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While everyone was busy investing in stocks of Lamelo Ball and Anthony Edwards, the real action is starting to heat up with Cole Anthony cards in the market. Often overlooked when compared to other members of the Class of 2020, the Orlando Magic’s sophomore guard is now making himself known across the NBA. And with […]

Cole Anthony was fired up after the Orlando Magic’s 107-100 win over the Utah Jazz. Anthony’s 33 points were a game-high. He made 13 of his 20 shots, including this thunderous slam dunk and several clutch buckets, to hold off the title-contending Jazz to secure the Magic’s third win of the season. The @OrlandoMagic pick […]

The Orlando Magic’s season has so far gone as expected in terms of their standing on the win-loss column. Orlando is 2-6 through the young season and should remain near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings throughout the year. Still, Magic fans have a lot to be excited about their squad’s outlook, as their […]

NBA games will continue on Monday night. The Orlando Magic will hit the road and clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic are 1-6. They have struggled throughout this season and will look to turn things around on Monday. […]

Terrence Ross, 30, is a proven commodity on a rebuilding Orlando Magic team. Under first-year head coach Jamahl Mosley, the franchise has a plethora of players on rookie deals or ones who are only a handful of seasons into their NBA career. Ross, in thought, is taking away playing time from some of the team’s […]

It appears it’s finally Cade Cunningham time. The first overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 2020 Draft is in line to make his NBA debut on Saturday against the Orlando Magic after being sidelined with an ankle injury. Via Rod Beard of Detroit News: #Pistons Cade Cunningham is NOT listed on the injury […]

Thanks to over a week of basketball action, the NBA card market is starting to heat up and gain momentum. Prices are going up again and all the hype built during the offseason is exploding out onto the scene. As all of these things happen, there’s no better time to cash out on several guys […]

Ever since Scottie Barnes was drafted fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2021 NBA Draft, his name has been tied with Orlando Magic rookie Jalen Suggs. Fans have been hyping up a potential rivalry between the two players, since their draft positions were so close (and Suggs was projected to be the fourth […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Orlando Magic 120-111. Miles Bridges continued his early season onslaught, finishing with 31 points. Gordon Hayward also chipped in with 24 points while shooting an efficient 9/13 from the field and closed out the game down the stretch of the fourth quarter. With those two combining for nearly 60 points, […]

The Orlando Magic have yet to finalize their roster for the 2021-22 campaign and at this point, they have decided to turn to a former teammate of Stephen Curry with the Golden State Warriors as their latest recruit. On Tuesday, the Magic announced on their official Twitter page that they have signed 6-foot-3 wing Mychal […]

The Miami Heat bounced back from a tough loss to the Indiana Pacers by beating the Orlando Magic on Monday night, 107-90. It was a relatively easy win for Jimmy Butler and company as they took control of the game right from the start. The Magic tried to stage a rally in the second half, […]

The Orlando Magic and Miami Heat will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Heat prediction and pick. The Magic and Heat have very different goals this season. The Magic have one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, and figure to […]

The New York Knicks rolled over the Orlando Magic on Friday night in a massive 121-96 victory. Emotions were clearly running high when Julius Randle attempted to put Wendell Carter Jr on a poster with a dunk, but the Magic big man instead fouled him hard across the face. Randle didn’t take kindly to that […]

The Orlando Magic started the new NBA season in a predictable way. With a roster that is mostly built to tank, the Magic lost their first two games. The New York Knicks defeated them by 25 and the San Antonio Spurs by 26. Unfortunately for Jamahl Mosley, the new head coach of the Magic, it […]

Basketball is a fun game, and that’s true even at the highest levels of the sport. We see it all the time in the NBA, where players from opposing teams jabbing and cracking jokes with each other. However, it seems like some people didn’t get the memo for this, like this New York Knicks assistant […]

When he embarked on his journey to the NBA, Orlando Magic point guard Cole Anthony sought advice from one of the league’s best floor generals. According to the Marc Berman of the New York Post, Anthony talked with New York Knicks point guard Kemba Walker before the 2020 draft. “I talked to Kemba a little bit […]

The Orlando Magic are entering the NBA season as a rebuilding team. They might not be in the conversation as a playoff team but they sure can be competitive and a subpar basketball team each game. That alone makes them an interesting team to look out for this season. They drafted Jalen Suggs, one of […]

The New York Knicks and Orlando Magic will battle in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Magic prediction and pick. The Knicks and Magic are seemingly heading in opposite directions as franchises. The Knicks looked good vs. the Boston Celtics in a double-overtime […]

The NBA has finally returned. The Orlando Magic will take on the San Antonio Spurs in a competitive opening matchup for both teams. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Spurs prediction and pick. Both of these teams came up short last season. The Magic had a disappointing record of 21-51, […]

The NBA preseason is upon us and in full swing. Teams are trying to get their rosters together for the first time since the changes through the summer. Training camps began and some preseason games have already been played, with the full season starting in ten days. One team that is coming into the season […]

