The Orlando Magic Should Select Greg Smith With the 54th Pick

The Magic have no backup center for Dwight Howard, and short of just acquiring Tony Battie or Jeff Foster, or the like, they could work with another project big man in Greg Smith of Fresno State.  One thing he doesn’t lack is a strong body.  Smith stands 6’10″ and weighs 250, only 15 lbs less than Superman himself, Dwight Howard. In many respects, it is clear that Smith will never be a starter caliber center, but that isn’t what the Magic need.  Even somebody like Ryan Hollins (who I am still high on) could fill the role, of simply playing 6 to 8 minutes a game while Dwight Howard dries off and drinks gatorade.  Realistically, it could be too much to ask if we’re to expect a back-up big anywhere near as Gortat, and it also is horrible that we recieved only Turkoglu and J-Rich in return when Gortat could have netted us a prime time scorer, or at least a better player (Jeff Green, anyone?). Question marks have arisen regarding Smith’s ability to foc...