Orlando is the most secretive team in the NBA

orthoman · Post #1 » by **orthoman** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:00 pm

I have been following this Forum for years.

It's interesting to read the fine posts by loyal Magic fans on different topics...players, the Draft, Free Agency, games, etc and I have enjoyed it all.

But, I have to say its amusing how Forum posters speculate and speculate...with no end in sight..nor any insider information as to what this FO does. It's laughable.

We have the most organic team in the League.

None of the Forum knows WTF this FO is going to do...and, when they make a decision, we succumb to it.

Post #2 » by **eyriq** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:05 pm

We are starved for information. The speculation game in Orlando is purely entertainment during down time.

RookieStar · Post #3 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:22 pm

Yeah i mean... is the guy who gets into the bath tub with Gortat still with us? That dude has dedication in pumping Gortat for info.

Also we know how secretive it is. I still belive that the reason we had that lockdown at the amway years ago was because a poster got some juicy info but was caught getting out.

MartinsIzAfraud · Post #4 » by **MartinsIzAfraud** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:57 pm

orthoman wrote:I have been following this Forum for years.

It's interesting to read the fine posts by loyal Magic fans on different topics...players, the Draft, Free Agency, games, etc and I have enjoyed it all.

But, I have to say its amusing how Forum posters speculate and speculate...with no end in sight..nor any insider information as to what this FO does. It's laughable.

We have the most organic team in the League.

None of the Forum knows WTF this FO is going to do...and, when they make a decision, we succumb to it.

Doesn't help every beat writer we've had leaves for better places and FOs to cover. We're a boring organization that doesn't make many moves and just floats down the NBA river happy to be involved.

Orlando Dawg · Post #5 » by **Orlando Dawg** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:06 am

The GM called me and told me they are cutting Fultz tomorrow.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #6 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:41 am

Ever since the infamous whiteboard picture tweeted out by Patricio Garino's agent, I believe Orlando went dark.

Furinkazan · Post #7 » by **Furinkazan** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:59 am

more secure secret than top secret military reports

SHAQ32 · Post #8 » by **SHAQ32** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:35 am

Agreed. Very odd how active the trade/FA threads have been over the years. To me, it's a waste of time.

MoMM · Post #9 » by **MoMM** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:03 am

Maybe there isn't anything going on all the time, so nothing to leak...

pepe1991 · Post #10 » by **pepe1991** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:32 am

They aren't secretive but passive.

List of not- resigned FA they signed since they arrived is:

Jonathan Simmons
Al Faruq Aminu

maybe i forgot somebody, but that's pretty much whole list in near 7 years.

Message Boar · Post #11 » by **Message Boar** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:46 am

Yeah I really hope this secrecy isn't just passivity and them being in "sit on our hands mode" once again. Hopefully they'll use all this cap space to move the team forward in some manner before it gets sucked up by extensions. Being tight-lipped isn't a bad thing though, just annoying for us fans. But it does leave the option of being pleasantly surprised.

drsd · Post #12 » by **drsd** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:49 am

eyriq wrote:We are starved for information. The speculation game in Orlando is purely entertainment during down time.

Orlando hides that they will re-up Bitadze. If that is the starting point, we fans can KNOW we will never hear anything real from management on strategy!

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #13 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:28 pm

pepe1991 wrote:They aren't secretive but passive.

List of not- resigned FA they signed since they arrived is:

Jonathan Simmons
Al Faruq Aminu

maybe i forgot somebody, but that's pretty much whole list in near 7 years.

It’s not just FA, it’s the mid-season trades, the drafts, pick-ups, and waives (although the last one seem obvious whose getting waived). We just don’t always see it coming. We’re not saying they are good acquisitions just that they are secretive and usually come out of nowhere. Orlando has not been aggressive in anyway except maybe when they traded Vuc, Fournier, and Gordon.

fendilim · Post #14 » by **fendilim** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:31 pm

The secrecy is making you guys frustrated. How cute.

Fortune Teller · Post #15 » by **Fortune Teller** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:03 pm

pepe1991 wrote:They aren't secretive but passive.

List of not- resigned FA they signed since they arrived is:

Jonathan Simmons
Al Faruq Aminu

maybe i forgot somebody, but that's pretty much whole list in near 7 years.

This is the saddest post of all time.

Weltman's 7-year plan:

#1 -- Hope for lottery luck.

#2 -- See #1.

He couldn't even bring himself to move off Mo Bamba...he actually re-signed him for a fifth year.

He is apparently going to stick with Isaac until the man's legs literally snap in half, and even then he might give him a few more years. (I honestly can't believe JI is going into his 7th year with the team).

Terrence Ross basically quit trying and stayed on two more years.

I'm prepared to be underwhelmed as free agency comes and goes while our front office starts studying the 2024 mocks.

NavalAviator94 · Post #16 » by **NavalAviator94** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:42 pm

Windhorst commented on a podcast that he heard Orlando was calling teams around the league about veteran players, just prior to the draft. I don’t think they’re being passive.

fendilim · Post #17 » by **fendilim** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:44 pm

NavalAviator94 wrote:Windhorst commented on a podcast that he heard Orlando was calling teams around the league about veteran players, just prior to the draft. I don’t think they’re being passive.

But but we are secretive… most probably this is fake cause no one leaks insider info from Orlando /s

NavalAviator94 · Post #18 » by **NavalAviator94** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:46 pm

fendilim wrote:
NavalAviator94 wrote:Windhorst commented on a podcast that he heard Orlando was calling teams around the league about veteran players, just prior to the draft. I don’t think they’re being passive.

But but we are secretive… most probably this is fake cause no one leaks insider info from Orlando /s

I believe this one. I don’t think he’s hearing it from Orlando but with teams he has a relationship with. He is connected

pepe1991 · Post #19 » by **pepe1991** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:00 pm

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:They aren't secretive but passive.

List of not- resigned FA they signed since they arrived is:

Jonathan Simmons
Al Faruq Aminu

maybe i forgot somebody, but that's pretty much whole list in near 7 years.

It’s not just FA, it’s the mid-season trades, the drafts, pick-ups, and waives (although the last one seem obvious whose getting waived). We just don’t always see it coming. We’re not saying they are good acquisitions just that they are secretive and usually come out of nowhere. Orlando has not been aggressive in anyway except maybe when they traded Vuc, Fournier, and Gordon.

It's acutally worst :lol:

Evan- told French media he won't resign
Gordon -asked for trade in public after he asked for trade in private and they did nothing ( for probably some time)
Ross- told them he is done with team ( still traded him year later)

Bamba- resigned despite fact he sucked for 4 years. Just to dump him for nothing midway through first year of exstension.
MCW- added, dumped, added, dumped