Options abound for Magic at No. 2
One question has been answered now that the NBA Draft Lottery has passed. The Magic will have the second selection in the NBA Draft. That means one player is off the board. It does not change much of Orlando's preparations. Just about every player on their Draft board is still going to be around. Unless the Magic plan on honing in on one player and hope that the Cavaliers do...
Orlando Magic should blow up their roster this off-season
The Sports Bank‘s series of NBA off-season team needs pages begins with the worst team in the league this past season; the Orlando Magic. The franchise suffered a major setback after dealing disgruntled superstar Dwight Howard last off-season. They enter the off-season stuck with a roster of average talent and rather than trying to scrape by, it is time for the Orlando Magic...
Mocking the NBA Lottery - Post Combine Day 1
Stock on the Rise: Rudy GobertStock on the Decline: Shabazz MuhammadMake sure you follow @DraftExpress on twitter for live updates from Day 2:Dennis Schroeder from Germany and Giannis Antetokounmpo from Greece (Nigerian decent) both apparently have 1st Round promises. Which team in the middle of the draft needs Schroeder to play point and which team at the bottom of the draft...
NBA bloopers 2012-13 and Magic Social Media Awards
The season has wound down and the season recaps and highlights are coming out. I already did a collection of the year's highlights for the Magic in a full season recap shortly after the season ended.
Now the NBA is back at it with some of the lighter moments from the NBA season.
Yes, the Magic make a few appearances. Nothing too embarrassing though. Just the PB&J...
What Went Wrong: Getting to the free throw line
Over the next few weeks Orlando Magic Daily will be taking a look at the things that went right and wrong this season as Orlando ended its season with its first Lottery season in six years.
When looking at the Magic roster at the beginning of the season, you could assume offense was going to be a problem. The roster did not have a single player who had been a first option offensively...
Mocking the NBA Lottery
The NBA lottery is always fun to mess around with especially when your favorite team could potentially steal that #1 overall pick! This year the draft is loaded with big guys, kind of like the NFL draft, while sprinkling in some very talented guards and forwards. The following draft order is based on lottery odds and the draft selections are based on team needs. Let us know if you...
What Went Wrong: Injuries
Over the next few weeks Orlando Magic Daily will be taking a look at the things that went right and wrong this season as Orlando ended its season with its first Lottery season in six years.
They hit on game number one and did not seem to relent. The Magic had no choice but to roll with the punches and stay positive as they derailed any chance for consistency and success this...
Veteran Nelson hoping to stick around with Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. In a sense, the career of Jameer Nelson has come full circle.
When he came to the Orlando Magic in 2004, they were coming off a season in which they finished with the worst record in the NBA. Nine years and a franchise-record 3,025 assists later, he again finds himself part of a team with the dubious distinction of holding the best odds of winning the leagues annual...
Veteran Nelson hoping to stick around with Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. In a sense, the career of Jameer Nelson has come full circle.
When he came to the Orlando Magic in 2004, they were coming off a season in which they finished with the worst record in the NBA. Nine years and a franchise-record 3,025 assists later, he again finds himself part of a team with the dubious distinction of holding the best odds of winning the leagues annual...
What Went Wrong: The team's record
Over the next few weeks Orlando Magic Daily will be taking a look at the things that went right and wrong this season as Orlando ended its season with its first Lottery season in six years.
The long-term picture for the Magic looks relatively bright. There is young talent, high draft picks and cap space on the horizon. The long-term view requires patience and heartache. There...
Magic veterans stare down uncertain future
The first season of the Magic's rebuilding program is over. It featured a lot of young players getting lots of time to grow and develop in their first and second years all under (at least early on) the watchful eye of several veterans. Undoubtedly, having Jameer Nelson, Glen Davis and Arron Afflalo among others in that locker room helped Maurice Harkless, Andrew Nicholson, ...
Orlando Magic season review
ORLANDO, Fla. As a team with a first-year head coach and a first-year general manager that finished the NBA season with five first-year players, the Orlando Magic were certainly expected to go through some growing pains.
And to be sure, the bulk of the past four months were painful. As one of their rookies, backup center Kyle OQuinn, put it succinctly, if not quite elegantly: Losing...
What to make of Jameer Nelson's season
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports that Jameer Nelson will not play tonight in the Magic's home finale against the Bulls. And with just one more game reamining, the sprained ankle he suffered on March 29 appears to have claimed the remainder of his season.
This is not so surprising since the Magic have devoted the latter half of this season to developing young players...
