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The setbacks keep coming for Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac. His latest injury update wiped out yet another season from his young career. Jonathan Isaac had already sat out the entire 2020-21 NBA season due to a torn ACL suffered during the NBA bubble in Orlando. The hope and expectation was for him to […]

The Detroit Pistons will take on the Orlando Magic on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Magic prediction and pick. This may not be the most exciting game on paper, but there’s plenty to watch for here. The honor of being the worst team in the NBA is […]

With a little more than 10 games remaining in the regular season, it’s pretty clear now who performed beyond expectations in the NBA and those who didn’t. For started, Ja Morant and Tyler Herro are on pace to win the Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year awards, which is better than most […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving put up the second 60-point performance in the NBA in as many nights, matching Karl-Anthony Towns’ 60-point outburst with his own against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Irving put up very similar shooting stats, going 20-of-31 from the field, 8-of-12 from 3-point range and 12-of-13 from the foul line. Late […]

Kyrie Irving will probably be in the dream of every Orlando Magic player when they sleep on Tuesday night. The Brooklyn Nets guard dropped a cool 60-piece on the Magic, scoring on a cocktail of moves from every corner of the floor. Irving got cooking early, pouring in 41 points in the first half en […]

Brooklyn Nets tandem Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are making a case as the best duo in NBA history…at least in terms of scoring. After Kyrie Irving’s explosion on Tuesday that saw him reach 60 points early in the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic, he and Durant have become the first teammates in NBA […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Magic prediction and pick. When talking about these two teams, the phrase “polar opposites” comes to mind. The Nets, despite only having a 35-33 record, are hopeful that they will be a contender […]

Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac has been injured for almost his entire NBA career so far since being nabbed sixth overall in the 2017 Draft. After missing all of 2020/21 with a torn ACL, it appears Isaac won’t play at all this season, either. Via Magic PR: PRESS RELEASE:@OrlandoMagic forward Jonathan Isaac to miss […]

The Orlando Magic host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Magic prediction and pick. The Suns lost to the Milwaukee Bucks last game as they were without CP3 and Devin Booker. Phoenix still controls the West by a comfortable margin with a (51-13) record so […]

The Orlando Magic will face the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference battle on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Raptors prediction and pick. There’s always a couple of teams per year that are in a rebuilding phase, and the Magic have been one of them for a […]

The Orlando Magic’s tank is going just as planned. They have the worst record in the league and have a great chance to clinch the best odds in the draft lottery. Not only are the Magic losing in the short term but they are winning in the long term. They routinely start a lineup of […]

The NBA regular season is back in full swing and continues with games on Wednesday. The Indiana Pacers will hit the road and take on the Orlando Magic. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Magic prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar seasons so far. The Indiana […]

Markelle Fultz made his return to the court on Monday after a lengthy absence while he recovered from a torn ACL. The young Magic point guard was greeted by a standing ovation from an eager Orlando crowd as he got his first moment of game action in over a full year, via NBATV. Markelle Fultz […]

There have been plenty of rumors recently that Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans could be on the move this summer. It will be interesting to see how the Pelicans’ situation unfolds, and many clubs will be interested. The Orlando Magic are one team that could be worth keeping an eye on in the […]

Markelle Fultz’s long recovery from an ACL tear is finally over. The Orlando Magic will finally get him back in action after he was out for more than a year rehabbing his injury. Fultz’s basketball journey remains a very rocky one. Tons of injuries have derailed his momentum but he has fought valiantly to make […]

As the odds on favorite to have the highest NBA lottery odds for next season, the Orlando Magic are building towards the future. One big piece of that puzzle is set to return in Markelle Fultz. The Magic point guard suffered a torn ACL in his left knee back in January 6, 2021 and has […]

The NBA is back! After what feels like a very long all-star break, the regular season continues with games on Friday. The Houston Rockets will hit the road and take on the Orlando Magic. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Magic prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had […]

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 […]