Where They Stand
The Magic start over on the sideline after a brutal spring: a 45-37 season and eighth seed ended with a seven-game first-round collapse to Detroit, blowing a 3-1 lead and Game 7 at home. Jamahl Mosley was fired May 4, and Spurs associate Sean Sweeney was hired June 1 to install a switching, space-driven system.
The core survived the summer intact — Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane and Jalen Suggs — with Nikola Vučević back on a one-year deal and Jonathan Isaac re-signed. Kevin Knox II joined the 20-man camp roster Sept 24, camp opened Sept 29, and the season tips Oct 21 against Atlanta at Kia Center.
The Squad
Paolo Banchero
Franz Wagner
Desmond Bane
Jalen Suggs
Wendell Carter Jr.
Nikola Vučević
Jonathan Isaac
Anthony Black
Tristan da Silva
Jase Richardson
Jevon Carter
Goga Bitadze
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Team News
Magic training camp: early observations from media day and first practice
Sean Sweeney ran his first practice with a new vocabulary — switching coverages, spacing triggers — while Banchero and Wagner set the tone for a reset season.
Magic sign former lottery pick Kevin Knox II
Orlando added Knox to its 20-man training camp roster, finalizing the group competing for spots behind the core rotation.
Magic players share excitement for their roles under Sweeney
Players described defined, aggressive roles in the new coach's system and a camp energy they say feels different from last year's collapse.