The Orlando Magic will open their season on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports
The Orlando Magic are a young team with a rookie head coach. They are a group that is going to need some time to season and get used to each other, their new coach and the league itself.
The NBA schedule makers are not going to afford the Magic much time to get settled in this season.
The thing that pops off the page for the Magic as you look at their 2021-22 season schedule is how difficult it will be to start — especially a brutal stretch that runs from Thanksgiving until mid-December and Christmas.