Magic have sights set on deep playoff run

The Orlando Magic are coming off back-to-back playoff appearances and the team hopes to make a deeper postseason run in the upcoming season.

Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. spoke about the mentality of going into the season with a deep playoff run in mind.

"That's kind of what summer is about," Carter Jr. said. "In my opinion, I think you train like you know you're going to be deep in the playoffs. When you play possibly 100 games a season, it starts there, in my opinion, then going into training camp. That's always something in the back your mind, like, it's the last drill, or it's the last player, your dog tired, huffing and puffing.

"You just give your last little bit of extra effort that can be a deciding factor of any games throughout the season that can be deciding home court advantage or away. So that's something I think that we've all especially ones that have been here, played in those two playoffs here that we've had since I've been here, kind of realized and recognized, and that's kind of what we're preparing for going into the season."