Donald Sterling is an old man, with old, crooked views, and enough money to be comfortable living as a horrific human. Part of me wishes I could call him a dying breed. I wish it because I want the type of disconnected, vile racism that sits within him to go away forever, like a child wishing for Santa to stay for breakfast. An optimist might find the faith to believe that it will indeed go away, but...
The Magic are reportedly getting their own D-League affiliate next season in Erie, Pa. And they did not use the D-League at all this year (or really, ever). But, hey, we have time to kill. Saturday, the Magic’s D-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, won the D-League title with a 119-113 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors. The Mad Ants broke a 113-113 tie behind Ron Howard’s go-ahead jumper. That...
Doron Lamb has still not played the equivalent of a full 82-game season with the Orlando Magic. He doesn't possess the length of Maurice Harkless, the combination of defensive tenacity and 3-point shooting of E'Twaun Moore, or the all-around athleticism and seemingly boundless potential of Victor Oladipo. As a result, finding adequate playing time ahead of any of those three on a team brimming with...
On this episode of the Orlando Magic Daily Podcast, we chat with Drew Cohen of NBArrassing, a fan petition movement urging change to the NBA’s Draft Lottery system. We talk about why teams decide to tank and how the system encourages team to do this. We also talk about some of the ways the system might be fixed. Finally, we chat about what inspired Cohen to help start this petition movement and FansRising,...
Donald Sterling: Why didn't former NBA commissioner David Stern deal with racist Clippers owner?...
The Orlando Magic wrapped up the 2013-14 NBA season with a 23-59 record, and finished dead last in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. Safe to say the Orlando Magic are a rebuilding team, but they’re one with a talented roster as it is. With young, talented players such as Victor Oladipo, Tobias Harris, and Nikola Vucevic, the future looks very nice for the Magic. But could it be brighter...
Those who are following the Magic’s finances (or at least what is reported) know that they will be coming into some money and some cap room this year and especially in 2015 as they plan their future. Some of that will have to be spent on extensions or restricted free agency for Nikola Vucevic, Maurice Harkless and Tobias Harris. It was not too long ago, however, that the Magic dipped deep into the...
#Orlando #Magic Source tells me team leaning towards keeping Jameer Nelson next season "done a lot for organization" depends on draft — Larry Ridley (@mrlarryridley) April 25, 2014 According to ShamSports.com, Jameer Nelson’s contract is guaranteed for only $2 million with the rest becoming guaranteed on July 15. There are serious questions at this point whether Nelson remains on the roster past that...
Young Australian star can play combo guard The Magic are doing their draft homework on an intriguing and largely unknown foreign star. Kind of gives you the Fran Vazquez heebie-jeebies, doesn't it?...
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The Orlando Magic are once again looking at having one of the NBA’s top draft picks in the 2014 NBA Draft, and they reportedly would like to select a young point guard. They tried last years first round pick Victor Oladipo at the point, but they would rather bring in a fellow young guard to pair with him. According to recent reports out of Orlando, the Magic would really like to select Dante Exum in...
h/t Eddy Rivera of MagicBasketball.net for posting this originally. Victor Oladipo had quite the rookie season as these plays clearly showed. Who knew he would be such a great shot blocker at the guard position? You can vote for your top play of the year for the entire Magic team here....
Before the start of the Orlando Magic's 25th anniversary season, Jason Maxiell was viewed as a player who might make wearing goggles seem in vogue again. By the time April rolled around, you needed a microscope to find his playing time. Maxiell, who spent eight seasons with the Detroit Pistons prior to signing with the Magic last summer, saw his minutes dwindle to next to nothing from mid-January on....
Now that the season is over, it is time to review the last five months. This is our yearly look back at what went right and what went wrong during the 2013-14 season. Losing sucks. You could see it in the face of Tobias Harris and in the face of Arron Afflalo after every defeat. You could see it in Victor Oladipo, a player hungry to win but understanding somewhat of the process. You could see it with...
As we know all too well in this city, the Orlando Magic have become irrelevant since Dwight Howard left town, but has anybody checked the flip side of this disheartening reality?...
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Now that the season is over, it is time to review the last five months. This is our yearly look back at what went right and what went wrong during the 2013-14 season. This was a rough season. Any 23-win season is going to inevitably be rough. The Magic’s rebuild somewhat necessitated another rough season to continue laying the foundation for the future of the organization. Unfortunately, that did require...
The Orlando Magic selected shooting guard Victor Oladipo out of Indiana University with the second overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, and that pick has completely changed the outlook of their franchise. Oladipo was expected to be a very special player, but he surprised some people with the versatility that he has shown in his first season with the Magic. There are quite a few analysts that believe...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ronnie Price hadn't played in so few games for so few minutes since his rookie season with the Sacramento Kings nine years ago. In spite of that, he wouldn't trade his first season with the Orlando Magic for anything. "This year has been kind of refreshing for me in a lot of ways," the 30-year-old guard said. "And I can't really explain where it came from or why I feel that way. I...