2024 Preseason Thread

[CTMagicUK 1,620]

4 hours ago, Luke_FfS said:

I know and I'm sure of that :), but in your explanation you were considering trades for Wendell like the one to one player trade was the only option, as a reason why now is more tradable. I'wasn't really convinced about that reasoning.

And yes, I know we are out of cap space for the future being, but we're in that situation because we actually confirmed and re-signed every player in the (Magic) world. We had space in the past, and we always used it in the same way.

 

21 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

 

And for that same reason he couldn't be the key piece in a deal for a high paid player because you'd have to match considerable additional salary and we don't really have an expendable large salary to do that. 

 

 

[jmmagicfan 314]

Gary Harris? As an expendable salary?

[CTMagicUK 1,620]

11 hours ago, jmmagicfan said:

Gary Harris? As an expendable salary?

To be fair yes. He did waive his no trade clause when he signed a new deal (as did Mo Wagner who I guess also counts but I'd be heartbroken so I refuse to believe it could happen). I'd forgotten all about Gary to be honest lol

[Shine88 114]

https://x.com/Josh_Cohen_NBA/status/1844726521560219908

Dope video breaking down the corner 3 point shot, which Kenny is the best corner 3 point shooter in the league.

[Soul Bro 1,501]

20 minutes ago, Shine88 said:

https://x.com/Josh_Cohen_NBA/status/1844726521560219908

Dope video breaking down the corner 3 point shot, which Kenny is the best corner 3 point shooter in the league.

Good info. I just remember Fultz refusing to shoot the rock, which killed our spacing.

[orlandoholic 189]

13 hours ago, Soul Bro said:

Good info. I just remember Fultz refusing to shoot the rock, which killed our spacing.

Howard and TDS should see the floor with Franz/Paolo because they are lethal spot up shooters!! 

I hope we will see this at a point this season.. 
 

[JJZFL 700]

I have to say that so far this has been a pretty dull preseason.  Of course the storm has taken most of the attention of those who live in the area, so that’s part of it.  We’ll see if it gets more interesting now that the storm is behind us.  

[Jay Magic 1,322]

 

[Jay Magic 1,322]

Watching the OGs podcast with Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem there guest is Michael Beasley he wants to work with Paolo and speaks very highly of P5 and the player he is about to become..  Beasley talent wise is 1 of the best to ever do it!

[Shine88 114]

An anonymous NBA executive believes the Denver Nuggets are ‘stuck’ due to Jamal Murray declining and Michael Porter Jr. being overrated “Denver’s second-best player is going backward. Jamal [Murray] hasn’t been the same. There is something about Jamal’s health and physical capacity right now that concerns me. Michael Porter is also terribly overrated. He’s a one-way player and just a scorer. I also don’t think Denver has the assets to get an upgrade. They’ll be stuck with the team they have.”

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1845840880646918567

That Denver pick.

 

[Shine88 114]

Orlando Will Trade for Anfernee Simons...or LaMelo Ball

 

Bold predictions are best packaged as wishful-thinking agendas. Welcome to mine.

The Orlando Magic have so far punted on making a bigger move while their core players remain on cheapo deals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a nice addition—one of the summer's more consequential transactions. But he doubles down on Orlando's strengths more than he injects the requisite off-the-dribble shot-making and initiation into the offensive pecking order.

Right now, the Magic's makeup profiles as a bet on Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs more than anyone else. The latter is among my top Most Improved Player candidates, so I understand the logic. I just don't think it's going to be enough. Orlando is entering the phase of its trajectory in which it's trying to crack the contender clique. But it will need a higher-end weapon, particularly inside the half-court.

Fortunately for the Magic, they have the draft equity, intriguing enough prospects, matching-salary tools and flexibility underneath the tax aprons to swing big on the trade market. Their default is usually continuity—or at least not monster moves. They are going to buck that trend this year.

More specifically, I am keeping an eye on Anfernee Simons (a Florida native) and LaMelo Ball.

Simons is the less spicy of the two. His exit from the Portland Trail Blazers seems fait accompli if they ever plan on Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe being healthy at the same time. His brand of shot-making is exactly what Orlando needs.

Nothing out there suggests Ball is immediately available, but he is on his second contract and has a checkered health bill from seasons past.

With the Charlotte Hornets most likely in the early stages of their rebuild, the 23-year-old projects as less untouchable than we might think. And the Magic are good enough, right now, to value him like a finishing-piece cornerstone if they're not peeved by the state of his ankles.

–Dan Favale

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10139295-br-staff-bold-predictions-for-the-2024-25-nba-season

 

[Jay Magic 1,322]

Sacramento Kings De'Aaron Fox is bypassing a three-year, $165 million maximum extension this year. Fox is set to become a free agent in summer 2026

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