Orlando Native Chandler Parsons Reveals His Favorite Magic Players

Chandler Parsons grew up in the Orlando area as a fan of the Magic.

Jeremy Brener | Jul 4, 2022

Orlando Native Chandler Parsons Reveals His Favorite Magic Players /

ORLANDO - Nine-year NBA veteran Chandler Parsons may have never played for the Orlando Magic during his career, but the Orlando-area native and former Florida Gators phenom grew up a fan of the team.

Parsons opened up a Q&A opportunity on Twitter for his nearly 300,000 followers where fans could ask any question.

One user asked Parsons who his favorite Magic players were growing up, and Parsons gave an answer many Orlando fans would identify with.

"Loved T Mac and Hedo [Turkoglu]," Parsons tweeted.

It's hard to hate the answers Parsons gave. T Mac, or Tracy McGrady, made the Eastern Conference All-Star team in each of his four seasons in Orlando and won scoring titles in 2002 and 2003.

In his 16 seasons in the NBA, McGrady averaged 19.6 points per game, including 28.1 points per game with the Magic.

Hedo Turkoglu is still considered a fan favorite in Orlando, despite not having played for the franchise since 2013. Turkoglu was a key contributor for the 2009 Magic squad that advanced to the NBA Finals before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.

Turkoglu played 15 seasons in the NBA, including eight with the Magic. Turkoglu averaged 14.5 points per game during his tenure with Orlando.

Parsons answered a number of questions from fan bases of the teams he was a part of. When asked to name a starting lineup with players he played with, he included former Magic players Vince Carter, who Parsons played with in Atlanta, and Dwight Howard, his teammate with the Houston Rockets.

Published Jul 4, 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.