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EuroBasket Notes: Cyprus, Players To Watch, Celtics, Heat, Top Matchups

Cyprus, which will be competing in EuroBasket for the first time ever this year, announced its 12-man roster for the event on Monday, as FIBA relays. Cyprus’ national team doesn’t feature any current or former NBA players, but the group includes former Wichita State big man Darral Willis, up-and-coming point guard Filippos Tigkas, and sharpshooter Konstantinos Simitzis, who was the squad’s leading scorer in the qualifiers.

Competing in Group C, Cyprus will begin its group-play games on Thursday against Bosnia and Herzegovina before taking on Greece, Spain, Georgia, and Italy.

Here’s more on EuroBasket 2025, which will tip off on Wednesday:

EuroBasket Notes: Wagner, Giannis, Risacher, Doncic

Germany made a huge statement by going unbeaten on its way to the 2023 FIBA World Cup title, and a win at EuroBasket would cement its status as an international basketball power. Magic forward Franz Wagner talked to reporters, including Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops, about what another major championship would mean for his nation’s basketball program.

“It would be a massive achievement,” Wagner said. “I think winning anything is super difficult. I think winning something for your country, obviously, is super special. We felt that two years ago, and we’re doing everything we can to have that feeling again and bring home a gold medal for your country.”

Germany is a huge favorite to advance out of Group B, which also includes Great Britain, Lithuania, Sweden, Montenegro and host Finland. The pressure ratchets up in the knockout stage, with single-elimination games being played from September 6-14 in Riga, Latvia.

“I think every do-or-die game, and especially national team games, when you play for your country, and especially when the time you have with the team is kind of short or way shorter than during a season with a team, I think those games are always super physical and every player is putting it all out there,” Wagner said.

On the tournament format, he added, “I think that’s what makes those games super fun to play and hopefully fun to watch as well.”

There’s more from EuroBasket:

  • Rival players are raving about the impact that Giannis Antetokounmpo has for Greece, according to a story on the FIBA website. Willy Hernangomez says the Bucks star “tries to destroy everyone in front of him,” and Spanish teammate Santi Aldama claims Antetokounmpo takes his intensity to a different level when he’s part of the Greek national team. “He always talks about how he plays hard every single day,” Aldama said. “And seeing an MVP-level player play as hard as he does every day … and him having the pride to play for his country every summer you can see it’s different when he plays for his country. And he takes a lot of pride in playing for his country.”
  • In an interview with Christos Tsaltas of Athletiko, Zaccharie Risacher talks about the things he learned during his rookie season with the Hawks that have made him a better player. Risacher may need to take on a larger role for France with several important teammates unavailable, and he said he’s willing to do whatever is asked of him. “I want to contribute to my team so that it wins as many games as it can and contribute in any way I can,” Risacher said. “With defense, with scoring, with rebounds. I’m a versatile player and I have to make sure I’ve adapted and I can do the right thing and make the right phase at the right time to help as much as I can.”
  • Lakers star Luka Doncic delivered a fiery locker room speech after Slovenia lost to Serbia by 34 points in an exhibition game, relays BasketNews. “I don’t like to talk about what’s going on in the team. Yes, we had a conversation,” teammate Edo Muric said. “We cleared up a lot of things and said what needed to be said. This defeat actually brought us even closer.”

Magic Sign Colin Castleton To Exhibit 10 Deal

August 24: Castleton has signed his Exhibit 10 contract with Orlando, according to RealGM’s log of official NBA transactions.


August 22: The Magic are signing free agent center Colin Castleton, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (via Twitter).

Castleton’s contract with the Magic will be a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link).

A Florida native who spent the final three years of his college career at UF, Castleton went undrafted in 2023 and spent 2023/24 — his rookie season — on a two-way contract with the Lakers.

Castleton was waived by L.A. shortly before the ’24/25 campaign began, but quickly caught on with Memphis on another two-way deal. He was released by the Grizzlies in January.

