Orlando Magic News for August 10th: Schedule Thoughts, Predictions, and a Quentin Richardson Interview

John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com reviews the Orlando Magic's schedule for the coming season.

Royce Young of NBA Facts & Rumors says the Magic will get off to one of the easiest starts in the league this year:

Orlando: The NBA hands a gift to the Magic who get to open a new arena with a batch of home games. It gets tougher for the Magic later down the line, but to start the season, Orlando gets 8 of its first 12 at home, with most of the tough games coming into the new Amway Center. The drawback is a couple back-to-backs but no set is against two contending teams

ESPN's panel of 93--count 'em!--experts weighed in yesterday on where the Eastern Conference teams will finish this season. The Magic, at 56-26, checked in at second; only the Miami Heat, at 61-21, fared better among Eastern teams. Though I will say I wish ESPN either used a smaller panel of experts, or revealed how each panelist voted, so I better understood the opinions of the analysts whose work I respect most.

Quentin Richardson, the newest member of the Magic, discusses his basketball camp, endorsing Brand Jordan, and acting in this interview with SLAM. One question deals with the Magic. It's worth a read, especially if you have fond memories of Richardson's early years in the league, as I do.