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The Orlando Magic entered the 2021-22 NBA season without any lofty expectations. After trading away All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and former no. 4 pick Aaron Gordon at last season’s trade deadline, the Magic directed their ship towards a full on rebuild. If their main goal this season was to secure more ping pong balls in […]

The Orlando Magic have promising young talent on their roster, but they have the worst record in the league at 13-47 and will be vying for another high draft pick in 2022. There are still some things to consider for this season, though. Here are two burning questions for the Magic after the 2022 All-Star […]

Friday night’s newly-formatted Rising Stars Challenge for the 2022 NBA All-Star weekend was a smashing success. The four participating teams were very competitive throughout the mini-tournament and it produced some pretty good basketball. It was Team Barry that ultimately won the title for the inaugural tournament, but there’s no denying that Orlando Magic stud Cole […]

Cole Anthony will do anything to win, even if it means embarrassing himself. The Orlando Magic guard proved just that when he mooned Desmond Bane and Team Isiah during the NBA All-Star weekend Rising Stars challenge. With Team Isiah needing just one point to win, 49-48, and Bane sent to the free-throw line, Anthony knew […]

The Boston Celtics made history Tuesday night when they hammered the Philadelphia 76ers by 48 points on the road. They won 135-87, and in the process, became the first team in NBA history to win three consecutive road games by 30 or more points. With their 135-87 victory over the 76ers, The Celtics are the […]

Another season is going by with the Orlando Magic looking like they have no sense of direction. The franchise from Florida is looking at another losing year and it seems like the front office does not really know what to do with its squad. The Magic definitely have some quality young players on the roster, […]

The Orlando Magic will face the Utah Jazz on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Jazz prediction and pick. These two teams have had completely opposite seasons. The Magic are one of, if not the, worst team in the entire NBA. They’ve won a grand total of 13 […]

One of the Boston Celtics’ priorities heading into the 2022 NBA trade deadline was to get under the luxury tax, and they’ve just accomplished that by consummating a small trade with the Orlando Magic. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics are dealing P.J. Dozier, Bol Bol, a future second-round pick and cash to the […]

There have already been a number of blockbuster trades around the league, but at this point, the Los Angeles Lakers have remained quiet on that front. Be it a matter of choice or not, the fact remains that LeBron James and Co. have yet to land the player(s) they have been longing for as the […]

Almost halfway into the season, it looks like the Boston Celtics have finally found a rhythm to propel them higher in the Eastern Conference. They destroyed the Orlando Magic on Sunday night, 116-83 for their fifth straight win and move up to no. 8 with a 30-25 record. The hiring of coach Ime Udoka was […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was not surprised by the MVP chants he received when they visited the Orlando Magic on Saturday, which speaks volumes on the kind of season he’s having. Morant, who is heading to his first All-Star game this February (and as a starter no less), exploded for 33 points on top […]

The Orlando Magic are said to be shopping Terrence Ross ahead of this year’s trade deadline, and there are a few options for them to acquire the return they desire. Orlando is definitely in a rebuild mode, and they can make the most out of getting younger players and draft picks. They’ll almost certainly be […]

It seems like the 2021-22 season will be another losing one for the Orlando Magic. They are the absolute worst team in the NBA right now. The problem for the Magic is that there are teams like the Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder whose utmost priority also isn’t winning, but still perform […]

The Orlando Magic fell to the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night. At the end of the matchup in Orlando, Cole Anthony had some less than professional words for an official. NBA Communications released a statement regarding the incident, announcing that the rookie point guard was fined $25,000 for “directing profane and derogatory remarks toward a […]

The Orlando Magic have the worst record in the NBA at 9-39, so it only makes sense that they’ll be looking to trade off some veterans for assets ahead of the 2022 NBA trade deadline. NBA insider Marc Stein wrote on his Substack that Terrence Ross and Gary Harris are two trade candidates, and Stein […]

The Chicago Bulls will play the Orlando Magic on Sunday in an Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Magic prediction and pick. The Bulls and Magic will meet on Sunday with each team looking for a win badly. Chicago has lost four of their last five games, while Orlando […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Los Angeles Lakers will hit the road and take on the Orlando Magic. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Magic prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Los Angeles Lakers are 22-23 […]

Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway is not known to be a very loud guy. Even during his playing years in the NBA, he was always a silent worker. He was so reserved, Nike had to create the popular Lil’ Penny character in Hardaway’s commercials to complement his personality. So it was quite surprising that Hardaway […]

Mo Bamba scored a career-high with the Orlando Magic, against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers of all teams. In the process, he also set a record that not even centers like Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard achieved with the franchise. The 23-year-old big man scored 32 points in the contest, and he did in […]

