The pro-tanking crowd uses the success of the Oklahoma City Thunder as their model for how things are supposed to work.  However, what about the Orlando Magic who have had 7 top 6 picks and 11 years and won 2 playoff games in that span.    

David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, takes you through the Orlando Magic history of drafting.  The scary part is that their aren't a collection of mistakes.  Instead, the reality of living by the draft is really hard and the draft is a hard way to survive.  

Then Locke takes a quick look at the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers and wonders even without the trades were the Utah Jazz really going to be able to catch those two franchises.

The Utah Jazz defense has improved a great deal recently and what we should be watching with Taylor Hendricks on a night in and night out basis.  

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