Once upon a time, there was a village located on the edge of a vast and mysterious ocean. The villagers relied on the sea for their livelihood, fishing daily to feed their families and earn a modest income. However, the ocean was also a source of constant danger and fear. Legend had it that in the heart of the ocean lived an enormous fish witch – a grotesque creature with the power to manipulate the currents and waves. The villagers believed this witch was responsible for the unpredictable storms that often wreaked havoc on their fishing boats. They whispered stories of fishermen who went out to sea and never returned, claimed to have fallen victim to the wrath of the fish witch.

Orlando Magic Announce Roster for NBA2K24 Summer League 2023

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic have announced their roster for NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 in Las Vegas. Anthony Black and Jett Howard, the sixth and 11th overall picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, are scheduled to play. Caleb Houstan and Kevon Harris, members of last season’s Orlando team, are also scheduled to participate.

Dylan Murphy, newly-named head coach of the Osceola Magic, Orlando’s NBA G League affiliate, will serve as head coach of the Orlando Magic’s NBA 2K24 Summer League team.

Orlando kicks off Summer League play on Saturday, July 8 vs. Detroit (5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). The Magic’s complete schedule is below. The 18th NBA 2K24 Summer League will feature all 30 NBA teams playing at least five games each. Each team will play four games from July 7-14. After each team plays four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and participate in the semifinals on Sunday, July 16 (4 p.m. ET on ESPN and 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2). The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game on Monday, July 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The four playoff teams will be determined by winning percentage in each team’s first four games, with tiebreak criteria available here. The 26 teams that do not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game on either Saturday, July 15 or Sunday, July 16.

Tickets for NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting NBAEvents.com.

2023 ORLANDO MAGIC SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
(as of June 29, 2023 - *SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Prior to NBA/Country | Years Pro

0 | Anthony Black | G | 6-7 | 200 | 1-20-04 | Arkansas/USA | R
2 | Caleb Houstan | F | 6-8 | 210 | 1-9-03 | Michigan/Canada | 1
7 | Kevon Harris | G | 6-6 | 220 | 6-24-97 | Stephen F. Austin/USA | 1
13 | Jett Howard | G-F | 6-8 | 215 | 9-14-03 | Michigan/USA | R
40 | Tyger Campbell | G | 5-11 | 180 | 1-9-00 | UCLA/USA | R
41 | JC Butler | F | 6-5 | 195 | 4-13-00 | UC Irvine/USA | R
42 | Amauri Hardy | G | 6-1 | 200 | 4-30-98 | Oregon/USA | R
51 | Au’Diese Toney | G | 6-6 | 205 | 11-12-99 | Arkansas/USA | R
52 | D.J. Wilson | F | 6-10 | 230 | 2-19-96 | Michigan/USA | 5
53 | Tyler Hall | G | 6-5 | 210 | 3-25-97 | Montana State/USA | 1
54 | Quinndary Weatherspoon | G | 6-3 | 205 | 9-10-96 | Mississippi State/USA | 3
55 | Drake Jeffries | G | 6-5 | 185 | 1-22-99 | Wyoming/USA | R
56 | Elijah Hughes | G | 6-5 | 215 | 3-10-98 | Syracuse/USA | 2
57 | Dexter Dennis | G | 6-5 | 210 | 2-9-99 | Texas A&M/USA | R
60 | Robert Baker II | F-C | 6-11 | 205 | 6-28-98 | Harvard/USA | R
61 | Malcolm Hill | F | 6-6 | 220 | 10-26-95 | Illinois/USA | 2
62 | Montez Mathis | G | 6-4 | 210 | 1-3-99 | St. John’s/USA | R
63 | Jamal Bey | G | 6-6 | 210 | 9-5-99 | Washington/USA | R
64 | Elyjah Williams | F | 6-7 | 220 | 9-22-98 | Northwestern/USA | R
65 | Malik Ellison | G | 6-6 | 215 | 8-17-96 | Hartford/USA | R
66 | Davion Warren | G | 6-6 | 190 | 3-1-99 | Texas Tech/USA | R
70 | Kai Sotto | C | 7-3 | 230 | 5-11-02 | Hiroshima/Philippines | R

President of Basketball Operations: Jeff Weltman
Head Coach: Jamahl Mosley
Summer League Head Coach: Dylan Murphy
Summer League Assistant Coaches: Tae Carter, Randy Gregory, Ameer Bahhur

A new Magic Kingdom — Osceola’s G-League team unveils court, roster

Officials from the Orlando and Osceola Magic, Osceola Heritage Park and Osceola County officially cut the ribbon on the new basketball court at Silver Spurs Arena. The team plays its first home game Nov. 16. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins was part of the Osceola Magic’s “welcoming committee” Tuesday at Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

First, Osceola County and Osceola Heritage Park got the franchise, with all the big-league connections.

