Orlando Magic 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Philip Rossman-Reich (@philiprr) of Locked On Magic and Orlando Magic Daily to break down the 2026-27 Orlando Magic! .co/epoZKIt8GJ. FIND ALL OUR 2026-27 NBA LOOKAHEADS HERE: youtube.com/playlist. CHAPTERS BELOW.

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CHAPTERS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
3:42 - The Magic’s offseason approach
10:08 - Sean Sweeney’s offensive system
14:21 - What went wrong defensively last year?
18:22 - Orlando’s defensive approach
21:59 - Can the Magic make life easier on Paolo Banchero?
30:13 - Will Jalen Suggs’ role change?
35:24 - Paolo Banchero’s leadership
39:17 - Franz Wagner taking on more offensive initiation
46:02 - Reworking Desmond Bane’s shot diet
47:37 - Is Wendell Carter Jr. the right center for this time?
53:21 - Anthony Black vs. Jalen Suggs
55:30 - Are the Magic deep enough?
59:47 - Noah Penda’s development
1:01:16 - Challenges for Jase Richardson
1:02:44 - Izaiyah Nelson breakdown
1:04:54 - Biggest needs
1:08:01 - Recalibrating Orlando’s expectations
1:15:02 - Top-10 rotation
1:16:08 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
1:17:10 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:18:50 - PREDICTIONS!

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