Magic’ record with Gary Harris 35-19, without him 12-16. His gravity is X factor for us

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1. He catches a lot of flak, but he is a solid defender and a smarter than average player.

2. People hate on him for the bad slump he had in the middle of the season while we struggled, but he’s a pretty key role player. Still plays some great defense, and is a low usage, efficient offensive player who provides spacing. He also rebounded from the shooting slump nicely, shooting 41% from 3 since the start of February.

   Don’t get me wrong, he’s the long term starter that probably needs to be replaced to take the next step but he’s been an important part of this group, particularly when Markelle is the guy who starts in his place, which allows teams to basically just play another center in the paint

3. Don’t know why this is always so lost on people. His presence alone opens up the floor a ton for everyone else.

4. He had a rough start for the season. Defense was inconsistent to start and the 3pt shot wasnt going in, but since he got healthy, Gary has been very decent.

5. Having a reliable shooter/defender is that impactful for us. Wait till we load up on them in the off season

6. It’s not a mystery why either. He’s awesome on defense, good shooter and doesn’t make mistakes. We need him to stay healthy in this series against Cleveland.

7. I’ve been saying when he plays well we do. This playoffs depends on the shooters we do have executing when open

8. With that math, we would’ve been a 53 team having him for every game – Not bad!