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Orlando Magic Season Preview: Trying to Finish the Endless Rebuilding Era
It seems that the Orlando Magic have been rebuilding since Dwight Howard left the team four years ago. This season, with Serge Ibaka arriving alongside Bismack Biyombo and Jeff Green, joining the likes of Evan Fournier and Elfrid Payton, the goal has to be about more than improving on the win column.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings & Orlando Magic Negotiations Massive DeMarcus Cousins, Nikola Vucevic & Draft Picks Trade
In an interesting, multi-sided developing story, the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to complete a trade with the Sacramento Kings for DeMarcus Cousins, which will also involve the Orlando Magic, Nikola Vucevic and the right to draft Jahlil Okafor.
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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Can do Amazing Things
The Orlando Magic are in the special stage between tanking and contending for a playoff spot, but wherever they are it makes for some fantastic basketball, led by the improving Victor Oladipo, outplaying James Harden en route to a 120-113 win over the Houston Rockets.
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Point Guards Block Too – Aaron Brooks Reject Nikola Vucevic
The little-on-big guy block is always exciting, and Aaron Brooks standing up and jumping way up high to block Nikola Vucevic was the most replay worthy play as the Chicago Bulls easily beat the terrible Orlando Magic.
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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Loves the Big Games
This is turning out to be quite an impressive stretch for the Orlando Magic, taking down the two conference leaders in the span of three days: First the Oklahoma City Thunder with a buzzer beating dunk and then the Indiana Pacers, as Victor Oladipo brings his team back from way behind to win the game backed by an impressive fourth quarter from the rookie.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Should Stick to Easy Shots
Somehow, the Miami Heat really made things complicated for themselves against a team they should have an easier time beating. So LeBron James stopped trying to make tough contested shots from long range, and settled for a layup he easily made to give the Heat a dramatic win, extending their win-streak to 16 games.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Proves Again He is Clutch
Some things stick to you, and it’s hard to get rid of them. LeBron James and clutch ability is always going to be an issue, because of the unreasonable expectations from him. With the Miami Heat facing a third consecutive loss, it was the MVP, with another impressive performance, along with the other stars, that bailed them out.