Fan Appreciation Night festivities
The Magic will close their 24th home season Monday night against the Bulls with the usual pomp and circumstance that comes with the final game of the season. Well, maybe not the usual as the Magic will miss the Playoffs for the first time since 2007.
It was a difficult season as Orlando cratered to the bottom of the standings, but there was a lot for fans to still be excited...
Celtics work their Magic defeating Orlando 120 to 88
The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic 120 to 88 at the Amway Center tonight. This game
was a snooze-fest as the Celtics had it on-lock pretty much from the tip-off. Pierce and KG returned to the lineup and played really well, but this win was an entire team win. The C’s had seven players with 12+ points, with Courtney Lee leading the pack with 20 points.
The Magic played...
Magic Wands: at Cavaliers
Cleveland, Ohio
(19-58) vs. (23-52)
Time/TV: 6 p.m./FSFlorida
Line: Cavaliers by 6
Tickets: $20-$50 on TiqIQ
Season Series: Magic won 108-104 in Orlando on Nov. 23; Magic lost 119-108 in Cleveland on Feb. 8; Magic lost 111-94 in Orlando on Feb. 23; Tonight in Cleveland
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Orlando Magic Black Tie Charity Gala Raises Over $500k for Central Florida Community
Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Black Tie and Tennies Charity Gala Raises More Than $500k for the Central Florida Community
The Orlando Magic and their Youth Foundation has always support the Central Florida Community. With food drives and community events the Magic makes sure that they are present in the community. The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation held a Black Tie and Tennies...
Jameer Nelson Shines, but Orlando Magic Drop Seventh Straight Game as Miami Heat Win 27th in a Row
Despite being shorthanded, the Orlando Magic remained competitive with the hottest team in the NBA, the Miami Heat, for much of their all-Sunshine State matchup. However, in the end, the Heat got a near triple-double from LeBron James as they defeated Orlando 108-94 on Monday night at the Amway Center.
“When they got rolling, we had to try to stop them,” said Orlando’s Kyle...
Magic say Heat are great, but not unbeatable
ORLANDO, Fla. The Miami Heat have compiled more victories during a winning streak that threatens to make NBA history than the Orlando Magic have all season.But after coming close twice to defeating the Heat and playing them on even terms for the better part of three quarters Monday night, the Magic arent prepared to ordain LeBron James and company as unbeatable.Everybodys beatable...
Heat's biggest threat: Their lackluster starts
ORLANDO, Fla. Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade sat out for the second straight game Monday night in Orlando, resting his achy right knee as the defending champs put their 26-game win streak on the line against the woeful Magic. But Wade may have reconsidered taking the precautionary evening off had he known his teammates on the court would follow suit.
Against a rebuilding Orlando...
In a flash: Heat eclipse Magic
The Magic got out on the break on one of those rare Heat turnovers and Jameer Nelson found E'Twaun Moore along the baseline. Moore had a clear path and rose up for a modest jam. His hand barely got above the rim to send the ball through.
It still sent Amway Center into something of a frenzy. Just a possession before, Jameer Nelson made an incredibly craft play, taking a kickout...
Jameer Nelson wins DeVos Community Enrichment Award
Jameer Nelson has won the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award, the Magic and the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation announced at tonight's 23rd Annual Black Tie and Tennies Charity Gala.
The award recognizes the community efforts of players off the court to "enhance others' lives." The past award winners are a who's who of Magic greats and include...
Magic can't mellow Knicks, reserves too little, too late
It was the first possession of the game.
New York had the floor spread with all the shooters that make the team so dangerous and the team's most dangerous weapon in the lineup after missing six of the previous eight games. Orlando's defense knew it was going to have a difficult night.
Anthony gave a preview of that difficulty as the ball whipped all the way around...
Moving Jameer Nelson off the ball
The Magic's signing of E'Twaun Moore this summer signaled a desire to add a little more versatility to the roster. Moore had never really played point guard before this year and he was always more of a scorer than a distributor. There were questions about how he could lead the team. With Ish Smith behind him, the Magic had a backstop of sorts.
Moore though is a shooting...
Magic's rotating starting lineup, and the opportunity for youngsters
On opening night, the Magic sported a veteran-looking lineup with Jameer Nelson, Arron Afflalo, Hedo Turkoglu, Glen Davis and Nikola Vucevic. Only Vucevic could be considered "young" and the team was establishing the base for its future growth by bringing rookies along slowly.
That experiment lasted all of one game. Hedo Turkoglu broke his hand and the Magic had two...
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