Orlando Magic

July 3, 2012 – Dan Favale The Brooklyn Nets threw financial caution to the wind on Monday, agreeing in principle on a deal that brings in Atlanta Hawks All-Star shooting guard Joe Johnson. From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: The Nets and Hawks have agreed in principle to complete the Joe Johnson trade, league sources [...]

June 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As if getting the consensus #1 pick in the NBA Draft, Anthony Davis, was not enough, the New Orleans Hornets scored another coup when they landed Duke’s Austin Rivers at the 10th spot. While it usually takes young core some time to develop, just look at the Oklahoma [...]

June 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As we prepare for Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals, here are the Top 10 Individual Performances in NBA Finals’ Game 5’s over the last 20 years (1991-2011): 10. 2009 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) Closing out Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in [...]

June 1, 2012 – Dan Favale Phil Jackson appears to be headed back to work within the NBA in some capacity, just not with the Orlando Magic. And rightfully so. From Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Magic CEO Alex Martins was formally presented on Wednesday with a scenario involving Jackson by Sam Vincent, who [...]

May 22, 2012 – Dan Favale The Orlando Magic sent a message Monday when they parted ways with head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith. Did I write message? I’m sorry, I mean held up a white flag. [...]

May 9, 2012 – Dan Favale Reality is setting in for the Orlando Magic, and it’s not pretty. Now that Orlando’s postseason is officially over, the Dwight Howard saga that dominated headlines for much of the season is poised to rear its ugly head once again, this time, potentially destroying the entire organization. [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith (via CBS) is reporting a tip from someone in Dwight Howard’s camp that he will be demanding a trade as soon as Orlando is eliminated from the playoffs. Howard apparently is fed up with the organization and how they have treated him. Pay special [...]

April 20, 2012 – Griffin Gotta This time next week will officially be NBA Playoffs Eve; with six days left to decide who plays whom and who will qualify in the lower half of each respective conference’s standings, this is essentially a final reminder to breathe deeply and try to get any pressing matters taken [...]

April 18, 2012 – Dan Favale The Orlando Magic are living a nightmare, yet there is an obscure, hard-to-acknowledge silver lining amidst their generous portion of turmoil. After what seemed like a futile effort to convince Dwight Howard to stay went [...]

April 17, 2012 – R.S. De France Is Bynum the Best Center in the NBA? After Andrew Bynum led the Los Angeles Lakers to victory in overtime against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks, many are wondering if Bynum has become the best center in basketball. Bynum scored 23 points and pulled in 16 rebounds on [...]