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The Magic are hoping Caleb Houstan will develop into a 3-and-D wing who’ll make winning plays. “He can be a very capable shooter,” president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman told the Sentinel. “He has a very team-oriented outlook. He guards. He does a lot of little things that don’t show up in the boxscore."

The Orlando Magic and Brazilian-club Flamengo will play a preseason game for the fourth time since 2014.

Big man Goga Bitadze capitalized on increased playing time with the Orlando Magic after being waived by the Indiana Pacers.

The Orlando Magic were among the teams Lakeland Highland Prep alum Brice Sensabaugh met with during the NBA draft combine.

Orlando is seeking $256 million in county resort tax revenue for upgrades to Amway Center, which would host the NBA All-Star Weekend.

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Orlando acquired the No. 11 pick from the Chicago Bulls, who owed the Magic a first-round pick from the March 2021 trade that sent Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to Chicago for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr., a 2021 first-round pick (Franz Wagner, at No. 8) and an additional first-rounder.

The Orlando Magic will soon receive significant clarity on the direction of their offseason. Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery, which will start at 8 p.m. in Chicago and will be broadcast on ESPN, will reveal not just where the Magic’s first-round pick will land but also how many first-rounders they’ll be working with for June’s draft. […]

The Magic will have multiple opportunities this offseason to bolster their roster and improve on their 34-48 record from 2022-23.

Chuma Okeke had an inconsistent third season and lost his spot in the lineup down the stretch for two main reasons: injury and not showing significant development from the previous season in a key area.

Running off at the typewriter … In case you’re wondering, the DeVos family – the owners of the Orlando Magic – are utterly and completely uninterested in also owning a Major League Baseball team in Central Florida. When Magic co-founder Pat Williams held a media conference earlier this week and explained the type of owner […]

The Orlando Magic will host 44 youth basketball camps for boys and girls ages 7-17 across Central Florida along with an overnight camp and a special needs youth clinic this summer. Registration for the camps is open and limited space is available for all sessions. Camps will begin May 30 at Rosen Jewish Community Center in Orlando. To register for any Magic Youth […]

John Morgan thinks former NBA star Grant Hill would be a great candidate for Florida Democrats against U.S. Sen. Rick Scott next year.

The honor was a formality for Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, who was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year two weeks ago.

Moe Wagner, who'll become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, averaged multiple career highs in 2022-23.