Orlando Magic News

Orlando Magic vs. Milwaukee Bucks (April 11, 2021): 3 Things To Watch, Odds and Prediction

The Orlando Magic take on a possibly undermanned Milwaukee Bucks team as they continue to try to come together and build with their new roster. Orlando Magic (17-35) vs.

Orlando Magic making sure to balance the youth and the veterans

At 26 years old, Gary Harris is hardly an old man in the NBA. It feels a bit off to call him a veteran. So long as Harris stays healthy, his best basketball is still probably ahead of him.

Orlando Magic still building trust and discipline on defense

The timing of defense is everything. How quickly players diagnose a play, react and execute can be the difference between a strong defensive stand or one that peters out quickly and gives up an open shot.

Orlando Magic Grades: Indiana Pacers 111, Orlando Magic 106

Pacers 111, Magic 106: A spirited but disorganized effort leads to Magic’s fourth straight loss

Despite hanging tight for most of the night, the Gary Harris era opens with a loss New faces, new uniforms, new lineups … the tilt against the Pacers featured plenty of firsts for the new-look Magic.

Otto Porter Jr. not discussing buyout with Magic and didn't with Bulls prior to trade, per report

Porter will spend the rest of the season in Orlando

Orlando Magic vs. Indiana Pacers (April 9, 2021): 3 Things To Watch, Odds and Prediction

The Orlando Magic prepare to debut the final piece of their trade deadline haul as Gary Harris plays his first game in a Magic uniform against the Indiana Pacers.

4 early options for Orlando Magic’s pick from the Chicago Bulls

The Orlando Magic’s decision to trade away Nikola Vucevic at the deadline sent shockwaves around the NBA. The instant reaction among the team’s fanbase was mixed, to say the least.

Orlando Magic putting focus on youth in waiving Khem Birch

The Orlando Magic probably never would have reached whatever little levels of success they have in the last three years without Khem Birch. To no one’s surprise, he has embodied everything the Magic’s program has been about to coach Steve Clifford.

Cole Anthony makes Orlando Magic return all about the team

For most of the last two months, Cole Anthony has been a mainstay on the sideline. Nobody was more pumped for his team’s success and was there to pump his teammates up quite like Anthony.

Orlando Magic Grades: Washington Wizards 131, Orlando Magic 116

The Orlando Magic could feel the energy building in the fourth quarter. They had reduced a 21-point deficit all the way down to five on the back of a lineup full of young players.

Wizards 131, Magic 116: Young core shows flashes, but defense fails

Cole Anthony returned and Mo Bamba had a career night The Magic lost the game. But at this stage and with this team, we’re looking for flashes. And we got a few as the Magic returned home after a long road trip.

First-round pick Cole Anthony set to return for Magic

Anthony, the son of former NBA player and current broadcaster Greg Anthony, was drafted out of University of North Carolina by the Magic with the 15th overall pick last fall.

Orlando Magic vs. Washington Wizards (April 7, 2021): 3 Things To Watch, Odds and Prediction

The Orlando Magic return home from their road trip to take on the Washington Wizards in a game with minor standings implications and the hope of Cole Anthony’s return.

Orlando Magic have to rediscover will to rebound

Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has proven himself in this league as a coach who builds foundations. As has oft been repeated, Clifford’s teams are hard to play against because they do the fundamental things well.

Magic sign ex-Princeton point guard Devin Cannady

The Orlando Magic have signed point guard Devin Cannady to a 10-day contract, the team announced in a release. Cannady, 24, is 6-foot-2 and went undrafted out of Princeton in 2019.

Wendell Carter Jr., Terrence Ross propel Magic past Pelicans

New faces, better results. For the second time in a week, the remade Orlando Magic picked up a big win on the road. This one came over the New Orleans Pelicans, 115-110, in overtime at the Smoothie King Center.

Tanking in the NBA: Does it Work?

The Orlando Magic made a big decision at this most recent trade deadline. They blew up their current core to build for the future. They traded away Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier, and Aaron Gordon, arguably their three best players.

Nikola Vucevic Was Emotional After 9-Year With Orlando Magic: “I Came As A Kid, And Left As A Man”

One of the biggest and most unexpected moves of the trade deadline went down between the Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic, as Arturas Karnisovas managed to lure Nikola Vucevic away for multiple first-round picks and a deal centered around Wendell Carter Jr and Otto Porter Jr.

Magic seeking ridiculous trade haul to move Nikola Vucevic

The trade rumors may be swirling, but don’t expect Nikola Vucevic to be going anywhere. It’s unlikely that any big-name players will be moved, due to salary cap restrictions, and also the uncertainty about revenue going forward, due to the effects from the pandemic.