Tristan da Silva Downgraded to Questionable as Magic Injury Woes Pile Up
Underdog NBA reported the downgrade to questionable on Tuesday.
getting downgraded to questionable with a calf issue on a random Tuesday is exactly the kind of news that ruins a perfectly good lineup card.
The forward is officially a game-time headache. With Paolo Banchero already parked on the bench for four to six weeks with an ankle injury, Orlando desperately needed da Silva to keep soaking up heavy frontcourt minutes.
Instead, he is nursing a bad calf right after putting up a brutal six-point dud in a 104-89 loss where he shot 0-for-5 from deep.
Da Silva has been averaging 9.0 points and 3.7 boards across 32 appearances this season. His recent splits show flashes of a 14-point scorer when he actually gets the green light, but consistency has been a massive issue.
Relying on an injury-plagued Magic rotation right now is like trying to build a house out of wet cardboard.
Da Silva has already dealt with a shoulder contusion and a back issue over the last year, making his medical chart look like a guy who plays middle linebacker, not a 25-year-old NBA wing.
If he sits, has to dig even deeper into a bench that is already running on fumes.
Anyone holding out hope for a breakout game should probably look elsewhere for Tuesday night. if he suits up, trusting a banged-up player on a depleted roster is a massive gamble.