Jason Beede

Orlando #Magic beat reporter for @OrlandoSports and the @OrlandoSentinel | @ProHoopsWriters member | @UCFAlumni | Key West Conch | [email protected]

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@TheGhostOfGeert @da_nyce1 @orlandosports I’m not saying that’s what is going to happen. I’m just saying that it’s possible to happen because of what the Magic did today, which is just waive him.

Waiving and stretching wouldn’t have allowed for that possibility.

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News: The #Magic have waived Jonathan Isaac, a league source confirmed to the @orlandosentinel.

Had Orlando kept Isaac on its roster past Sunday (June 28), his $14.5 million salary for the 2026-27 season would’ve been fully guaranteed. The team saves $6.5 million instead.

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The Stein Line reports #Magic free agent center Moe Wagner “projects to have multiple suitors in free agency and a willingness to play elsewhere…”

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Holding off on a contract extension this summer is under consideration for the Nuggets' Nikola Jokić, league sources tell @JakeLFischer and me.

That and MUCH more in our latest around-the-league Intel compilation ... Saturday Afternoon Briefing: https://t.co/kDXFxV0zwc

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Orlando’s full summer league roster, along with who will coach the team, will be released at a later date: https://t.co/tciydDx6w8

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The #Magic schedule at 2026 Las Vegas Summer League:

— Thursday, July 9 vs. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. ET on Prime

— Saturday, July 11 vs. Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET on Prime

— Sunday, July 12 vs. Portland, 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU

— Wednesday, July 15 vs. Philadelphia, 4 p.m. on ESPNU

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From Thursday: “Izaiyah comes in really mature, understanding that it’s going to take a lot of work for him to get to where he wants to get, understanding that winning comes before all else,” Jeff Weltman said.

On Nelson’s fit with the #Magic and more: https://t.co/NgTDA066m8

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Miami’s Malik Reneau signed with the #Magic on an Exhibit-10 contract. The 6-foot-9 forward, who attended Montverde Academy, spent his first three years of college at Indiana before transferring to the U.

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staying in the sunshine state 🙌

our guy @MalikReneau has signed a deal with the Magic 🪄

#ProCanes

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My latest for @orlandosports: The #Magic drafted Izaiyah Nelson, but where does he fit in Orlando’s future?

“… It’s about just bringing in talent, character, toughness and integrity, and we’ll figure the rest out as we go,” Jeff Weltman said.

More here: https://t.co/NgTDA05ywA

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“For what we walked away with in the draft and where we were, we’re very pleased to draft a guy like Izaiyah,” #Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said about Orlando trading for second-round pick Izaiyah Nelson.

More below:

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New: “He’s about the grind. He’s really all about it,” #Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman told me and @Dan_Savage over the phone late Wednesday night about Orlando’s Izaiyah Nelson. “He’s tough. He’s a hit-first guy...”

More inside: https://t.co/y1HjuC1ST9

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New: “He’s about the grind. He’s really all about it,” #Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman told me and @Dan_Savage over the phone late Wednesday night about Orlando’s Izaiyah Nelson. “He’s tough. He’s a hit-first guy...”

More inside: https://t.co/y1HjuC1ST9

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The #Magic officially announce they’ve acquired the draft rights to forward Izaiyah Nelson with the No. 51 pick and cash considerations in what was ultimately a three-team trade with Washington and Milwaukee:

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My @orlandosports story on the #Magic making multiple moves in the 2nd round of the NBA draft before selecting South Florida forward Izaiyah Nelson with the No. 51 pick: https://t.co/y1HjuC1ST9

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With the No. 51 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the #Magic select South Florida forward Izaiyah Nelson.

Orlando is keeping Nelson, a league source told the @orlandosentinel.

Nelson was the 2025-26 AAC’s player of the year, defensive player of the year and newcomer of the year.

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A league source confirms to the @orlandosentinel that the #Magic are trading recently-acquired pick No. 60 to the Milwaukee Bucks for cash.

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A league source confirms to the @orlandosentinel that the #Magic are trading recently-acquired pick No. 60 to the Milwaukee Bucks for cash.

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A league source confirms to the @orlandosentinel that the #Magic have traded No. 46 pick Felix Okpara to the Washington Wizards for picks Nos. 51 and 60.

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A league source confirms to the @orlandosentinel that the #Magic have traded No. 46 pick Felix Okpara to the Washington Wizards for picks Nos. 51 and 60.

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With the No. 46 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the #Magic select Tennessee forward Felix Okpara.

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TRADE: The Washington Wizards are acquiring Felix Okpara, the No. 46 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, from the Orlando Magic in exchange for the No. 51 and 60 picks, per league sources.

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With the No. 46 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the #Magic select Tennessee forward Felix Okpara.

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@themagicreport Answered this question below:

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@markellestan I did see the rumor but I honestly don’t know. FWIW, teams officially can’t begin negotiating with free agents from other clubs until June 30.

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The first night of the NBA draft is complete and the #Magic remained out of the opening round. Orlando still holds the No. 46 pick in the second round on Wednesday night.