Orlando's new coaching staff is pushing Tristan da Silva to take his 3-pointers. They "make me realize how important it is that I do shoot those shots," da Silva said after the Oct. 7 game, "to be able to space the floor."
"Obviously very rusty." Tuomas Iisalo on Zach Edey's first game back for Memphis after about nine months out. Memphis grabbed 46% of its own misses with him in: "that's really what he gives." Orlando's shooting big men pulling him off the rim was "a very high-level challenge."
Jalen Suggs got on the court a bit at Magic practice on Oct. 6 but is "still under the weather a little bit," Sean Sweeney said. Noah Penda had his first full practice after a hamstring injury. He was pain-free within 48 hours but held off so it wouldn't come back.