The Orlando Magic announced in the spring it’d be moving its NBA G-League developmental team from Lakeland to the Silver Spurs Arena.

That day, there were logos and a mascot, the unmistakable “Swish”.

Then there was a schedule released, and a coach named. Last week, the roster came clear.

Now, as of Tuesday, there’s a court with the Magic’s name on it — and it’s in Kissimmee. It was unveiled at a special event inside the Spurs, which hosted high school and college basketball tournaments in the past over the course of a few days or a week.

OHP and the Magic unveiled that, and the new, upgraded locker rooms, as the Silver Spurs Arena transformed from rodeo ring to basketball arena, at least for now.

"We're able to provide a world-class home for the Osceola Magic," said OHP/ASM Global General Manager Robb Larson.

Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins called Tuesday and the final lead-in to the start of the G-League season, "A great day for our organization, as we launch our relationship with Osceola County. Thanks to Robb and his OHP staff for making this a seamless transition. The team here's been outstanding.

"We have everything to win here: the financial commitment of our owners, great partners and passionate fans."

The Magic’s season begins Friday with a game in Mexico City; the team plays at the Austin Spurs Sunday before coming home to break in the new court and play the Texas Legends Nov 16 and the Memphis Hustle Nov. 17. Tickets are still available.

The first 1,000 fans to attend Thursday will receive a replica Magic jersey, and parking will be free courtesy of Advent Health.

The roster features some recognizable names to pro ball fans. Per league rules, Osceola will carry three “two-way” players, on the Orlando roster but made available to Osceola and can be called north at any time. To start the season those will be forward Admiral Schofield — who played with Orlando against the L.A. Lakers on Saturday because of injuries to a couple Magic regulars — and guards Kevon Harris and Trevelin Queen.

Mac McClung has averaged 20 points per game in two G-League seasons, but became known to NBA fans last year for winning the 2023 NBA All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest. Forward D.J. Wilson averaged 19 points per game in 22 games combined the last two seasons for Lakeland and 18 per game over a four-year G-League career, and was on Orlando’s Summer League roster. Both said they see their paths to the NBA coming with the Magic.

“There’s been a connection with the guys and the coaches here,” Wilson, a 2017 1st round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks who’s played in parts of five NBA seasons, said at a media event Friday. “(Head) Coach (Dylan) Murphy’s been great with communication, which players love. I just hope to showcase my talent and ability and to take advantage of the opportunity.

McClung, a member of 22-23 G-League champion Delaware Blue Coats, a Philadelphia 76ers affiliate, said he passed on overseas playing opportunities to stay in the G-League.

“This is my best opportunity right now, a chance to develop and get better each day,” he said Friday. “I’d like to say my path to the NBA is through Orlando, but nobody knows what’s going to happen. The G-League is a great league, and this team has some really good competitors. There’s a reason why I’m excited.”

There’s others for which Kissimmee is the “next stop” in their pro basketball careers. Guard Alex Morales spent last year with Lakeland; forward Miye Oni, a 2019 second-round draft pick, played in Salt Lake City, and swingman Daeqwon Plowden was with the Binghamton (N.Y.) Squadron.

Guard Brandon Williams, who logged 22 NBA games with Portland in 2022, is in his third G-League season after starring at the University of Arizona. And center Chris Walker, who played at Florida, has been in the G-League since 2015 and will turn 29 on Dec. 22.

Murphy coached the Orlando Magic’s Summer League team and got to work with some of this roster.

“We’re super excited about this group of guys,” he said Friday. “Some of these guys were in training camp, so we won’t have to use the first 10 games or so to get up to speed. Wilson’s a guy who understands what it’s like to win basketball games. Him and Queen are guys in their mid-20s who’ve been in the league a little bit and seen what it takes to win. McClung is a really good player with his athleticism, and we’re excited to have him on this squad.

