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Orlando Magic trade second-round draft pick to New Orleans, receive rights to future pick

Orlando Magic trade second-round draft pick to New Orleans, receive rights to future pick
MULLINAX FORD. WELCOME TO THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL. HELLO EVERYBODY. I’M DARREN STOLTZFUS. THE MAGIC’S ONE MAN DRAFT CLASS. OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED TODAY IN ORLANDO. TRISTAN DA SILVA MEETING THE MEDIA. WESH TWO OF SPORTS WAS THERE. OF COURSE, CRISTIAN LAGO FROM THE ADVENTHEALTH TRAINING CENTER. WELL, NUMBER 23 HAS OFFICIALLY TOUCHED DOWN HERE IN THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL. THE ORLANDO MAGIC WELCOMING IN THE 18TH OVERALL PICK IN THIS YEAR’S DRAFT. TRISTAN DA SILVA. DA SILVA TELLING US THAT THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. BUT IT’S BEEN NICE TO GET SETTLED IN HERE AND TAKE IN HIS NEW HOME. FEELS GOOD TO FINALLY GET HERE AND TO FINALLY GET SETTLED A LITTLE BIT. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING HAVING CERTAINTY, I FEEL LIKE THAT’S A BIG THING AS WELL BECAUSE THERE’S GOING SO MUCH THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON ON DRAFT NIGHT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TO FINALLY HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED AND KNOWING WHERE YOU END UP AND KNOWING THE PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE AROUND IS VERY, VERY COMFORTING AND VERY SETTLING. WE’VE HEARD A LOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ABOUT WHY JEFF WELTMAN AND JAMAHL MOSLEY FELT LIKE DE SILVA WAS THE RIGHT PICK FOR THEM, BUT TODAY WE GOT TO HEAR FROM DA SILVA HIMSELF. ON WHY THE ORLANDO MAGIC WERE THE RIGHT FIT FOR HIM. PEOPLE THEY BRING IN THEIR ORGANIZATION, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY STRESS THAT A LOT IN THE WORKOUT THAT I WAS HERE AND THE INTERVIEW THAT I DID WITH THEM, THERE’S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, CARE FOR CHARACTER AND A LOT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, EMPHASIS ON THAT, BRINGING IN THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND GOING TO WORK WITH THEM. DA SILVA WILL NOW TAKE THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET SETTLED HERE IN ORLANDO. BUT MAGIC FANS, YOU’LL GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT DA SILVA IN A MAGIC UNIFORM ON THE COURT. WHEN THE ORLANDO MAGIC TAKES SUMMER LEAGUE ON JULY 12TH AT
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Orlando Magic trade second-round draft pick to New Orleans, receive rights to future pick
The Orlando Magic traded their No. 47 overall draft pick Antonio Reeves to the New Orleans Pelicans, team president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced on Thursday. In exchange, the Magic will receive two unprotected swap rights for second-round draft picks for 2030 and 2031. For the next eight NBA drafts, 2025-2032, the Magic has nine first-round picks and 13 second-round picks. On Wednesday, the Magic selected Tristan Da Silva as their No. 18 overall pick from the University of Colorado. Summer League schedule announced The Orlando Magic's NBA Summer League schedule was released on Friday. Here's who the Magic will lineup against this summer: July 12 at 4 p.m. vs. Cleveland Cavaliers on NBA TVJuly 14 at 7:30 p.m. vs. New Orleans Pelicans on NBA TV July 17 at 7 p.m. vs. Memphis Grizzlies on ESPN+July 18 at 8 p.m. vs. Brooklyn Nets on NBA TVU.S. Select Team call upsMagic head coach Jamahl Mosley was named head coach of the 2024 USA Basketball men's Select Team on Friday. It's the second consecutive year Mosley has been named head coach of the team. Magic guard Jalen Suggs was also called up to the select team that will train with the USA men's basketball team ahead of the Paris Olympics.

The Orlando Magic traded their No. 47 overall draft pick Antonio Reeves to the New Orleans Pelicans, team president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced on Thursday.

In exchange, the Magic will receive two unprotected swap rights for second-round draft picks for 2030 and 2031.

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For the next eight NBA drafts, 2025-2032, the Magic has nine first-round picks and 13 second-round picks.

On Wednesday, the Magic selected Tristan Da Silva as their No. 18 overall pick from the University of Colorado.

Summer League schedule announced

The Orlando Magic's NBA Summer League schedule was released on Friday.

Here's who the Magic will lineup against this summer:

July 12 at 4 p.m. vs. Cleveland Cavaliers on NBA TV

July 14 at 7:30 p.m. vs. New Orleans Pelicans on NBA TV

July 17 at 7 p.m. vs. Memphis Grizzlies on ESPN+

July 18 at 8 p.m. vs. Brooklyn Nets on NBA TV

U.S. Select Team call ups

Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley was named head coach of the 2024 USA Basketball men's Select Team on Friday.

It's the second consecutive year Mosley has been named head coach of the team.

Magic guard Jalen Suggs was also called up to the select team that will train with the USA men's basketball team ahead of the Paris Olympics.