Are They Good? Orlando Magic: Players, Coaches and Front Office

The Orlando Magic may not get a lot of national attention on ESPN, TNT or whatever sports broadcast you prefer, but they've proven themselves so far this year. Fighting their way into the play off conversation with wins over teams like the Celtics, Knicks, Bucks, Pacers and the Cavs, this young team is in position to shock everyone potentially.
But can youthful engergy and a team 1st attitude get them over the hump and into a deep play off run? With teams like Jalen Brunson's New York Knicks, Donovan Mitchell's Cleveland Cavliers, Tyrese Halliburton's Indiana Pacers, Giannis Antetokounmpo's Milwakee Bucks and the potentiall Joel Embiid less Philly 76ers stadning in the way, the Magic are in for a tough ride.
Can Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Markelle Fultz, Johnathan Issac, Wendell Carter Jr and rookie Anthony Black push this team over the top? With recent attention from JJ Redick, Paolo and Franz are slowly becoming household names and lead this young Magic team. While fans are skeptical with the front office for making no trades this NBA trade deadline, there's still hope this team can either jump the Play In Tournement or power through it for the 1st playoff apperance in a long time.
Can Paolo and Franz reach the heights of Shaq, a former Magic player? With Shaquille O'Neal's jersey being retired in Orlando, there's a lot of buzz around the city and this team.

[@TravelAdventureswithEricB]

Paolo and Franz are young stars

[@aretheygoodnba]

For sure, Paolo making the All Star game is abig step in the right direction. Plus Franz and Mo are coming off that FIBA win this summer.

[@gooba1015]

Paolo 6'10 Franz 6'10 Wendell 6'10 Isaac 6'10 Mo Wagner 6'11 Goga 6'10 Ingles 6'9 Caleb Houstan 6'8 Anthony Black 6'7 This is a tall team. Great to see positional size

[@aretheygoodnba]

They're some big boys

[@fadli6443]

joe ingles 6'9. ok dude whatever

[@MrTV-cs3mu]

Refs don’t really give us calls tell me how our Stars Paolo and Franz score 30+ points with out Freethrows….

[@aretheygoodnba]

They're really good that's how haha If AB and Jett keep getting better, next years gonna be wild

[@QuickTipsAccounting]

To be fair, Paolo is top 10 in the league in free throw attempts per game. But you are right about not getting the calls at times.

[@tykemorris]

Magic are a big, young, athletic, deep and hungry team with great chemistry. They have one of the best second units and one of the best defenses in the league and with Star big men they score well in the paint. Their downside is 3-point shooting but they also defend the 3-point line well. They will be tough to knock out of the playoffs.

[@aretheygoodnba]

I'm with ya there, they should have a good play off run this year

[@MrTV-cs3mu]

You might want to update this video especially with the JI info and also PLAY OUR SONG!

[@aretheygoodnba]

I'll probably make a recap heading into the play offs haha don't know about the song though, assume I'd get copyrighted right off youtube

[@MrTV-cs3mu]

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[@MrTV-cs3mu]

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[@MrTV-cs3mu]

@@aretheygoodnba it’s viral now we even have other teams and other players playing it😂

[@aretheygoodnba]

@@MrTV-cs3mu Haha maybe I'll give it a try

[@EasyRidingWithUncleDoc]

The remaining schedule is favorable for a strong post allstar push. The Celtics and Cavaliers are playing well and likely out of reach. The rest of the east is up for grabs, going to be interesting.

[@aretheygoodnba]

For sure, should be a good play in lock team

[@AlaskaAdVANtures]

Markelle tried to tell yall before the season started. “Top 4 team in the east”. He wasn’t cappin

[@aretheygoodnba]

Fingers crossed they stay there through the end of the season, still a tight race. They for sure worked for it though

[@gooba1015]

I honestly think Magic just need to move on from Markelle Fultz and Gary Harris. Magic play better with Anthony Black and Caleb Houstan. Looks like their just waiting for fultz contract to expire.

[@aretheygoodnba]

I woulddn't be shockedd if thats the case. I think Fultz and Harris are both expiring so proabbly not resigning them. Or if they do it'll be a smaller contract

[@tykemorris]

Totally disagree on both of them. Magic record with and without Fultz over the last two years is a clear indication that Fultz is a difference maker. Anthony Black had a chance to show what he could do and it wasn't much. Gary Harris a solid shooter while Howard has been relegated to the G League. Our improvement this year has nothing to do with our two lottery picks other than added depth.

[@aretheygoodnba]

@@tykemorris Fair enough but without AB being able to handle stepping into that roll, this team wouldn't be in the play off conversation. Sure he didn't do it alone but for a rookie he did well. Fultz and JI are kinda the same in this regard , they make a big difference but also don't play alot. If they resign Fultz I think he'd be better served off the bench, saved for when he's needed.

[@brandonandrews157]

for this team to get only one game nationally is disgraceful shame on the Nba they are a team on the rise with two young horses

[@aretheygoodnba]

For sure, they should have way more

[@jonjonzz42]

Dude the magic have been irrelevant for the last 10 years, and scheduled games on national TV are determined well before the season starts. Of course the big TV names get the big TV games. This year they'll have more, watch. When the schedule comes out I'll bet the magic are on nat tv at least 4 or 5 times this year. It's a small market team; it's how it goes. I like being under the radar myself.

[@shahin-177]

You have to include J. Issac and WCJr when you bring up defense. Goga has been getting DNPs a lot the past 2 months.

[@aretheygoodnba]

True, however they were both out for long stretches at the beginning of the season when I started writing this. Since their return the defense has gotten better for sure.

[@TrillvilleHotDog]

Handful of televised games?!? They’ve only had ONE on TNT since 2012.

[@aretheygoodnba]

My bad, I should've specified, I was including NBA tv games

[@aretheygoodnba]

What do YOU think about the Orlando Magic?

[@blaisereed-jenkins8362]

A team with the a bright future

[@aretheygoodnba]

@@blaisereed-jenkins8362 100% agree

[@TrillvilleHotDog]

The future - stay tuned.

[@aretheygoodnba]

@@TrillvilleHotDog 100% agree

[@matthewadkins7973]

So glad u made this magic fans are starved of team content

[@aretheygoodnba]

Glad I can help!

[@MrTV-cs3mu]

Not really check out the sixthmanshow

[@matthewadkins7973]

@@MrTV-cs3mu I have, there’s a decent bit of long form content for the magic but it’s all magic channels and most of its hours long. I’m not tryna watch a podcast

[@aretheygoodnba]

@@MrTV-cs3mu They're good, Locked on Magic is pretty good and those Paolo and Franz JJ Redick interviews are really interesting imo

[@Luckycole187]

Got a very long way to go

[@aretheygoodnba]

If Anthony Black and Jett Howard take a leap next year, they could be a big threat in the East

[@albertojanessa4560]

"promo sm" 💪

[@thedistantprinceinyouremai6345]

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers good enough to make/win the finals without Lebron before he retires?

[@aretheygoodnba]

I don't think they'll do it this year and it might make them realize they need to build around Mitchell and maybe shrink to 1 big. The 4 guy set up seems to be a little muddy. When Mithcell is just the guy, he goes off. Him and a cast designed for him might be able to do it.