The Magic have cut four players as they prepare their roster for the regular season, reports Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link).
Guards Reece Beekman, Lester Quinones, and Javonte Smart were placed on waivers, along with forward Phillip Wheeler. They were four of the five Orlando players in camp on Exhibit 10 contracts — the fifth, center Colin Castleton, is having his deal converted into a two-way contract.
The Magic put out a press release (Twitter link) confirming all four cuts, as well as Castleton’s two-way conversion.
Beekman, Quinones, Smart, and Wheeler all have NBA experience, with Beekman and Quinones both appearing in double-digit games last season and finishing the year on an NBA roster.
Beekman made 36 total appearances for Golden State and Brooklyn, while Quinones played 13 times for Philadelphia and New Orleans. Smart and Wheeler didn’t finish the 2024/25 campaign under contract with a team, but Smart has made 18 regular season outings, while Wheeler saw the court in five games while on a 10-day deal with the Sixers last season.
However, unless they can find a new NBA home within the next couple days, all four players appear likely to open the 2025/26 season in the G League with the Osceola Magic, Orlando’s affiliate. Each of the four will receive a full $85,300 bonus if he spends at least 60 days with Osceola this season.
Orlando’s roster should now be set for the regular season — the team has 14 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.