Magic Starting 5: Top 5 Games in Upcoming Season

The Orlando Magic has a lot of exciting games this season. Here are five of the best ones.

Jeremy Brener | Aug 19, 2023

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1. TOP 5 GAMES "Which games could be the deciding-factor in the Magic becoming a playoff team? Here's are Orlando's five biggest games on the docket that surely everyone will agree with."

2. NO. 5 AT THE 5 "For the former No. 1 overall pick, the tournament provides an opportunity to try new things. In specific, the team's head coach Steve Kerr plans on using Banchero as the small-ball center.

3. MAGIC SIGNS TREVELIN QUEEN The Orlando Magic is making an addition to the roster.

According to Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel, the Magic is signing former Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers guard Trevelin Queen to an Exhibit 10 deal.

Per Beede ... An Exhibit 10 contract is a 1-year deal worth the minimum that guarantees a player will get a camp invite. It allows teams to convert a player’s deal into a 2-way contract at the start of the season but also provides bonuses if a player signs with a G League affiliate.

Queen, 26, played 10 games for the Rockets in 2021-22 and seven games for the Pacers last season.

4. FINALS PREDICTION? "Bobby Marks had a prediction that will surely intrigue New York Knicks fans, as the former NBA front office prescience and current analyst for the Worldwide Leader believes that the Phoenix Suns' visit to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26 will be the first of at least three for the coming campaign ... the latter two coming in June's Finals."

5. TIM DUNCAN REINCARNATED "San Antonio is the perfect for him because you know Popovich and we’re really seeing the reincarnation of Tim Duncan all over again with the same story,” Gooden said on "Scoop B Selects."

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Published Aug 19, 2023

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.