armstrong and VO, with VO likely getting the nod thanks to his ability to play both the 1 and the 2. The winner of that battle, Skiles, and Nelson would not dress most nights.
I'd try Dwight at the big forward and run him and Shaq together and try a two towers lineup. It wouldn't work in today's NBA, but I assume I'm not playing against today's NBA but rather other all time teams. The Grant Hill in Orlando was a bit older and a step slower, so I probably would have him as the sixth man off the bench especially with the big men I'm starting. I'd either plug Hedo in at the 3 or go small with Francis-Penny-TMac. If I did play Penny and Francis in the same backcourt, I might DNP Dennis Scott and bring back Nelson or Skiles. Otherwise 3D Scott is my 12th man and three point specialist.
I'm not very deep at the 4 and 5, so I'll expect Dwight and young Shaq to play a ton of minutes. If I need depth there I might sign Nikola Vucevic.
McGrady becomes the Kobe Shaq didn't have his first five years in the league. This team isn't going to take the title but it'll give opponents fits and probably knock a contender out along the way.
PG - Penny Hardaway, Jameer Nelson, Scott Skiles, Darrell Armstrong, Steve Francis
SG - Tracy McGrady, Victor Oladipo, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scott
SF - Grant Hill, Hedo Turkoglu, Aaron Afflalo
PF - Rashard Lewis, Horace Grant
C - Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard
Head Coach - Doc Rivers
Assistant Head Coach - Stan Van Gundy
That's 16, so there will be a competition in camp for the last roster spot. It'll come down to Armstrong and VO, with VO likely getting the nod thanks to his ability to play both the 1 and the 2. The winner of that battle, Skiles, and Nelson would not dress most nights.
I'd try Dwight at the big forward and run him and Shaq together and try a two towers lineup. It wouldn't work in today's NBA, but I assume I'm not playing against today's NBA but rather other all time teams. The Grant Hill in Orlando was a bit older and a step slower, so I probably would have him as the sixth man off the bench especially with the big men I'm starting. I'd either plug Hedo in at the 3 or go small with Francis-Penny-TMac. If I did play Penny and Francis in the same backcourt, I might DNP Dennis Scott and bring back Nelson or Skiles. Otherwise 3D Scott is my 12th man and three point specialist.
I'm not very deep at the 4 and 5, so I'll expect Dwight and young Shaq to play a ton of minutes. If I need depth there I might sign Nikola Vucevic.
McGrady becomes the Kobe Shaq didn't have his first five years in the league. This team isn't going to take the title but it'll give opponents fits and probably knock a contender out along the way.