Soul Bro

I only was able to watch the first half, but guys were getting clotheslined out there. Super rough and sloppy. I like what I've seen of Jase and Penda. Both seem to have great BBIQs and are what I expected. I personally think Penda will likely get more PT this year than Jase given his physicality and experience.

Back in the day, I really wanted Ray Allen on our team. Now I find myself so excited to watch Bane. The sky is the limit for this squad.

The new ESPN piece on Lebron is fascinating. Ultimately, he's been iced out by LA with Luka coming on board. I now highly doubt he starts the season in LA. Curious where he goes next.

Loved Jase’s defense and Penda’s overall physicality. Also TDS was our best player out there tonight.

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/thunder-jalen-williams-gets-246-145955241.html I'm not a salary cap guy, but that will be a lot of money committed to just three guys. It makes our salary situation look encouraging.

Are you ready for some basketball??? Will our rooks star? Will they at least flash? Do the Magic have the best mascot in sports? These are all relevant questions. Summer league for the Magic kicks off tomorrow night at 7:30 EDT.

Twiggy can really plan but can he stay healthy? I actually love the dude on the court.

What an exciting time to be a Magic fan. Let’s go!

Given his experience playing pro-ball in France, I think Penda is a "win now" pick. I'm hoping he earns real minutes this season. Either way, it looks like Mose will at least have to play TDS or him.

Great scouting report on Penda. I can't wait to see this kid wreak havoc. https://hoopshype.com/lists/noah-penda-nba-draft-scouting-report-and-intel/

https://dallashoopsjournal.com/p/god-shammgod-orlando-magic-dallas-mavericks-contract/

Awesome! Finally some player development for our guards.

For all the young bucks on the forum, now's the time to let the Magic theme song enter your soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vqd-sVisr4

That's tough. Reading that it'll likely take months for him to recover. As I look at our team, I see four guys who have All-Star talent/potential: Suggs, Bane, Wagner, and Banchero. All are still young, seemingly good dudes, and are thirsty for greatness. My point being it's nice to have that level of depth and talent, whereas Memphis only has two of those guys: Morant and JJJ. One is a hothead and now the other is now hurt. I like being a Magic fan right now.

Beyond bringing back Moe, the simplest move I want us to make is to dump Jett (with a second pick or two, if needed) to a team like the Nets, and then I want us to bring back Caleb. Beyond Jett being awful, Caleb is still only 22-years-old, a very solid shooter, and knows his role well. Who cares if he wasn't drafted a high as Jett? He's the better player.

It's an arms race right now! Wowzers!!! I'm glad we still have some youth and development on our side. Money is flying everywhere. It's wild!

Post of the year! Ha!

I’m not a huge WCJ (or Goga) fan, but the money these bigs are getting make their deals look like bargains.

Gotcha. Well I hope we do more :)

I’m so happy Cole and Harris are gone. No, I think we still free up more money via trade to bring back Moe and maybe Caleb or another free agent. Beyond Mo being a huge locker room guy, he was a legit 6th man candidate until the injury. Oh and he’s Franz’s brother. I don’t want to give him big money, but I don’t want to lose him either. Honestly, I’d rather keep him than JI.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45519132/nba-free-agency-2025-reaction-grades-biggest-signings

Not at all. Our starting five (i.e. Suggs, Bane, Wagner, Banchero, and WCJ), if it can stay healthy, should easily by the nastiest defense in the NBA. Add in Bane and hopefully some three point development from some of the other guys, and our offense should get a sizable bump, too. I will be curious how Jones' role impacts AB's role off the bench.

Finally... a legit value signing for Orlando. Plus, a guy who can run point and shoot. I'll take it!

With the core we now have in place, free agents should be pushing to play in Orlando. Add to that the no state sales tax and sunny weather, and we have a great pitch for value signings. I'm personally hoping guys like Smart or Middleton get bought out, as I think either would be great off the bench for us on bargain deals.

It wasn't just Vecenie. It was Windhorst and others, too. KCP was unplayable in the playoffs (https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203484?SeasonType=Playoffs). I get the matching salaries bit, but my point is signings only matter for how they deliver wins to a team. KPC and Cole, even with his expiring this coming year, were bad deals in hindsight.