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Orlando Magic's rookies are ready to compete, ready to win

Orlando Magic's rookies are ready to compete, ready to win

The Orlando Magic's two rookies enter a team ready to win. They will have to make their mark and find their way on a team that doesn't have time to wait.

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Philip Rossman-Reich
Jun 28, 2025
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Orlando Magic's rookies are ready to compete, ready to win
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There is a different feeling floating around the AdventHealth Training Center.

It is not merely the excitement of introducing two new players that comes with the NBA Draft. There is a different vibe in the building.

Before Jase Richardson and Noah Penda made their way to the podium to be introduced to the local media, there was renewed buzz in the building for those sitting on the sidelines.

Caleb Houstan was getting a workout in on one court. Jonathan Isaac was walking around the weight room. Jalen Suggs was getting some work himself as he recovers from his knee injury and gears toward his return to the lineup in the fall.

Things are different for this team, though. They made the big move to acquire Desmond Bane. Speaking with Suggs after the press conference about how everything changed, he smiled and said how excited he was to play alongside Bane. Things have changed around the building.

There are big expectations for what this team can accomplish and what is ahead of them this season.

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