There is a lot of noise and excitement around the Orlando Magic.
It is not for their two Lottery picks. Not entirely at least.
Everyone has been waiting eagerly for the debut of a national hero. And this is a basketball-hungry country eager for their first crack at seeing a native son in the NBA.
We see it in our traffic numbers — both here on Orlando Magic Daily and on Locked On Magic. It is audible inside the Thomas & Mack Center with the chants for the big man sitting on the Magic’s bench.