Do You Believe in Magic?

Welcome back Magic fans!  

Today we bring back OPP founder Evan Dunlap to discuss Marc Stein's recent report in the New York Times.  According to Stein, we can expect the Magic to move on from Evan Fournier, Elfrid Payton and Mario Hezonja in the upcoming weeks.

Plus, why does Frank Vogel keep playing Payton and Simmons together?  Biyombo's numbers look good on paper, so why do the Magic suffer so much with him on the floor?  

And finally we get Evan's 

 

 

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The Orlando Magic have taken a disastrous step back in a season many expected a surge in development.  Losers of 26 of 30, the Magic sit one game back of the worst record in the NBA (Atlanta).  It's time to assess the damage, as we are joined by Aaron Goldstone and Will Ogburn of Orlando Pinstriped Post for player grades and evaluations at the midpoint in the season.

Then Ben Standig of Locked on Wizards and Marcus Atkinson of BulletsForever join us to talk Orlando's upcoming matchup.  

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Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations, Jeff Weltman, made several statements to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, and Zach and I break it down in detail.  

Plus we talk Frank Vogel, shooting slumps, and go through every player on the roster and their potential trade value.  

All this and more.  Thank you for listening!  

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The continually floundering Orlando Magic face off with the King, Lebron James on Saturday night fresh off his 33rd birthday and second consecutive Eastern Conference Player of the Month award.  

The Cavs have dropped four of five, but with point guard Isaiah Thomas returning to the lineup, their fortunes should turn around quite quickly.  The speedy point guard was electric in his return against the Trailblazers on Tuesday scoring 17 points in just 19 minutes on 6/12 shooting, including three of eight from three.  

Locked on Cavs Host and Editor to Fear the Sword, Chris Manning joins us to discuss what Magic fans should expect from the greatest potential threat to the Golden State Warriors.  

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The Magic bounced back this week, though they did lose two of three against the Pistons, Heat and Nets.  However, with Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon back in the lineup, the offense has come to life and brought purpose to Bismack Biyombo in the starting lineup.  Jonathan Simmons continues to struggle in the starting lineup, and the team as a whole struggles to close out these games which presented multiple opportunities for wins.  

So although the Magic continue their losing wasy (22 out of 26), the optimism levels have to be pointing upward.  But playing catchup from 7.5 games behind the surging Pacers will probably turn out to great a cost for our hometown heroes.

Join Aaron Goldstone and Will Ogburn as they recap the three losses, and join Ben Dubose of Locked on Rockets as we preview what is to come!

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Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk and NBC Sports joined us to talk several of the most important storylines in today's NBA.  

We started with the polarizing relationship brewing between Baron Davis and Laura Dern.  How did they meet, and what are some other NBA relationships you would like to see blossom? 

Then Kurt takes a dive into the Western Conference to discuss the validity of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder.  

Do the Clippers still have time to bounce back into the playoffs with the return of Telodosic and Blake Griffin?  

What tiers do you put contenders like the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonion Spurs as well as the rest of the NBA.

Kurt continues with comments regarding Kyrie Irving's polarizing summer, as well as his take on superstars gaining more and more power over franchises.

Then we experiment with a little All Star fun.  How do five guards vs. five big men sound?  

Finally we cover the the Magic, and the future of the franchise.  

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