NBA Legend's Son Officially Re-Signs with Magic: Details

The Magic continue to bring its free agents back.

Jeremy Brener | Jul 8, 2022

NBA Legend's Son Officially Re-Signs with Magic: Details /

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic signed two of its own free agents Thursday evening, and it continued the trend on Friday.

According to Khobi Price of the Orlando Sentinel, the Magic has agreed to terms with center Bol Bol on a two-year contract.

Bol, 22, is the son of 7-7 NBA legend Manute Bol, known to be one of the tallest players in NBA history.

Bol played the first three seasons of his career with the Denver Nuggets, who selected him 44th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.

Back in January, Bol was traded to the Detroit Pistons for Rodney McGruder, but he failed his physical and the trade was voided. Days after the trade was reversed, Bol underwent foot surgery.

The following day, the Nuggets traded Bol to the Boston Celtics, but it wasn't his final destination. On the day of the Trade Deadline, he was traded to the Magic in a salary dump alongside P.J. Dozier.

Dozier was waived immediately, but Bol stayed on as a reserve as he rehabbed his foot injury.

With Bol set to be a free agent, many thought that he wouldn't suit up for the Magic, but after inking a deal with the franchise, the dream is still alive.

Bol joins next year's team as a frontcourt reserve player who probably won't see a ton of playing time with Paolo Banchero, Jonathan Isaac, Chuma Okeke and Mo Bamba ahead of him on the depth chart. However, this is another example of the Magic's positive culture that has its free agents wanting to come back.

By signing Bol, the Magic only have two unsigned free agents: Ignas Brazdeikis and Robin Lopez. The team's roster now sits at 16 players, including the draft picks. The team can have 17 players: 15 main roster and a pair of two-way contracts. This could possibly mean that draft pick Caleb Houstan may sign a two-way deal, or that a trade is coming.

Published Jul 8, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.