The Orlando Magic is going into this season ready to tank once again. The Magic does not have a roster worth putting up a battle for the postseason. Additionally, injury issues will slow their further development again. Markelle Fultz is out likely for the first part of the season, while Jonathan Isaac will need time […]

Now retired from the NBA and officially a full-time podcast host, JJ Redick must be closely keeping tabs on all the issues surrounding the league. That of course includes the seemingly unending saga involving his former Philadelphia 76ers teammate Ben Simmons. While the ongoing standoff has been sad, Redick said he has fond memories of […]

Only three things are certain in the NBA: 1. LeBron James, 2. Kevin Durant has a burner Twitter account, and 3. Rookies will always get embarrassed by their veteran teammates. Just ask Orlando Magic newcomers Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner. The latest additions to the Magic roster will soon experience their dreaded rookie hazing courtesy […]

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac, still recuperating from his rash of injuries, suddenly found himself on the spotlight anew because of his adamant refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Isaac, Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets, Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards, Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Andrew Wiggins of the Golden […]

Orlando Magic center Robin Lopez is quite the jokester, and he was at it again during Monday’s Magic Media Day. RoLo loves trading banter with his twin brother, Brook Lopez, and the veteran big man was able to troll Brook, the Milwaukee Bucks and anti-vaxxers all in one epic line. Check it out: Robin Lopez […]

With both Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz coming off major knee surgeries for the Orlando Magic, their timelines for a return to the floor remain a bit foggy. Per The Athletic, the Magic, along with Isaac and Fultz, remained pretty quiet about a specific timeline. President of basketball operations Jeff Weltman, coach Jamahl Mosley, forward […]

Orlando Magic rising star Jonathan Isaac was not particularly happy with what he feels was a misinterpretation of his stance on the COVID-19 vaccine in a recent Rolling Stone story. The 23-year-old came out with a strong statement against reports that he was an anti-vaxxer, and he has now doubled down on the same. This […]

NBA training camp is about to start up, and over 90% of the league has received the COVID-19 vaccine. However, there are a few high-profile holdouts and skeptics, including Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, Golden State Warriors swingman Andrew Wiggins and Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac. In a report by Matt Sullivan in Rolling […]

Add Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac to the list of NBA players who are taking a stand against COVID-19 vaccines. This sort of movement comes at a time when the league is enforcing new protocols to look after the health and safety of the individuals involved in its operations. In an article by Rolling Stone’s […]

Rapper J. Cole recently joined the Orlando Magic training camp, rubbing elbows with stars like Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, and the rest of the team. The 36-year-old hip-hop icon is one of the most talented athletes in the rap game right now and he certainly looks like he can ball with the best of them. […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic power forward Horace Grant has taken a subtle dig at Kobe Bryant while discussing the comparisons between the late NBA legend and Penny Hardaway. Horace Grant had the opportunity to play alongside some of the greatest shooting guards of all time, including Penny Hardaway and Los Angeles Lakers […]

Orlando Magic fans are in for a real treat next season, if what RJ Hampton said is to be believed. In an interview with The Athletic’s  Josh Robbins, RJ Hampton said that the rumors that he’s grown are true. (via The Athletic, u/nonbiasednbafan on Reddit) “I asked [Magic guard] RJ Hampton about his height, and […]

The Orlando Magic have not won a playoff series since the 2009-10 season. On top of that, they haven’t had a season with a record over .500 since the 2011-12 campaign. Even worse than that, it seems like the rebuilding process they have been through does not make any particular sense, with players who were […]

The Orlando Magic are entering another NBA season ready to be a potential landmine for the top teams in the East. The Florida franchise will be looking to improve on the limited success they enjoyed last season, with a somewhat revamped roster. Rather than having Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic, this roster is now led […]

Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams is only 29 years old, but he is already thinking about retirement as he looks to chase his dream career in the UFC. No, he’s not dreaming to be a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Instead, the former Rookie of the Year apparently wants to be a referee in the UFC. […]

With the new season fast approaching, several teams around the league are still scrambling to round out their respective rosters. One of them is the Los Angeles Lakers, who are reportedly interested in one particular veteran free agent. LeBron James and Co. appear to have some competition, though, which comes in the form of the […]

The Orlando Magic have revamped their roster over the past year after they traded All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and former No. 4 overall pick Aaron Gordon midway through the 2020-21 season. With those moves, along with trading Evan Fournier, Orlando made it clear they were headed for the tank. Doing so, they were able to […]

It was an offseason of change for the Orlando Magic this summer. After the fire sale at the trade deadline during the season, it was clear that the rebuild was in full force for Orlando. In comes new head coach Jamahl Mosley along with lottery picks Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner. The offseason wasn’t filled […]

The Orlando Magic found their next stars when they drafted Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs and Michigan’s Franz Wagner at the 2021 NBA Draft. Orlando are pushing for a full rebuild as they will be banking hard on their young guys after being passive in the free-agent market. The Magic might have found their next star big […]