The Orlando Magic may have snapped their four-game losing streak Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets, but there's no sugarcoating how disappointing their start to the season has been.
It’s only been a few games since the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, but fans and pundits alike believe that the Orlando Magic have a bit of a Paolo Banchero problem.
The Orlando Magic are hoping to grab consecutive wins for the first time this season as they take on the Washington Wizards on the road. To learn more about the Magic's next opponent, we spoke with Washington Wizards On SI contributors Bryson Akins and Owen Jury.
The Orlando Magic are learning a lot about themselves during a five-game, nine-day road trip, which continues Saturday against the Washington Wizards. After losing four straight games, Orlando snapped the skid with a 123-107 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday for their first road win of the season.
ORLANDO — The NBA rewards production, not potential. Every October ushers in optimism and excitement — but by November, only results matter. That truth has hit the Orlando Magic hard.
The Orlando Magic were finally able to get back on track with a win against the Charlotte Hornets on the second night of a back-to-back. The team played its best defense of the season, holding the Hornets to 107 points, the lowest total by any team against the Magic so far this season.
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For the first time in years, the Orlando Magic are viewed as legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference. A key reason behind the Orlando Magic getting promoted to contender status was trading for Desmond Bane during the offseason.
Orlando's defense used to eat deflections for breakfast. The team ranked 6th (17.7) and 7th (15.2) in deflections per game the last two seasons, respectively.
The Orlando Magic snapped their four-game losing streak Thursday night to the Charlotte Hornets, securing a 123-107 win on the second night of a back-to-back.
Franz Wagner scored 21 points, while Paolo Banchero and Anthony Black each added 20 points, leading the Orlando Magic to their first road win of the season with a 123-107 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.
The Orlando Magic are off to a disastrous 1-4 start to begin the 2025-26 season. You could argue that's putting it lightly, even though we are only one week through the season.
The Orlando Magic once again fell short, this time to the Detroit Pistons 135-116. The defense for this team has yet to gel, and the offensive potency we saw in the preseason has yet to be sighted during the regular season.
On Wednesday, the Orlando Magic were outscored by eight or more points in three of four quarters en route to a 19-point defeat, losing to the Detroit Pistons.
Working Jalen Suggs back from March’s knee surgery was always going to present challenges in the early portion of the season, so while the Orlando Magic
ORLANDO — The NBA is a brutal business. It rewards results, not intentions. Every October brings optimism — fresh faces, bold talk, and renewed belief.
The Orlando Magic have probably been the most disappointing team in the 2025-26 NBA season so far. The Magic won 41 games last year despite several long-term injuries and a woeful lack of three-point shooting.
Even as the Orlando Magic struggled through a 41-41 season in 2024-25, they could always rely on their defense. This year, they're still a bad offense, but they can't stop anyone either.
It’s not often NBA rookies are able to make a positive impact, especially just a few games into the season. But in the Orlando Magic’s case, they may need to try their hand at playing Jase Richardson.
The Orlando Magic exercised the team options on the contracts of forward Tristan da Silva and guard Anthony Black, keeping the duo under contract through the 2026-27 season.
The Magic won’t exercise their fourth-year option on Jett Howard‘s rookie scale contract for the 2026/27 season, reports Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link).
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On Monday evening, the Orlando Magic dropped to 1-3 on the 2025 NBA season with a disappointing road loss against the Philadelphia 76ers. The loss was another puzzlingly bad defensive performance from a Magic team that was supposed to be among the league’s elites in that department this year.
The Pacers are signing free agent guard Mac McClung to a multiyear contract, agent Greg Lawrence tells Shams Charania of ESPN. McClung’s multiyear deal will be non-guaranteed, sources tell Charania.
Tuesday marks the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, leading several analysts and talk show hosts to give their bold predictions for the upcoming season.