Orlando Magic News

Photographers continuously clicked their cameras as they stood on the blue carpet Wednesday at a Time Warner Cable sponsored event at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles that honored the late Lakers owner Jerry Buss.

Of course the Orlando Magic had a terrible NBA season. What else do you expect from a team who lost Dwight Howard after basing the entirety of their team around his abilities? The Magic are rebuilding, and there are often times very bad seasons when an NBA team is rebuilding.

Kobe Bryant seems to think that once he's healthy, he'll be playing exactly like he has been over the course of his career - and I don't disagree one bit.

The NBA Draft provides a sense of optimism, an opportunity for the feeble to rise and rebuild into legitimate title contenders.

Ray Allen has hit more than 2,850 three-pointers, more than anyone in NBA history.

The Los Angeles Lakers have little room to operate in free agency this offseason, owing $66.8 million to a core four of Kobe Bryant , Pau Gasol , Steve Nash and All that before presenting Dwight Howard with a five-year, $118 million offer.

This is not the first time they've talked about the idea, either. During the 2011 lockout, their mutual target was the Dallas Mavericks - another Texas team.

There were a number of reasons the Los Angeles Lakers disappointed during the 2012-13 campaign, but primary among them was the team's lack of depth.

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Apr 28, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers injured guard Kobe Bryant watches the final seconds of the Lakers 103-82 loss to the Spurs in game four of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at the Staples Center.

Doc Rivers is looking for a way out of his position with the Boston Celtics , with the Los Angeles Clippers reportedly being his ideal destination.

If and when it secures a deal for coach Doc Rivers and center Kevin Garnett, L.A. could turn its attention to acquiring Arron Afflalo from Orlando.

Kansas Jayhawks star shooting guard Ben McLemore could figure into the Orlando Magic's future plans.

The NBA rumors landscape is typically all draft hype at this point in the year, but of course, the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics have other ideas.

Despite the fact that we are in the midst of an epic 2013 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, the swell of rumors regarding free agency and potential trades is only growing.

't looking to improve by taking players in the 2013 NBA draft. The goal of the draft is to get better.

Because Cleveland has the top choice, the Magic have to wait and see if their quest for Ben McLemore would be fulfilled.

For most Los Angeles Lakers fans, Dwight Howard is not the guy who they want to build the team around.

Apr 28, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs power forward Aron Baynes during the first quarter in game four of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at the Staples Center.

Predicting how the 2013 NBA draft will unfold is tough, but picking out the biggest mistakes of the draft before they even happen? Now that's nearly impossible.