Magic

The Magic seemed to have a very clear and measured approach to rebuilding their franchise and restocking their talent from the moment they hit the reset button and dealt Dwight Howard in the summer of 2012. They used the ammo acquired in that blockbuster trade and the resulting bottoming out to build a very talented [...]

The 2016 NBA Draft had plenty of drama, entertainment, questionable player comparisons by Jalen Rose, international players and trades. The one thing that stood out above all else though and may have made one unexpected team the winner of the night was the trade between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic. The Magic [...]

Frank Vogel will not be spending much time on the unemployment line. After head coach Scott Skiles, who was hired only last summer, abruptly stepped down from his post, the Orlando Magic are now reportedly set to sync up with Vogel, who was essentially canned by the Pacers not two weeks ago, according to Josh [...]

According to Orlando Sentinel reporter Josh Robbins, Orlando Magic Head Coach Scott Skiles submitted his resignation and stepped down today after only one season under the helm. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBAcom/status/730796960672849920] This is a pretty shocking and unexpected move as the Magic took a nice step forward, winning 35 games in 2015-16, their most wins in a [...]

Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t just think it’s okay for Dwight Howard to return to the Orlando Magic in free agency this summer. He endorses it. As the Hall of Fame-bound tower said, per ESPN.com’s Calvin Watkins: “I think it would be good for the city,” O’Neal said Monday of Howard returning to Orlando. “First of all, [...]

Tobias Harris doesn’t hold grudges. Especially when he doesn’t have much reason to hold a grudge. The Orlando Magic traded Harris to the Detroit Pistons ahead of the trade deadline, just months after signing him to a four-year, $64 million. Though that very financial commitment implied the Magic were investing in him for the long [...]

Chandler Parsons’ potential foray into free agency doesn’t get talked about enough. So, let’s talk about it. The 27-year-old owns a player option worth over $16 million for next season. He could eschew free agency for another year and re-enter the fray in 2017, when the salary cap explodes yet again, or he could try [...]

According to Orlando sports reporter David Baumann, the Magic offered Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon in a trade package for Blake Griffin and were turned down: https://twitter.com/DavidBaumannORL/status/699775403083358209 Although that may be fair value and about as good as you could get when dealing a superstar, the trade doesn’t really make a lot of sense for [...]

Since retiring, we’ve seen Tracy McGrady play minor league baseball and serve a stint as an NBA TV analyst. He was also all over the place during TNT’s all-star weekend telecast. McGrady’s next stop will be ESPN as an analyst. He joins ESPN’s roster of Jalen Rosen, Chauncey Billups and other former players. Former All-Star [...]

February 9, 1992 is a memorable and important day in NBA and pop culture history. Magic Johnson came out of retirement three months after testing positive for HIV and won the MVP award of the 1992 NBA All-Star Game. This was an important moment in history. Magic Johnson was the first superstar athlete to come [...]