Penny & Pops Podcast - Orlando Magic Basketball

It wasn’t pretty, but the now 17-13 Magic survived their 2-2 West trip. The team gets to fly back to Orlando for Christmas. It’s time to get bodies back and start racking up wins. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

In what was an entertaining NBA Cup semifinal matchup with the Knicks in Las Vegas, injuries ended up being the larger topic as the Magic bow out of the Cup, losing 132-120. Orlando gets four days off to heal, practice, and prepare for their 4-game West road trip that begins in Denver on Thursday. But before that, December 15th is here. That means teams can start transacting players who signed contracts this offseason. Jeff Weltman has obvious opportunities now to improve his 15-11 squad. Will he send out guys like Jonathan Isaac, Jett Howard, and Tyus Jones, or will he sit on his hands again? All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

It looked grim early Tuesday night when you go down 15-0 to open the game, but the Magic recovered and beat the Miami Heat again to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday. Desmond Bane loves 37-point performances. Orlando is off to Las Vegas for another meeting with the Knicks, two teams who have never here before. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The 14-10 Magic received fantastic news about Franz Wagner’s leg injury. He only has a high left ankle sprain. Predicted timetable is Franz will be out 2-to-4 weeks, but that’s way better than had he suffered serious knee damage. Orlando’s focus quickly shifts to a Tuesday 6 pm NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup with Miami at Kia Center on Prime Video. Winner gets to Las Vegas for Saturday’s semifinals. Can Paolo Banchero get back into elite form and lead the way to victory? All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

After missing ten games with his strained groin injury, Paolo Banchero returned at an ideal time: When Orlando was starting to waiver in its play. P5 is back, he helped us beat the Heat for the second time this season. Orlando is now 14-9 and 4th place in the East with two more big conference games coming up at the Knicks inside Madison Square Garden and then back home for an NBA Cup quarterfinal against Miami. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The Magic claimed two huge Thanksgiving week NBA Cup road wins. Two signature performances from Anthony Black and Desmond Bane. Orlando is 12-8 on the season, we won East Group B with a 4-0 record. The path to Las Vegas goes through Kia Center as we’ll be hosting Miami for a December 9th quarterfinal. Until then, just keep finding ways to win while Paolo Banchero is still out. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The Magic are 10-8 as we had a great Orlando homestand. And then we ran into a tough second night of a back-to-back in Boston where Jalen Suggs again sits out. You still don’t have Paolo or Moritz. You lose the services of both your centers Wendell and Goga right before tip. You have little paint resistance that the Celtics take advantage of all Sunday night. You’re down big much of the game, only for Jamahl Mosley to not bring back Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane, Tristan da Silva, or Anthony Black when you could’ve completed the comeback midway through the fourth quarter. While you’re encouraged by the performances of Jett, Jase, and Noah, we should’ve won this game in Boston. But our coaching staff punted it. Overall, we’re in a decent spot than where we were a few weeks ago, but you don’t concede winnable games. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The Orlando Magic are 7-7 after a heartbreaking loss in Houston without Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs. We ran out of gas and couldn’t hit enough free throws and 3s down the stretch of regulation and overtime. We’re 2-0 in Cup play at least. Worrying about groin injuries has replaced worrying about oblique tears. Even though we’re overall playing better, we badly need a truly healthy Paolo back. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

Orlando loses another home game and falls to Boston 111-107 on Sunday. We’re now 4-6 ten games into the season. We should have 2 losses, instead we’re at six. We’re 11th in the East standings. We’ve got problems. We have a broken home game experience at Kia Center. There is no home court advantage without Paul Porter. Our crowd put up very little fight…again. Because with have a PA Announcer that does not engage the fans. The Magic also are 1-0 in NBA Cup play after Penny and I sat in 110A on Friday night and watched our team beat the Celtics 123-110. Only Detroit is undefeated with us in East Group B. Point differential matters, we’re +13, Pistons are +18 after they beat Brooklyn. Friday night was the start of 7 of 9 games at home. And you give back Friday’s win by handing Boston this Sunday game. There are long ugly stretches in our offensive and defensive game. Yes, you can see our guys navigating and trying to figure it out. We had an effort problem tonight in the fourth. We weren’t even playing the Celtics these two games, we’re playing chess with ourselves. Can we master our style of play or will Jamahl Mosley become a casualty first? All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

This is a dispatch from Washington D.C. as your Orlando Magic take care of business inside Capital One Arena and beat the Wizards 125-94. We needed a blowout victory to build back up our confidence on this road trip. The Magic are now 3-4 after this fourth game of their 5-game road trip. I was in the building, section 100. And want to discuss it. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The losing streak ends at four games as the Magic desperately win a game in Charlotte. There were some positive signs from that performance, but most of the early part of this season has been full of undisciplined and downright listless stretches that have cost us games. We went 2-4 in October when it should’ve been 5-1. And Charlotte is not a good team. We gave away the Hawks game because we couldn’t defend in crunch time. That was Game #2 of the season. There’s an extra microscopic view on Jamahl Mosley, who is still in the 2003 Doc Rivers danger zone. Tonight brings a temporary relief. Jeff Weltman is not firing himself for our roster flaws, so it’s Jamahl on the hot seat. Doc got fired eleven games into the 2003-2004 season when we were 1-10. That was also a jersey rebrand season. This is season #5 of Jamahl and he still doesn’t know how to call momentum timeouts consistently. Jamahl still refuses to get thrown out of games when refs are royally screwing his roster over. Pace and offense are not the problems right now, our defense is horrendous. Giving up 107 in Charlotte is a step in the correct direction. Way too much bad body language at times. Mosley is 6 games from surpassing Doc Rivers for the 3rd-most Magic games coached in franchise history. It’s still not a given Jamahl is going make it to that milestone. Orlando picked up the team contract options for Anthony Black and Tristan da Silva, but declined Jett Howard’s. Jett will now be a free agent in the summer. The Magic will see 10 of their games broadcast over the air locally in Orlando and Tampa. That’s very exciting as far as potentially breaking away from regional sports networks goes. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

