Magic wing Bol Bol on career with Nuggets: ‘I feel I could’ve worked a lot harder’

NBA breakout star Bol Bol is averaging career-high numbers this season with the Orlando Magic, and the forward also feels he could have trained harder in his first three seasons with the Denver Nuggets. “Yeah, I can say there was a little bit, I feel I could’ve worked a lot harder,” Bol said on his […]

James Foglio  •  16 Jan 2023
NBA Top 10 Plays From Wednesday’s Games As Damian Lillard Posterize’s Cole Anthony

We had some fantastic finishes in the NBA last night. Jimmy Butler’s perfect game from the free-throw line helped Miami escape a close win vs OKC. Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost 116-114 to the Utah Jazz in his return to Salt Lake City. James Harden’s triple-double lead the 76ers in a rout over […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Jan 2023
Magic wing Bol Bol (quarantine), center Moritz Wagner (suspension) out vs. Grizzlies

Orlando Magic forward Bol Bol (quarantine) and center Moritz Wagner (suspension) are out for Thursday night’s home game versus the Memphis Grizzlies. Jonathan Isaac (knee) and Chuma Okeke (knee) remain out indefinitely. Admiral Schofield, Franz Wagner, and Kevon Harris are listed as probable. All three players have already served their suspensions from an on-court altercation […]

James Foglio  •  05 Jan 2023
Brawl Between The Magic And Pistons Leads To Three Players Being Ejected In First Half

Both the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons have struggled to find consistent wins in 2022-23. Together, they have a total of 22 wins so far. The top four seeds in the East have 22 wins or better already this season. Last night the two teams faced off for their second matchup so far this […]

Zach Wolpin  •  29 Dec 2022
Paolo Banchero on LeBron James: ‘That’s been my favorite player since I was a kid’

After the Los Angeles Lakers won 129-110 over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, Paolo Banchero was asked what LeBron James has meant to him throughout the course of his life. “Anybody that knows me knows that’s been my favorite player since I was a young kid,” said the rookie forward. “A guy who I’ve […]

James Foglio  •  28 Dec 2022
Magic demanding first-round draft pick for Mo Bamba?

The Orlando Magic have no intention of trading away fifth-year center Mo Bamba, but if an NBA team is interested in dealing for the seven-foot big man, a contender will have to surrender at least a first-round draft pick. “League executives expect Orlando to hold out for a protected first-round selection or a late first-round […]

James Foglio  •  21 Dec 2022
Magic’s Okeke Chuma undergoes arthroscopic procedure, out at least a month

Orlando Magic forward Okeke Chuma underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee Monday, and the third-year player is expected to miss at least a month. The 24-year-old will be re-evaluated in four weeks. According to ESPN, Okeke went through a chondroplasty, which is corrective surgery designed to repair the cartilage of the knee. During […]

James Foglio  •  20 Dec 2022
Why Orlando’s Paolo Banchero Is Not Your Average NBA Rookie

The Orlando Magic continue to try and add pieces to their franchise that will elevate them to new levels. In the 2022 NBA draft they had the first overall pick and took PF Paolo Banchero from Duke. Banchero was a dominant athlete for the Blue Devils in his one collegiate season. He and the Magic […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 Dec 2022
How Paolo Banchero And The Magic Used Trash Talk As Added Motivation To Beat Celtics Twice

The start to the 2022-23 season for the Orlando Magic was not particularly favorable, but the team has been trending upwards in the last two weeks. Orlando are 6-4 in their last ten and are on a six-game win streak. Over the weekend, the Magic did the impossible beating the Boston Celtics in consecutive games. Magic […]

Zach Wolpin  •  19 Dec 2022