Locked On Magic - Daily Podcast On The Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic face a tough road in the NBA trade market as they feel the full force of the league's apron restrictions for the first time. Can they clear the hurdles and find the right moves to improve the team? Will they get involved in a blockbuster deal? Because of the Magic's ballooning payroll, finding solid trade partners and matching salaries that still improve the roster could prove ex...

The Orlando Magic are preparing to welcome Sean Sweeney and his blitzing defensive schemes to the team. As they watch the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, everyone will be asking: Can what the Spurs do translate to the Magic? They are different teams -- a 7-foot-4 center being a big difference. But the Magic have the length and versatility to do much of what the Spurs are doing. However, the l...

The Orlando Magic will have to wait to get Sean Sweeney in their building as the San Antonio Spurs play the NBA Finals. But Jeff Weltman is already giving a preview of what Magic fans can expect. He sees a purposeful and intense coach helping build on the team's defensive foundation and continuing the program the Magic have built. Weltman expects the team to take on the coach's intense personality...

The biggest question everyone wants to know about Sean Sweeney is: What will his Orlando Magic team actually look like? We know that Sweeney is a hard-nosed defensive coach and the expectation should be that the Magic return to the top of the league on defense. Sweeney will likely increase the team's intensity and ball pressure with his preferred style. The bigger question comes on offense. Sweene...

The Orlando Magic are set to hire San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Sean Sweeney as their next coach. In Sweeney, they get a hard-nosed defensive coach with a strong development background. Those two things have been central to the project that Jeff Weltman has been building in his time with Orlando. And the team is not turning back on them, even with a new coach in tow. Sweeney has a lot of work...

The Orlando Magic are preparing for a new era as Jamahl Mosley has officially departed for the New Orleans Pelicans. He leaves behind a foundation built on accountability and step-by-step growth. Those are the final lessons Mosley can impart to the team as he moves to his next job. As the team prepares for a new coach to arrive, they will be building off the foundation and the lessons of the last...

The Orlando Magic are entering a new reality as a tax team. That makes the contributions from their draft picks and rookies even more valuable because of their cheap contracts. The Magic were struggling to get a lot out of their last two rookie classes last season. Tristan da Silva made some important steps and became more consistent. But he went invisible in the Playoffs and the team ultimately d...

The Orlando Magic face a pivotal offseason as they begin to face the consequences of their escalating salaries and the NBA's restrictive luxury tax aprons. The Magic have invested heavily in their top stars. Now it is on Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner to deliver and make the pieces work together to achieve their ambitious goals. But can a top-heavy roster still win in the NBA? The answer is that...

The Orlando Magic are inching closer to hiring a new coach with Jeff Van Gundy, Billy Donovan and Sean Sweeney the only reported names on the Magic's list. This is the big decision of the offseason and the first domino that must fall for the team this offseason. Everything else the Magic need to accomplish is waiting for this decision to be made. While the Magic's process is not taking any longer...

The Orlando Magic have closed the book on their 2026 season and are starting to look ahead to the 2027 season. There is a lot to get to if the team wants to reclaim their potential and their championship path. It starts with hiring a new coach and finding someone who can take the team to the next level. That means moving beyond the rebuild phase and finding a coach that can hodl the team accountab...

The Orlando Magic's season of heightened expectations and belief quickly unraveled as the team could not put all of its pieces together. What went wrong with the Magic this season? Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel joins the show to break down what went wrong for the Magic in the 2026 season. Was it merely just the injury to Franz Wagner? Was there something deeper in the locker room? Did the Ma...

The Orlando Magic's season came down to the play of their stars. One star was injured most of the season, and the other struggled to rise to the occasion. The Magic's future depends on Paolo Banchero getting himself right and learning from a clearly frustrating and down season. Stars are what drive teams and push them to improve. And the Magic did not get everything they needed from Banchero this...