Honestly, our franchise deserves this. We treat our legendary PA Announcer Paul Porter like shit and give him the boot when he didn’t want to stop. Did the same thing during COVID with our legendary radio man Dennis Neumann. And now Orlando Magic home games at Kia Center are immensely worse and zombie atmospheres without Paul bringing his badly needed energy. And now we have a Paul Porter curse. Jarryd Tribble, you are not prepared for this job. Bad tone usage. A huge lack of fan engagement. The game ops support staff is failing the fans. The Magic are 1-2. 0-2 when the FanDuel Sports Network starting lineup graphic is correct. The was the first time in franchise history we began a season with 3 straight home games in Orlando, and we squandered the chance. Now we hit the road for a season-long 5-game road trip. Got to gel fast. I don’t want to hear any firing or trade talks right now. Work and time. That’s what it’ll take at this moment. Work and time. That and the NBA has a gambling scandal. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

191. Thirty-Seven Magic Season Preview Questions - Part Two by Penny & Pops Podcast - Orlando Magic Basketball

This is our official Orlando Magic 2025-2026 season preview. We’re doing this in a 37-question format since this is the franchise’s 37th season. Splitting it into two episodes. This is part one, part two will come out 24-48 hours later. 1. How long will the roster remain at 14 NBA contracts? 2. Will we sign a 3rd two-way soon or wait until the back end of the season like last season? 3. Will the Magic finally break ground on the entertainment complex across from Kia Center by December 31st? 4. Which Magic jersey will you end up liking more? 5. What team in the East concerns or scares you the most? Be it regular season or postseason related? 6. Which NBA media broadcaster will be our favorite to watch this season? 7. The Magic will finish the season top-12 in PACE? 8. The Magic will finish top-20 in 3PT% and 3s made? 9. Excluding the Berlin game, will the Magic go at least 32-8 at Kia Center? 10. Assuming everyone is healthy, what’s your preferred starting lineup? 11. Over/Under 5.5 Magic player triple-doubles this season? 12. Do you even care about the NBA Cup, and will the Magic make it to Las Vegas in December? 13. Will Adam Silver officially announce the NBA’s new European league venture with FIBA in London/Berlin during the Magic’s Grizzlies two-game series? 14. Will there be Magic home game backlash from fans without Paul Porter as PA Announcer? 15. Over/Under 53.5 points in a game for Paolo Banchero this season? 16. Over/Under 1.5 Rising Stars participants at All-Star Weekend? 17. Over or Under 2.5 NBA All-Star Game invites? 18. Will Jonathan Isaac, Wendell Carter Jr., and/or Goga Bitadze get traded before the deadline? All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The Magic are 3-0 in preseason after winning in Philly and taking down Miami again this weekend. 1 more exhibition game remains before the games count October 22nd. We also got our first look at a lot new things at Kia Center. Some good, some bad. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

The Magic are 1-0 in preseason NBA action after taking down the Miami Heat in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday night. Overall, a positive Orlando showing. What did we learn after 48 minutes? All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

It’s the first week of school on this 2025-2026 NBA campaign. The Orlando Magic have had their Media Day, they’re practicing, and their first preseason game is this weekend. Class is back in session. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

At 24 years old, Franz Wagner is now a FIBA World Cup as well as EuroBasket champion. Unlike two years ago, his brother Mo Wagner couldn’t be on the court with him. At 24 years old, Tristan da Silva in his first senior national team tournament is a champion. Tristan got to celebrate on the bench with his brother Oscar as Germany took down Turkey 88-83 to win EuroBasket 2025 in what was a fantastic final in Riga, Latvia. It capped off great experiences for both Magic players, as we’re 2 weeks away from Orlando Magic training camp. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

Goga Bitadze and Georgia crashed out of EuroBasket, losing to Finland in the quarterfinals. It ends a historic run for that nation. Meanwhile, Franz Wagner just made his 4th consecutive FIBA tournament semifinal, carrying Germany to a win over Luka Doncic’s Slovenia. Franz was Germany’s best player again, but Tristan da Silva’s 3rd quarter buzzer beating halfcourt heave was the spark that swung the game towards their way. Germany will face Finland in the semifinals on Friday. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language

We’re on to the EuroBasket 2025 quarterfinals. Guess what? Both Germany and Georgia will be playing in it. Franz Wagner led the way against Portugal in what was a tight game until midway through the fourth as Tristan da Silva hit daggers. With Serbia being eliminated, the door for gold is open for Germany. Georgia upset France. Despite having a tumultuous game, Goga Bitadze made critical plays in crunch time in the win. All of that and more! #LetsGoMagic Warning: Adult Language