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Magic decline fourth-year option on Mario Hezonja

The end of the Mario Hezonja era in Orlando could be near.

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that Orlando declined the fourth-year option for Hezonja, who the Magic selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Hezonja will now become an unrestricted free agent in July.

Orlando has declined the fourth-year option on Mario Hezonja, fifth overall pick in 2015 Draft, league sources told ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2017

Today marked the deadline for the Magic to exercise the rookie option on Hezonja, who was slated to make roughly $5.