Fansided · Dec 14, 2016
Orlando Magic select Lakeland to host D-League team
The Orlando Magic have selected Lakeland to host its new D-League team beginning play next season.
The Orlando Magic have chosen Lakeland to host their new D-League franchise, the team will announce in a press conference at the Lakeland Center on Wednesday.
The Magic are in the final year of their affiliation agreement with the Erie BayHawks. For several years they have expressed an interest in owning their own D-League team in Florida. The logistics of the league did not make sense at that time with so few teams located in the Southeast.
The roster of NBA teams with one-to-one D-League affiliations has grown and slowly the league has reached into this region of the country.