“Winning basketball games is important to us, as is the development of our players. But it’s important to me, too, to get the community involved, and getting that fan base engaged and supporting. We’re going to play with super-high energy. We had a (closed-door) scrimmage and the bench was going crazy the whole time. That’s what we’re going to play with.”

General Manager Kevin Tiller said the move from Lakeland to Osceola is “huge” to have closer proximity to the full staff in Orlando.

“I’ve been out in the community a little bit, and I think it’ll be exciting for them to see guys who have played in the NBA on this team,” he said.

For the full roster, go to https://osceola.gleague.nba.com/roster.

Last season, a number of Orlando players took the court in Lakeland, either to get meaningful playing time, like R.J. Hampton, and Caleb Houstan, or to ramp up from injuries, like Jonathan Isaac and Chuma Okeke. Over half of NBA teams have a G-League graduate on their roster.

Magic's focus in Summer League is on development, not wins

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic aren't having success in the win/loss column at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, but they are getting work done on how they will play moving forward.

What You Need To Know

• Orlando has lost both of its Summer League games so far, to Detroit and Indiana
  
• The Magic's roster includes draft picks Anthony Black and Jett Howard, one-year vet Caleb Houstan and two-way player Kevon Harris
  
• The lineups for both of its opponents were dominated by players who saw big minutes on their 2022-23 teams
  
• The entire team is in Vegas to support the Summer League team
  
• The Magic made official the signing of free-agent veteran forward Joe Ingles

The Magic have lost both of their first two games, 108-85 in Game 2 to the Indiana Pacers on Monday night and 89-78 in their opener against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

The competition has been a little mismatched because the Pacers' and Pistons' lineups featured a significant number players who saw a lot of action last season and were high draft picks in the past few years.

The Pacers played Bennedict Mathurin, who averaged 28.5 minutes in 78 games and was drafted No. 6 overall last season; Andrew Nembhard, who averaged 27.6 minutes in 75 games and was drafted No. 31 overall in 2022; and Isaiah Jackson, who averaged 16.5 minutes in 63 games after being picked No. 22 overall in 2021 and has appeared in 99 games over two seasons. That doesn't even include the No. 8 pick from this year's draft in Jarace Walker and the No. 26 pick last month in Ben Sheppard. They dominated playing time for Indiana in Monday's game.

On Saturday, the Pistons played Jalen Duren, who averaged 24.9 minutes in 67 games and was drafted No. 13 overall last season; James Wiseman, who has played in 84 games over two seasons combined with Indiana and the Golden State Warriors and was the No. 2 overall selection in the 2020 draft; and Jaden Ivey, the No. 5 overall pick in 2022 who averaged 31.1 minutes in 74 games last season. Those players dominated Detroit in playing time and the Magic in size. The No. 5 overall pick in this year's draft, Ausar Thompson, also played significant minutes.

The top players for the Magic were Caleb Houstan, who averaged 15.9 minutes in 51 games last season after being drafted in the second round; two-way player Kevon Harris, who averaged 13.4 minutes in 34 Orlando games last season; and the team's first-round draft picks last month in No. 6 overall selection Anthony Black and No. 11 pick Jett Howard. And Harris did not play for the Magic on Monday night.

There are some commonalities between Orlando's regular-season team and this year's Summer League team. They both get outrebounded, commit too many turnovers and don't shoot well from behind the 3-point arc.

However, the Magic have appeared more interested in focusing on the future than winning these Summer League games. Harris was their best player in the opener, but he did not play on Monday night.

They have played Black and Howard together for significant minutes to help them develop chemistry. Black had an outstanding opening game, scoring 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out 5 assists but also had seven turnovers. But on Monday night, he was only 3-for-12 with seven rebounds and three assists with 0 turnovers. He showed the ability to defend multipositional players in both games. Meanwhile, Howard's play has been relatively steady. He scored 8 points on Saturday and 10 on Monday while shooting 7-for-24 and going 4-for-12 on 3-point attempts as well as proving to be more active defensively than expected based on predraft analyses.

