Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman mentioned that the group is concentrating on opening evening for guard Jalen Suggs to return. Weltman mentioned {that a} return for backup large man Moe Wagner is “additional away”.
Suggs suffered a left knee trochlea cartilage tear on January twenty fifth in a win over the Detroit Pistons. He missed Orlando’s final 35 video games of the common season and the group’s first-round playoff sequence in opposition to the Boston Celtics.
The Magic are anticipated to begin Suggs in a new-look backcourt subsequent to Desmond Bane, who the group acquired this offseason. Orlando is hopeful of getting Suggs right into a preseason sport, however will not take any possibilities with one in all their key gamers.