Everyone is forgetting how good the Orlando Magic already are

Fansided | July 31, 2025

The Orlando Magic have vaulted into the conversations of contenders in the Eastern Conference with their offseason moves. But the team is not starting from scratch. Everyone seems to forget that.

The Orlando Magic were disappointed with where they finished last season. But they are starting someplace better than their record would indicate. And that is before their big acquisitions this summer. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Most pundits would largely view the Orlando Magic as taking a step back last season.

They went from 47 wins and the 5-seed in the East to 41 wins and the 7-seed with a Play-In Tournament victory last year.