Where would the Philadelphia 76ers be without Joel Embiid? Probably in an ugly place. On Wednesday night, there was nothing ugly about the dominant performance of Embiid. The do-it-all Sixers behemoth tied his career-high with 50 points on 17-of-23 shooting from the field in their 123-110 win over the Orlando Magic. For good measure, he […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba had quite the showdown on Wednesday, with both players combining for 82 points in the contest. Unfortunately for Bamba, the Sixers had the last laugh, taking down Orlando 123-110. Sure enough being the brilliant trash-talker he is, Embiid–who had 50 points, 12 rebounds […]

The Portland Trail Blazers moved to 2-1 during a crucial six-game road trip on Monday, beating the bottom-dwelling Orlando Magic 98-88 in a convincing win not nearly as close as the final score suggests. C.J. McCollum played for the first time since December 4th, back on the floor after recovering from a collapsed right lung […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue a six-game road trip on Monday with a matchup against the Orlando Magic. C.J. McCollum has been out since December 6th with a collapsed right lung, but began ramping up his conditioning in late December for a return to the lineup. Will Portland’s star shooting guard be back on the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers continue a six-game road trip on Monday with a matchup against the Orlando Magic. Damian Lillard hasn’t played in his team’s last seven games, a stretch in which Portland has gone 4-3. Will the Blazers’ superstar point guard be back on the floor in Orlando? Is Damian Lillard playing vs. Magic […]

The Charlotte Hornets put their four-game winning streak on the line on Friday night against the Orlando Magic. Unfortunately, LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and the rest of the team were unable to extend it. Orlando was on a 10- game skid before ending that drought with 116-109 win against Charlotte. It was a fun, fast-paced […]

The NBA continues Friday night with this Eastern Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Hornets prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic are just having a horrific season. Nothing can go right for that team, but a major reason has been their health. Injuries and Covid-19 really hurt this team […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Orlando Magic will travel to take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Orlando Magic have a record of only 7-34 […]

The Orlando Magic will play the Detroit Pistons in an Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Pistons prediction and pick. The Magic and Pistons will meet on Saturday in what will be a matchup between the worst two teams in the NBA to this point in […]

It has been a long season for the Orlando Magic. They entered Wednesday night’s game hosting the Philadelphia 76ers 7-31. Meanwhile, the Sixers were moving in the other direction. The Sixers had won four straight and were a season-high four games over .500. Despite how rough it’s been for the Magic, there is one silver […]

Wednesday night in the NBA will showcase this Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Magic prediction and pick. The Philadelphia 76ers continue to be right in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference. Their 19-16 record is good for sixth place in the East. The Orlando […]

The Orlando Magic will play the Chicago Bulls in an Eastern Conference battle on Monday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Bulls prediction and pick. The Magic and Bulls will play on Monday as Orlando will take on the East’s No. 1 seeded team. Chicago has raced off to a 24-10 start […]

The Boston Celtics leaned on the monster efforts of star swingman Jaylen Brown to hack out a hard-earned win over the Orlando Magic in overtime, 116-111 on Sunday night. Brown exploded for a career-high 50 points on an impressive 19-of-29 shooting from the field. He also added 11 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks to […]

When the Orlando Magic traded Nikola Vucevic for multiple draft assets, little did they expect to have an incredible player already in just his rookie season. The own pick of the Magic was Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, but it is the Bulls pick that was traded to Orlando that they used to select Franz Wagner. Surprisingly, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference matchup on Thursday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Magic prediction and pick. The Bucks and Magic will play on Thursday as Milwaukee will look to sweep the second game of a two-game set between the clubs this week. Milwaukee […]

Orlando Magic rookie Franz Wagner had the game of his young NBA career on Tuesday night, becoming the first Magic rookie in 31 years to score 30 points in a game and shoot 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from three, and 100 percent from the free-throw line. The Magic youngster did so in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Orlando Magic in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Magic prediction and pick. The Bucks and Magic will play on Tuesday as Orlando continues to have several guys out. Milwaukee comes into this matchup healthy other than Brook Lopez […]

In a Rookie of the Year discourse dominated by Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes, Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is getting a bit overlooked. Mobley and Barnes are worthy candidates but so is Wagner, the eighth overall pick in last year’s draft. Wagner’s two-way skills give him a strong case in the Rookie of the […]

Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr left Friday night’s game in a wheelchair with a scary leg injury. The injury didn’t look good and likely sparked fear that the young Orlando center was dealing with a long-term injury as the franchise awaited tests. The Magic provided an update on Carter’s right leg injury following an […]

Previously selected as the ninth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, New York Knicks forward Kevin Knox II has yet to establish a foothold in the league thus far. Now playing in his fourth professional campaign, the 22-year-old is barely seeing action as he was dropped out of the team’s rotation yet again. Knox […]