In 2023-24, the Orlando Magic were a young team that was still building chemistry. They finished with a 47-35 record and made the postseason. Orlando went to Game 7 in the first round against Cleveland but they lost. The Magic needed that type of playoff experience for their young core of players.
Through the first five games of the 2024-25 season, Orlando is 3-2. On Wednesday night, the Magic was on the road to face the Chicago Bulls, During that game, all-star PF Paolo Banchero suffered a torn right oblique. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Banchero is sidelined indefinitely and will be re-evaluated in four-to-six weeks. Orlando is losing their best player early in the year and will have to adapt without Banchero in the lineup.
Paolo Banchero is out indefinitely for the Magic with a torn oblique
Devastating injury for Banchero and loss for the Magic. Banchero had been blossoming, averaging nearly 29 points, nine rebounds and six assists for 3-2 Orlando and becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history with a 50-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist line behind LeBron James. https://t.co/6dUgV95XMF
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 1, 2024…