Mario Hezonja will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and although he has done little to suggest it would be a mistake letting him walk, some are getting nervous.
This is because he’s taken his chances in the lineup whenever injuries have struck down his teammates, which has been pretty frequently.
Why, then, would the Magic want to alert other teams to him any more by playing him more than they already are? With the trade deadline approaching, contending teams in need of some scoring off the bench are going to panic and want to bring guys in.
Hezonja is one such player, especially given how he has played since around Christmas time, with that 28-point, 8-of-12 shooting night from downtown game against the Detroit Pistons being the turning point.