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Each morning we will gather Magic content from around the web and deliver it to you. Consider it one-stop shopping for all Magic headlines. But first...
Magic Tweet of the Day
Don't be shocked when you hear in the next couple of weeks that the Jazz are discussing Evan Fournier deals with Orlando. That's not a report or a rumor, just a guess... but I'm gonna be right about it.
— dan clayton (@danclayt0n) January 12, 2018
Magic Headlines
We handed out mid-season awards to the Magic. Join the debate currently going on about many award winners, including who exactly is the Magic’s Least Valuable Player of the first half of the season.
Aaron Gordon is learning how to be the first option while still being able to share the ball, writes Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel.
Unselfish play, which the Magic displayed against Washington, is the key to a brighter future, writes John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com.
Members of the Magic organization helped honor Martin Luther King Jr. at a local middle school with a “Day of Service,” writes Josh Cohen of OrlandoMagic.com.
Bismack Biyombo has elevated his play but not the Magic’s team defense, writes Philip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily.
Zach Palmer of Orlando Magic Daily writes of the Magic’s rotations, noting that “According to NBA.com, lineups that feature both Payton and Simmons rate out as the 10th worst lineup in the entire NBA in terms of net rating, falling at -9.2 points per 100 possessions in 662 minutes.”
The Magic are going to be active on the trade market and want to make changes, writes Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders.
Five teams that should trade for Evan Fournier, courtesy of Michael Saenz of FanSided.
The Jazz could be a perfect destination for Evan Fournier, writes Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype.
More on the Magic trade rumors here from Timothy Rapp of Bleacher Report.
The Magic, on a seven-game losing streak, take on the Timberwolves, who are on a six-game winning streak.
Is the Wolves’ defense sustainable? Josh Clement of Canis Hoopus examines.
The Timberwolves have been taken to new heights by Jimmy Butler, writes Haley O’Shaughnessy of The Ringer.
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