Magic Convert Jamal Cain To Standard Contract

The team put out a press release officially confirming the news (Twitter link).

Cain, 27, will fill the Magic’s 15th and final standard roster spot and will now be eligible for the postseason. The team won’t be able to back-fill Cain’s two-way spot, as the deadline to sign players to two-way contracts expired on March 4.

As Beede writes, Cain had been active 43 times this season, seven shy of the 50-game limit for two-way players. Orlando has 13 games left on its regular season schedule.

After going undrafted in 2022, Cain spent two seasons with Miami and one with New Orleans prior to joining the Magic last summer. 2025/26 marked the fourth straight season he was on a two-way deal; this is the first standard contract of his career.

Although Cain hasn’t played a ton this season, averaging 3.5 points on .431/.415/.850 shooting in 8.0 minutes per game across 27 appearances, he has provided energetic play on both ends of the court when he has been given opportunities, according to Beede. Cain’s role has also increased recently amid injuries — he has appeared in four consecutive games (15.3 MPG), averaging 8.0 PPG and 3.3 RPG on .522/.462/1.000 shooting over that brief span.

Cain, who also played in nine G League games with the Osceola Magic, has drawn praise from his teammates for his diligent work ethic, Beede adds.

“One thing about Jamal is that he doesn’t lack confidence,” Paolo Banchero said recently about Cain. “Whether (or not) he doesn’t play 10 straight games, you know he’s ready to go every single game. He’s always working. So, he’s a talented player. Just to have a wing like that, being able to check in and affect the game both sides of the ball, it’s huge.”