Orlando and the NBA will make what is being dubbed as a “major” announcement on Tuesday at 12 PM ET on Facebook Live.

PrimeThyme · Post #1 » by **PrimeThyme** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:28 pm

Devos selling the team? Not sure what else could be considered major.

3ddman23 · Post #2 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:32 pm

Could it be that new nba store they are opening in downtown Disney?

rcklsscognition · Post #3 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:36 pm

My guess is 30-year rebrand. Hornets just released theirs.

The Disney thing isn't opening till next year I doubt it's that.

Hear it is Alex Martins and Isaac on hand.

Whosurgaddy · Post #4 » by **Whosurgaddy** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:39 pm

Hoping for either new loo, new uniforms, or perhaps both.

OrlandO · Post #5 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:39 pm

If it was about selling we'd probably already know... and we'd probablt hear it from someone other than Denton.

Max Power · Post #6 » by **Max Power** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:40 pm

My guess is it’s announcing the All Star Game coming back to Orlando, if the city is involved in such an announcement

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PrimeThyme · Post #7 » by **PrimeThyme** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:46 pm

A rebrand would be nice. Honestly hoping that it is.

Post #8 » by **FFBlitzace** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:47 pm

I also think it's most likely to be the All-Star game. We've been lobbying for another one.

MagicFan101 · Post #9 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:51 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:

Read on Twitter

Devos selling the team? Not sure what else could be considered major.

Magic -> Seattle

? I haven’t lived in Florida for almost 10 years but this would still crush me.

MartinsIzAfraud · Post #10 » by **MartinsIzAfraud** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 4:57 pm

Facebook Live will show all 2018 Magic games as viewership on Fox Sports was at an all-time low this past year..

PrimeThyme · Post #11 » by **PrimeThyme** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:00 pm

I refuse to even consider that it has to do with relocation. That would be the ultimate slap in the face.

fendilim · Post #12 » by **fendilim** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:01 pm

allstar game.

Tarheel · Post #13 » by **Tarheel** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:06 pm

All star game would be sick.

Post #14 » by **FFBlitzace** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:06 pm

The Magic aren't moving in the immediate future and you would have heard something about the team being for sale. Logically it's the All-Star game in a few years. It could be something else, like some level of rebranding, but I'd say it's at least 80% to be the ASG.

OrlandoNed · Post #15 » by **OrlandoNed** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:08 pm

Got to be a rebranding and new jerseys, why else have Isaac on hand if not to have him model new gear.

rcklsscognition · Post #16 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:14 pm

I like the AS angle because Martins has been point on the entertainment complex they're developing at Amway. Maybe it's a construction update and announcement for what it will look like plus the date the AS game is coming.

Post #17 » by **FFBlitzace** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:21 pm

I might backpedal slightly on the ASG angle.

https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/indianapolis-host-nba-all-star-2021

That was from December. I don't know if they always wait a full year before making the next announcement, but it's something to keep in mind.

It's still a logical conclusion though. Orlando is one of the ideal spots from a city infrastructure perspective, and Martins has been trying to get another one since he feels like we got shorted by having the game during the lockout year. There haven't been reports of the Magic submitting a bid for the 2022 game (like ther Kings and Jazz), but it kinda goes unsaid since we know that Martins has been trying every year.

NavalAviator94 · Post #18 » by **NavalAviator94** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:32 pm

Has to be the Allstar Game. We kind of got robbed when it came due to the shortened lockout season if I remember correctly. The team/city have been asking for a do over ever since. The team should conceivably be pretty good by the time it happens and hopefully kickstart a new era.

VFX · Post #19 » by **VFX** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 5:58 pm

Hoping for a rebrand/ new logo / design

MagicFan101 · Post #20 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Aug 6, 2018 6:17 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:I refuse to even consider that it has to do with relocation. That would be the ultimate slap in the face.

I was very much kidding. But man that would suck.