Magic losing directions on roadmap back to finals

On the surface the trade for Vince Carter seems like the right medicine at the right time, as one of the problems the Magic couldn’t solve in the finals was that Kobe really didn’t have to work on defense and come 2nd half he didn’t have to sit down so he had plenty of gas come crunch time. Although this move will help address that need, concurrently it creates an entirely new one by making it nearly impossible to sign Turkoglu as you now have Carter’s 51 million over three years, Rashard Lewis’ 18 mill, and some guy named Howard. No offense but Orlando ain’t that great a city for everyone to take pay cuts to stay. The Magic had a young nucleus and with some experience, could have possibly taken the last big step, and don’t get me wrong their win some games and get back to the post season, but as Cleveland showed last year, it’s a different game with you get to the final four as all your weaknesses become a matter for public record. Unfortunately they may have played their last engagement on the big stage for a while.