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Franz Wagner is not a finalist for the NBA's Rookie of the Year Award. The NBA has announced Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley as the top three for ROY voting.
Franz is still our ROY though.
Reminder (as others have reminded):
#Bucks
guard Sterling Brown was a victim of police violence. This is not hypothetical to them or the larger NBA career.
The Bucks have been more vocal about police violence and racial profiling than the rest of the league for years. To decide not to play today would add to that distinction.
Teams are starting to get eliminated from the playoffs. We are already thinking about which of those players might be good fits for the
#Magic
.
@LucaLockheart
has a few players to explore:
Jamahl Mosley said Paolo Banchero, Moe Wagner and Markelle Fultz participated in practice today for the
#Magic
. Banchero’s availability will depend on how he responds physically to the practice today. He is still day-to-day.
Nikola Vucevic is the first player in Magic history with 20 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game.
Vucevic is also the only player in Magic history with multiple career 30-point triple-doubles.
The
#Magic
officially announce Bally Sports Florida will broadcast 81 of the
#Magic
's 82 regular season games. The one they will not broadcast is the Nov. 1 game at OKC which will air on TNT.
This will be the 10th year with David Steele and Jeff Turner on the broadcast.
STUFF carrying Dwight Howard in a fireman's carry on the Jumbotron while the
#Magic
lead 101-96 with 17.7 seconds left in Game 6 was not on my bingo card in the preseason.
I would prefer the DeVos family not use the Magic as a political vehicle and keep that money separate. But that is just being naive. Billionaires going to billionaire. And this is deeply disappointing especially in a city like Orlando. Just making it harder to connect.
Just thumbing through e-mails...
TNT announced the broadcast team for Tuesday's game against the Thunder:
PxP: Kevin Harlan
Analysts: Shaquille O'Neal and Stan Van Gundy
Sideline: Dennis Scott
Going to be a fun night celebrating this year's team and No. 32!
For those who *must* know...
The
#Magic
advance to the quarterfinals with:
A BKN loss on Tuesday.
OR
A BOS win by fewer than 23 points & a BKN win by fewer than 14 points.
The Nets advance with a BKN win and a BOS loss.
The
#Magic
's new "death lineup" of Suggs/Franz/Banchero/Isaac/Carter played 7 minutes tonight with a 100.0 offensive rating and 86.7 defensive rating.
Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony has agreed on a three-year, $39 million contract extension, Jeff Schwartz and Javon Phillips of
@excelbasketball
tell ESPN.
Paolo Banchero officially finished fifth in Eastern Frontcourt Starters voting. He was fourth in the player vote. He picked up another two spots in the fan vote, finishing sixth.
That bodes really well for his chances to be named a reserve.
That is the kind of win that makes you believe in this project. Team continues to fight hard. Cole and Franz on another level. One win is one brick. Keep building.
#MagicTogether
Very proud of the Amway Center. Have had my watch on sleep mode all game. Just checked it... I got four notifications that the decibel levels hit 90 dB and would be unsafe for my ears, including two back to back at the end of the game.
Great job
#Magic
fans!
Jalen Suggs has talked shit to fans courtside, the Nuggets, teammates, and officials, he has 26 points on 7-of-9 from 3 and I'm ready to get a tattoo of him.
Per ESPN, the
#Magic
are the third team to score 110 points through three quarters in consecutive games. The others? The 2020 Lakers and the 2019 Warriors.
This Magic team did that.
This is happening tonight. Posting only to keep people aware. Think what you want about it. Be respectful if you comment.
But the COVID-19 vaccine is safe. It has saved lives. And we encourage everyone to get it if they haven’t.
Thread: Orlando Magic player Jonathan Isaac being introduced at the pro-Trump, conspiracy theory ReAwaken America Tour by Clay Clark who recently said the COVID vaccine will end up turning people into biting zombies.
Things I’m looking forward to the rest of the
#Magic
season:
1. Chuma’s development
2. Whenever Harris plays again
3. Cole Anthony’s return
4. The Cole is back game
5. Terrence Ross revenge tour
6. The RJ Hampton game
7. Mo is finally playing!
8. Guys, we should so keep Otto
Franz Wagner is a really special player. He just keeps going at the same pace. Really rare to find a rookie who can be a team's heartbeat like this.
#Magic
had to push him forward faster than they wanted, but he is delivering every time. This is really special.
In all seriousness… these guys deserve it. Especially
@NikolaVucevic
,
@EvanFourmizz
and
@Double0AG
. Those guys have been through hell here the last five years. They kept working and believing. And we are here now.
#PureMagic
guys. The fans here appreciate it all.
I have never seen Franz gesturing to the crowd like this. He gave the fans the and-1 and egged them on more. When Mosley talks about this team playing with joy this is it. Do your work, have fun while you are doing it.
104-78 ORL, 5:34 4th
Before you make any analysis about the
#Magic
, please recognizes this fact:
The
#Raptors
are really really good. The
#Magic
are a flawed team. And losing this game or in five or whatever doesn’t take away from what this team accomplished this year.
One little thing...
#Magic
announced tonight's game as a sellout. The Magic have sold out all four home games so far this season. Easy to do against Boston and Golden State. Not so easy (albeit on a Friday and Saturday) against Charlotte and Sacramento.
Keep filling the Am.
The NBA announced Franz Wagner was among the nominees for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week Award.
I doubt Wagner wins back-to-back Rookie of the Month Awards. But he still had a solid month in January (at least a good close).
#Magic