# Orlando Magic 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

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Podcast: [Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033)
Published: 2026-09-01T09:01:20+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/orlando-magic-2026-27-nba-season-lookahead--74692711
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## Resource

Dan is joined by Philip Rossman-Reich ( @philiprr) of Locked On Magic and Orlando Magic Daily to break down the 2026-27 Orlando Magic! SUBSCRIBE TO PHILIP’S COVERAGE ON PATREON HERE: https://t.co/epoZKIt8GJ . TIMESTAMPS ⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:42 - The Magic’s offseason approach 10:08 - Sean Sweeney’s offensive system 14:21 - What went wrong defensively last year? 18:22 - Orlando’s defensive approach 21:59 - Can the Magic make life easier on Paolo Banchero? 30:13 - Will Jalen Suggs’ role change? 35:24 - Paolo Banchero’s leadership 39:17 - Franz Wagner taking on more offensive initiation 46:02 - Reworking Desmond Bane’s shot diet 47:37 - Is Wendell Carter Jr. the right center for this time? 53:21 - Anthony Black vs. Jalen Suggs 55:30 - Are the Magic deep enough? 59:47 - Noah Penda’s development 1:01:16 - Challenges for Jase Richardson 1:02:44 - Izaiyah Nelson breakdown 1:04:54 - Biggest needs 1:08:01 - Recalibrating Orlando’s expectations 1:15:03 - Top-10 rotation 1:16:08 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 1:17:10 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:18:50 - PREDICTIONS! SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

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