Magic Starting 5 - Orlando Notes: Mo Bamba, Jamahl Mosley

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Jeremy Brener | Sep 30, 2022

Magic Starting 5 - Orlando Notes: Mo Bamba, Jamahl Mosley /

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1. MO BAMBA 'TURNING NEW LEAF'

"As far as personal like career highs and all that stuff, that stuff is cool, but I think now's the time to turn a new leaf and start you know, putting in some wins and, and leading this club to a lot of better things," Bamba said.

2. JAMAHL MOSLEY ENTERS SECOND MAGIC SEASON

"On July 11th, 2021, Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley was hired for an organization searching for a tide shift. Less than a month after taking the job, the first-time head coach entered the NBA Draft with a pair of top-10 selections for a team coming off a 21-51 campaign, selecting potential franchise cornerstones Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs. Fast forward to present day and Mosley, along with those first-round picks, all enter their second seasons with a new level of comfort this time around."

3. TRADE!

“ESPN Sources: The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon and a 2025 second-round pick via Atlanta to the Houston Rockets for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss,” Woj tweeted.

4. DEMAR DEROZAN SOUNDS OFF ON SPURS TENURE

"I had great games," DeRozan said. "I developed in a lot of great ways as a basketball player, but in the same token, I just felt nonexistent for those years. It wasn't like we was on TV, we wasn't competing. There was so much to it that was a struggle. ... I just felt like I was irrelevant."

5. MAGIC SEASON COUNTDOWN

The Magic is 19 days away from kicking off the season against the Detroit Pistons on October 19.

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Published Sep 30, 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.