Houstan has played two completely different games. On Saturday, he was strictly a 3-point shooter, shooting 33.3% but going 4-for-10 from behind the arc and totaling just 12 shots. On Monday, he focused more on driving to the basket and getting to the free-throw line, as he shot 5-for-10 and went 7-for-8 on his free-throw attempts. He led the team in scoring with 18 points but was only 1-for-5 on 3-pointers. He also has been one of the Magic's steadiest defensive players.

The Magic have not played well defensively overall, which is not a surprise because most of the team members have never played together before Summer League. In contrast, many of the opponents' players who dominated court time were in games together last season.

The opponents seeing significant playing time also have mostly been bigger than the Magic's roster. It will be a trend to watch as the regular season starts. Although you would not call Orlando a small team now and it often plays bigger across all positions than its opponents, the team is not as tall as it was heading into last season after trading 7-foot center Mo Bamba and his 7-foot, 10-inch wingspan and waiving 7-foot-2 Bol Bol and his 7-foot-8 wingspan last month.

It's unclear whether any of the Magic's Summer League players will sit for the rest of the tournament. Their next game is at 8 p.m. Wednesday against the New York Knicks.

Notes from Summer League

• The Magic made official their signing of veteran free-agent forward Joe Ingles on Friday. Terms of the deal were not announced, as is standard team practice. “We would like to welcome Joe (Ingles) to the Magic family,” President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman said. “Joe is a smart, tough player who truly impacts winning in every way. His shooting, playmaking and experience will be a welcome addition to our team.” Ingles has played in 636 career NBA regular-season games (313 starts) with the Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks. Last season with Milwaukee, he averaged 6.9 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 22.7 minutes over 46 games. He was coming off knee surgery the previous season.
• Judging by the sideline shots from both of the Magic's games, all of the team's players have showed up to support the Summer League roster and for team-building this offseason.
• In an interview on Sirius XM's NBA Radio from Summer League, Weltman addressed the status of forward Jonathan Isaac. "My expectation is that Jonathan will be healthy, and he'll have a great year," Weltman said. "But obviously, it doesn't matter what my expectations are. It's just got to happen. And Jonathan is having a great summer. He looks terrific. He's actually here now with our team. We had a practice this morning. He's doing all the things to put himself in a position to succeed. The doctors seem to feel confident with it, and we'll just see where it goes. But that guy is a game-changing player, and I think people — kind of, out of sight, out of mind — forget just how good he is." Isaac played in 11 games last season after missing the entire 2021-22 season and all but 34 games of the 2020-21 season while recovering from a knee injury. He missed the end of last season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn left adductor muscle.

They whispered stories of fishermen who went out to sea and never returned, claimed to have fallen victim to the wrath of the fish witch. Fear of the fish witch grew so strong and widespread that the once thriving fishing community was on the verge of collapse. The villagers were paralyzed with fear, unwilling to venture out into the open waters.

The ocean, once a source of abundance and life, had become a symbol of fear and misery. One day, a young and brave fisherman named Alexei decided that something had to be done. He could not bear to see his community suffer any longer. Determined to confront the fish witch, he gathered his courage and set sail towards the heart of the ocean. Days turned into weeks as Alexei braved treacherous waves and storms. He encountered sea monsters and mysterious creatures along the way, but his determination remained unyielding. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, he reached the heart of the ocean. As he gazed into the depths, Alexei saw a sight that sent shivers down his spine. The enormous fish witch emerged from the depths, its scales shimmering in the sunlight. It was far more magnificent and terrifying than any tale or legend had described. With a voice that boomed across the water, the fish witch asked, "Why have you come to disturb me, mortal?" Boldly, Alexei replied, "I have come to make peace with you, great fish witch. My village is suffering because of our fear of you. We ask for your forgiveness and seek to coexist with the ocean that sustains us." The fish witch's eyes narrowed, studying Alexei with curiosity. After a long silence, it spoke, "You are the first human to approach me with such courage and humility. I have watched your village suffer, and I am not without mercy. I shall grant your request." From that day forward, the fish witch ceased its tumultuous storms and instead guided the fishing boats safely back to the village. The villagers, once consumed by fear, began to slowly rebuild their relationship with the ocean. They learned to respect and cherish its powerful yet nurturing presence. In time, the legend of the enormous fish witch faded into a distant memory. The village thrived once more, their reliance on the ocean restored. And it was said that the spirit of the fish witch still protected the village, reminding them of the importance of courage, humility, and coexistence with the wonders of the natural world..

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