The Magic won##Q##t be able to pass up Kansas shooting guard Ben McLemore — a potential superstar — with the No. 2 pick in the upcoming NBA draft. Or so says Chris Mannix, the national NBA insider for Sports Illustrated. “I just think McLemore has real superstar quality,” … Continue reading
You know it##Q##s been a forgettable NBA season when the highlight of the year for Magic fans came Tuesday night when a few hundred of them cheered loudly at the Amway Center as they watched on TV as bunch of guys dressed in suits prayed for their bouncing pingpong ball … Continue reading
NEW YORK — In the end, the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery came down to the league##Q##s two most accomplished good-luck charms: Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Williams and Nick Gilbert, the 16-year-old son of Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert. Then, NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver ended the suspense. “The … Continue reading
After a calendar year of franchise-changing decisions and a regular season dominated by losses, the next stage of the Orlando Magic‘s rebuilding process will be determined by the random bounces of 14 pingpong balls Tuesday night. The Magic will enter the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery with a 25.0 percent … Continue reading
Here##Q##s how the NBA Draft Lottery works. • Fourteen pingpong balls numbered 1-14 are placed in a lottery-style drum. • There are 1,001 possible combinations when four pingpong balls are drawn out of 14, without regard to the order the pingpong balls are selected. Topics Table Tennis NBA Draft Orlando … Continue reading
Orlando Magic fans approach Pat Williams whenever they see him around town these days. “Come on home with the first pick,” they say. “Bring it on back,” they say. Related Nerlens Noel leads the current 2013 Consensus NBA Draft Board Schmitz##Q##s Take: Can Magic risk drafting Nerlens Noel? … Continue reading
At least several general managers who attended the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday and Friday hope league officials will do away with the event’s on-court drill work and instead use the time to give teams more interviews with prospects. After scouting players throughout the college season, or in some … Continue reading
CHICAGO — For the Orlando Magic, the most valuable part of the 2013 NBA Draft Combine occurred far away from the basketball court. Team officials relished the chance to sit down and speak with some of the draft##Q##s most heralded prospects, including Kentucky center Nerlens Noel, Kansas shooting guard … Continue reading
CHICAGO — With their second-string point guard slated to become a free agent and their third-string point guard possessing an unguaranteed contract, Orlando Magic officials already have met with some potential backcourt replacements during the 2013 NBA Draft Combine. C.J. McCollum, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Lehigh, and Myck … Continue reading
CHICAGO — You couldn##Q##t have missed Orlando Magic officials if you visited the 2013 NBA Draft Combine on Thursday. Coach Jacque Vaughn sat at midcourt inside the Attack Athletics gym, flanked by lead assistant coach James Borrego, assistant general manager Matt Lloyd and scouting and player development manager Brian Wright. … Continue reading
