In what seems to be a perfect marriage that was destined to come true the moment jersey sponsorships became official for the 2017-18 season, the Orlando Magic have agreed to a deal with Disney to sponsor their jerseys for the 2017-18 season. [tweet https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/877171691281154048] Surprisingly the patch doesn’t really stand out too much from the [...]
June 22, 2017
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Toronto Raptors general manager Jeff Weltman, a highly-regarded long-time NBA front-office executive, has been hired by the Orlando Magic as their president of basketball operations. “Jeff Weltman brings tremendous experience and a team-first approach to our president of basketball operations position,” Magic CEO Alex Martins said in a statement. “Jeff is a strategic thinker and [...]
May 23, 2017
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The Orlando Magic are ready to shoot their shot. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the team is interested in poaching Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin to fill the front-office vacancy created by their decision to fire Rob Hennigan: The Orlando Magic’s search process for a new top basketball executive could extend until the [...]
April 21, 2017
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After firing general manager Rob Hennigan at the end of the regular season, the Orlando Magic have a gaping hole in their front office — causing a problem with the draft and free agency on the horizon. Matt Lloyd has taken the reins in the interim, but the team has reportedly started kicking around a bunch [...]
April 19, 2017
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While it is always a difficult and unfortunate decision for an organization to fire their general manager and move forward in a different direction, it was time for the Magic to move on from Rob Hennigan. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/852537451268722688] The Magic never made the postseason in Hennigan’s five seasons and are currently on their 3rd head [...]
April 13, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Has Jeff Green played his last game as a member of the Orlando Magic? Probably. Green hasn’t played since March 20 while dealing with back spasms. He told reporters the team was benching him for the year so it can play the young guys, and head coach Frank Vogel confirmed as much, per the Orlando Sentinel‘s [...]
April 6, 2017
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One of the last things you want to do as an NBA general manager for a team that’s wrapping up a disappointing season is answer questions about a potentially, and accidentally, leaked look at your offseason plans. And yet, this is the situation in which Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan finds himself. Orlando signed Patricio [...]
April 4, 2017
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The Orlando Magic are currently sitting in 14th place in the eastern conference at 25-45 and will miss the postseason for the fifth straight season. Not exactly what the organization or fan base was hoping for when you consider the fact that the Magic went all in to make the postseason this year, by trading [...]
March 21, 2017
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Doc Rivers and the Orlando Magic, together again? It could happen. And soon. Or maybe not soon. Or at all. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: There has been persistent chatter for weeks on the NBA’s front-office grapevine that the Orlando Magic and Rivers will explore a reunion down the road. Now, you’re certainly not alone if [...]
March 20, 2017
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My how Brandon Knight’s value around the league has cratered. The 25-year-old guard was acquired by the Suns in the infamous final 15 minutes of the 2015 NBA trade deadline, in exchange for a Lakers 1st round pick that could be top five this season and now the Suns can’t even trade Knight for a [...]
February 23, 2017
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Ryan Bawek