The place Magic stand after NBA draft and what comes subsequent

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After introducing first- and second-round picks Jase Richardson and Noah Penda on Friday contained in the AdventHealth Coaching Heart, the Magic will shift their focus absolutely to free company.

NBA groups have been allowed to barter with their very own upcoming free brokers since final Monday and can be capable of start negotiating with all different upcoming free brokers this Monday (starting at 6 p.m. ET).

July 6 is when groups can signal free brokers, beginning at midday ET.

It’s value inspecting the place the Magic stand from a monetary perspective after choosing Richardson and Penda within the draft as Orlando has key roster selections to make:

The place do the Magic stand financially after the draft?

Orlando’s whole projected wage for the 2025-26 season presently sits at $190,402,741 with 12 gamers beneath contract, based on Spotrac.com.

After including within the projected rookie wage for Richardson ($2,983,440), the Magic would transfer to 13 gamers at $193,386,181 in whole wage.

The Magic would have roughly $2.5 million in first apron house beneath the pretty new collective bargaining settlement’s wage constraints.  Though Orlando may use a portion of the projected $14.1 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception, it could hard-cap them on the first apron threshold ($195,946,000). As a substitute, the Magic may use the taxpayer mid-level exception, which might begin at roughly $5.7 million for the primary 12 months and rise 5% for the second.

As a result of the Magic aggregated the contracts of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cole Anthony within the Desmond Bane commerce, they’re hard-capped on the second apron. This doesn’t imply Orlando is within the second apron however reasonably that the Magic can’t exceed the second-apron threshold (which is projected at $207,825,000 for the upcoming season) for any motive.

Though it’s not required, the Magic may signal Noah Penda utilizing the second-round exception. The primary 12 months of a three-year take care of this exception could be value as much as the minimal wage for a participant with one 12 months of NBA expertise (which for Penda could be value a projected $1,955,377).

Signing Penda would carry Orlando to a projected $195,346,438 in whole wage and 14 gamers on commonplace contracts, however these totals will change as extra roster selections are made.

What does Orlando need to determine subsequent?

The Magic face a Sunday deadline for Moe Wagner’s $11 million membership choice for the upcoming season.

The following day, Orlando has to decide about Caleb Houstan’s $2.2 million choice as effectively.

If the choices are declined, they’d each grow to be unrestricted free brokers. That may open some wage house for the Magic and depart them with 10 gamers on commonplace contracts (earlier than signing their two rookies).

It’s value remembering that simply because the Magic decline a membership choice doesn’t imply that participant can’t return on a brand new contract, however the workforce runs the danger of shedding that participant in free company.

There’s some precedent with the pair of gamers.

Final summer season, the Magic declined Wagner’s $8 million choice earlier than re-signing him to a 2-year, $22 million deal, which included an choice for the second 12 months (2025-26). The Magic may do the identical once more to re-sign him on a extra cap-friendly contract.

On the identical time final 12 months, Orlando assured Houstan’s $2.01 million wage for the 2024-25 season. If the Magic comply with this identical path, Houstan could be set to grow to be an unrestricted free agent subsequent summer season.

Past declining or selecting up the membership choices, the Magic may additionally push the assure dates later, if mutually agreed upon.

Who’s going to Las Vegas Summer season League?

The Magic’s full summer season league roster will likely be introduced at a later date, however they’ve already been tied to a handful of undrafted prospects past the anticipated Richardson, Penda and second-year professional Tristan da Silva.

That features Arkansas guard Johnell Davis, who spent the primary 4 years of his school profession at FAU to assist the Owls attain the 2023 NCAA Remaining 4. FAU confirmed his summer season league signing.

Xavier College introduced ahead Zach Freemantle is becoming a member of the Magic for summer season league as effectively. Fremantle completed his time at Xavier tenth in profession factors (1,749) and ninth in profession rebounds (888).

Dayton introduced ahead Nate Santos can even play summer season league for Orlando. Santos performed the final two years with the Flyers after starting his profession at Pittsburgh.

Who will lead the summer season league squad?

Magic assistant coach Ameer Bahhur will coach at summer season league, Jamahl Mosley informed the Orlando Sentinel.

Bahhur joined Orlando in 2022 because the workforce’s head video coordinator and was promoted to an assistant coach position forward of final season.

Mosley defined his reasoning to let Bahhur lead the Las Vegas group.

“We’ve had totally different coaches do it every year and Ameer has performed a terrific job from his preparation, his consideration to element,” Mosley informed the Sentinel. “He’s labored carefully with Caleb Houstan and Tristan da Silva, simply serving to them be ready for each time they step on the ground.

“His means to actually assist these guys get to their subsequent stage and in addition implement the issues that we’re going to do for subsequent 12 months goes to be crucial.”

What about Orlando’s common teaching workers?

Though the Magic proceed to make a push to rent Mavericks assistant God Shammgod away from Dallas, based on NBA reporter Marc Stein, Mosley wouldn’t reveal his playing cards Friday. However he did verify modifications are coming to his workers.

“We’ll make a couple of actions right here,” Mosley informed the Sentinel. “I inform this to every person who asks: The entrance workplace mentioned that we’re going to get higher, in order that they introduced in gamers to make us higher.

“As coaches, we’ve got to proceed to judge who we’re and what we’re doing, and I’m simply looking for methods to proceed to make us higher, to enhance to assist these gamers be put in the perfect place doable.”

Jason Beede could be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com

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