Magical notes: injured season, banchero, finance, Houstan

The magic Not more than last year – lost in the first round of playoffs for the second season in a row – but coach Jamahl Mosley Believe that you deserve recognition for overcoming adversity, Jason Beede writes from Orlando Sentinel. The team survived a series of season of injuries that only combined six games for Paolo BancheroPresent Franz Wagner And Jalen SuggsBut still managed to win 41 games and to get ahead through the play-in tournament.

The injury bug began when Banchero suffered five games with the right sloping muscle during the season. Wagner met the same injury about five weeks later, and Suggs finished knee operation at the beginning of March. Backup big man Moritz Wagner Was lost for the season with a torn ACL in December.

“I am very proud of the way they competed and represented all year round through Orlando Magic.” Mosley said after his team was eliminated in Boston on Tuesday evening. “You can go to the list to do the things that happened to this group [and] No matter what you met in one season. You will find ways to step in the moment when you are called. ”

Beed notes that squad changes will probably be undertaking to create a more efficient crime. The Magic Hold team options on Moritz Wagner, Cory JosephPresent Gary Harris And Caleb HoustanAnd in the next seven years they have eight picks in the first round and 12 second round that can be used as trading chips.

There is more from Orlando:

• Despite the loss, there were some positive aspects for the magic, added Bede in a separate story. The defense caused problems for the Celtics throughout the series, and Banchero proved that he is able to carry the goal charging in the playoffs. He achieved an average of 29.4 ppg while playing for almost 40 minutes a night. “When I train in the low season and I prepare for the season, I have this season in my head”, “ Banchero. “Playoff basketball is the best part of the season, so only the time of the year in the back of the head while training, and recognizes that [the] The season does not end in April. You have to plan that it ends in June. “
• The front office must be aggressive in this low season, since the current squad shortly before the crime becomes much more expensive, Josh Robbins from The Athletic states. The rookie scale extensions for Franz Wagner and Suggs will come into force next season, while Banchero will certainly get a maximum expansion this summer that will begin in 2026/27.
• In an insider story, ESPN's Bobby Marks looks at the low season of magic. He notes that after the all-star break, Houstan played almost 17 minutes per game and may have a future in Orlando.