https://orlandomagicdaily.com/orlando-magics-costly-mistake-now-teaching-rival-crucial-lessonOrlando Magic DailyenOrlando Magic's costly mistake is now teaching a rival a crucial lessonMagic,Orlando Magic,Pistons,Detroit,Isaac,Wendell Carter,Kentavious Caldwell-Pope2026-06-27T10:28:00Z2026-06-27T10:28:00Zhttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4067,h_2287,x_0,y_1/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/38/01kw3stswr4t1668s5hj.jpgThe Orlando Magic spent their last summer with cap room doubling down on their roster. The Detroit Pistons are doing something different. And that could explain the split between the two franchises.https://orlandomagicdaily.com/orlando-magics-latest-draft-pick-could-spell-end-key-centerOrlando Magic DailyenOrlando Magic's latest draft pick could spell the end for key centerMagic,Wagner,Nelson,Bitadze,Orlando Magic,Moe Wagner,draft,Goga Bitadze,Izaiyah Nelson2026-06-26T18:01:17Z2026-06-26T18:01:17Zhttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2509,h_1411,x_0,y_36/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/38/01kw2gz5tq2xzmzyjnhw.jpgThe Orlando Magic's drafting of Izaiyah Nelson may throw the team's center rotation into some flux. It is a group already under the microscope and ripe for change this offseason.https://orlandomagicdaily.com/3-teams-showed-orlando-magic-exactly-where-headedOrlando Magic Dailyen3 teams showed the Orlando Magic exactly where they are headedMagic,Orlando Magic,draft,Knicks,Nuggets,Denver Nuggets,Cavaliers,New York Knicks,Weltman,Jeff Weltman,Cleveland Cavaliers2026-06-25T21:58:55Z2026-06-25T21:58:55Zhttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3781,h_2126,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/38/01kw0c6ndejtxzqaavcd.jpgThe Orlando Magic are venturing into the tax for the first time in more than a decade next year. They will learn quickly how to manage life over the tax. That is what several elite teams did at the Draft.https://orlandomagicdaily.com/izaiyah-nelson-fills-glaring-need-orlando-magicOrlando Magic DailyenIzaiyah Nelson fills a glaring need for the Orlando MagicMagic,Nelson,Orlando Magic,draft,Jeff Weltman,Izaiyah Nelson2026-06-25T19:02:31Z2026-06-25T19:02:31Zhttps://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2111,h_1187,x_179,y_34/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/38/01kw01taevyxefkp507t.jpgThe Orlando Magic's selection of Izaiyah Nelson turned some heads as the Magic went for an undersized big instead of a shooter. But Nelson still fills a key need for the Magic and could be a stellar pick.