The sun is all but setting on one of the strangest off-seasons in recent memory, which was preceded by one of the strangest endings to an NBA season in league history.
Take a deep breath Magic fans, you’ve made it - regular season basketball is back in Orlando!
“I am pumped, I really am,” guard Evan Fournier told reporters after practice Monday afternoon. “Just being at Amway, even though we don’t have the fans, it feels good - it feels good, it feels right. It’s been a while, so I think (again) we’re all excited.”
The Orlando Magic made minimal changes to their roster this past (abbreviated) off-season, deciding instead to bring back 12 of the 15 players from last year’s team that finished as the eighth-seed in the Eastern Conference (33-40).