The Orlando Magic's coaching search took an interesting turn on Tuesday. The team's preference for experience reaffirmed the favorite, Billy Donovan. But the sudden dismissal of Jason Kidd brought another accomplished and experienced coach to the table. Someone the Magic must consider and likely interview at this late stage as they winnow their candidates. The dismissal also brought something else...

The Orlando Magic's coaching search continues in relative silence. The only reporting suggests that the Magic prefer to bring in a coach with experience to help lead them to the next step. It sets up one of the central debates for the Magic's search. Do they go with a coach that has an established track record and certainty or do they roll the dice on a coach getting his first shot at the lead cha...

The Orlando Magic were considered the it young team in the league entering this season. But a disappointing season and a third straight first-round exit have brought a lot of questions to the team. But they face one undeniable reality: They are no longer inevitable contenders. The Magic must enter this next season having to prove themselves and their potential all over again. Nobody is going to ex...

The Orlando Magic prepare for a pivotal offseason with only the 46th pick in the Draft. The Magic have to begin asking themselves some big questions about what needs they must fill. They start that process by looking at the Draft and the players who fill those needs. It is not merely a joke anymore. The Magic's valuing of wingspan is a strategic choice that gives the team a unique advantage. And d...

The Orlando Magic face several pivotal decisions this offseason with their roster as they try to recover from their disappointing 2026 season. The biggest decision centers on Jalen Suggs. Suggs has been the heart and soul of this team and a key player defensively. The Magic are almost certainly better with him on the floor. But his struggles in the Playoffs and the need for more consistency on off...

The Orlando Magic are moving on from Jamahl Mosley. But the team will be building on the foundation he set as they seek a new coach. The new coach must continue with the defensive structures the team had under Mosley while forging a new path and expanding and growing what this team can do. Orlando is not starting from scratch. With two, maybe three, potential All-Star-level players, the Magic have...

The Orlando Magic's playoff dreams hinge on a healthy Franz Wagner. He showed that throughout the season with how the team struggled in his absence and how good the team looked when he was in the lineup. Much of their season was defined by his absence. Is a healthy Franz Wagner all that stands between the Magic and their goals? Either way, it is clear the Magic need to do more to support the team...

The Orlando Magic were undoubtedly happy with the season Desmond Bane had for them as their all-in move worked on that front. But questions still remain as the Magic remain stuck in first-round purgatory. The Magic did not get everything they wanted out of the trade despite Bane's stellar season. The NBA Draft Lottery showed the Memphis Grizzlies did get what they wanted. They have set up their re...

The Orlando Magic are at a crossroads after a third straight first-round Playoff loss. They exited their series with the Detroit Pistons with a clear challenge from their best player to make some necessary improvements. The gauntlet is thrown entering the 2027 season. But that improvement must start with the messenger. While Paolo Banchero expects a lot out of his teammates, the team's growth begi...

The dust is still settling on the Orlando Magic's playoff loss and the lessons the team can learn. Once again, it ended with Paolo Banchero seemingly doing it all alone trying to create. The Magic's biggest offensive weaknesses and lack of creation again reared their heads to prevent the team from getting out of the first round. To advance and improve, the Magic must end this one-dimensional attac...

The Orlando Magic's latest playoff exit sparks big questions for the team this offseason. The Magic were clearly a much better team when they were healthy. Their playoffs proved that and their basic numbers showed a team that was capable of hanging with the elites. But injuries have been a problem for the last two years. The question remains whether Orlando is as good as the team thinks it can be....

The Orlando Magic parted ways with Jamahl Mosley after their disappointing season and playoff collapse. Will the next coach be the one to lift them to a title? If he does, he will certainly have a lot of thanks for Mosley. The Magic hired Mosley to guide the team out of its rebuild and lay the foundation for their success. He was wildly successful in getting the Magic to the Playoffs and giving th...

The Orlando Magic's season ended after another agonizing first-round exit. Paolo Banchero's 38 points were the only offense the Magic could really speak about in this game. The problems remain the same as the magic lost because of an offense that could not find its footing and broke down under pressure. Frustration was evident as the Magic dropped a 3-1 series lead and lost for the third straight...