As Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman addressed the media following the team's relatively inactive trade deadline, he kept coming back to one notion that has defined this season.
The Magic simply have not seen their starting lineup play together at all. Not in the last two years, at least, thanks to injuries to Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs.
The Magic's opening night starting lineup has a +18.0 net rating (122.6 offensive rating and 104.6 defensive rating) in 117 minutes. That is the fifth-best lineup that has played at least 100 minutes.