After spending a few months in the G League, Castleton inked a pair of 10-day deals with Toronto in March before joining the 76ers on a 10-day pact in early April. The Raptors re-signed him to a two-year standard contract on the final day of the regular season, but the second year was non-guaranteed, and he was cut in late July.

In 26 total appearances for Memphis, Philadelphia and Toronto last season, Castleton averaged 4.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game. The 25-year-old big man’s NBA G League rights are currently controlled by the Magic.

If Castleton is waived before the ’25/26 season begins and spends at least 60 days in the G League with the Osceola Magic, he’d be eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300. Exhibit 10 contracts can also be converted to two-way deals, and Orlando does have a two-way opening, as our tracker shows.

Franz Wagner, Dennis Schröder Lead Germany’s EuroBasket Roster

Germany has finalized its 12-man roster for EuroBasket, highlighted by Magic star Franz Wagner and new Kings guard Dennis Schröder, writes Pijus Sapetka of BasketNews.

The Germans also feature Wagner’s Orlando teammate, Tristan Da Silva, and a couple of former NBA big men in Daniel Theis and Isaac Bonga. Making up the rest of the roster are Oscar Da Silva, Justus Hollatz, Leon Kratzer, Maodo Lo, Andreas Obst, Johannes Thiemann and Johannes Voigtmann.

Germany has several significant absences due to injuries. Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein will miss the tournament because of an Achilles tendon issue, while Magic big man Moritz Wagner continues to recover from a torn ACL in his left knee that he suffered in December.

In addition, Real Madrid refused to sign a release for guard David Kramer to participate after he suffered a muscle injury, according to Eurohoops. Kramer averaged 15.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game during the EuroBasket Qualifiers.

“This is a bitter blow for us,” German coach Alex Mumbru said. “David was planned to be an important part of our team. We now have to compensate for his absence as best we can. Of course, I’m also very sorry for him personally; David would have deserved to be there.”

The Germans have become one of international basketball’s top teams in recent years, winning a gold medal in the 2023 World Cup. Four years ago, they finished third in EuroBasket, which they hosted, and they came in fourth at the 2024 Olympics.

Schröder has been a member of the senior national team since 2014 and was named to the All-Star Five Team at last year’s Olympics. Wagner was a second-team all-tournament choice at both the 2023 World Cup and the 2024 Olympics.

Germany has been placed in Group B for EuroBasket, along with Lithuania, Great Britain, Sweden, Montenegro and Finland. Group play will start Wednesday, and all games will be held in Tampere, Finland.

NBA 2025 Offseason Check-In: Orlando Magic

Hoops Rumors is checking in on the 2025 offseason for all 30 NBA teams, recapping the summer’s free agent signings, trades, draft picks, departures, and more. We’ll take a look at each team’s offseason moves and consider what might still be coming before the regular season begins. Today, we’re focusing on the Orlando Magic.


Free agent signings

  • Tyus Jones: One year, $7,000,000. Signed using non-taxpayer mid-level exception.
  • Moritz Wagner: One year, $5,000,000. Re-signed using Bird rights.

Trades

  • Acquired Desmond Bane from the Grizzlies in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, the No. 16 pick in the 2025 draft, the Magic’s 2026 first-round pick (with swap rights; details below), the Magic’s 2028 first-round pick, the Magic’s 2030 first-round pick, and the right to swap first-round picks with the Magic in 2029 (top-two protected).
    • Note: The Grizzlies will have the ability to swap the Magic’s 2026 first-round pick for the Suns’ 2026 pick (if the Wizards’ first-rounder lands outside of the top eight) or for the least favorable of the Suns’ and Wizards’ 2026 picks (if the Wizards’ first-rounder lands in the top eight).
  • Acquired the draft rights to Noah Penda (No. 32 pick) from the Celtics in exchange for the draft rights to Amari Williams (No. 46 pick), the draft rights to Max Shulga (No. 57 pick), either the Pistons’, Bucks’, or Magic’s 2026 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable), and either the Celtics’ or Magic’s 2027 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).
    • Note: The Celtics had traded their 2027 second-round pick to the Magic in a previous deal.

Draft picks

  • 1-25: Jase Richardson
    • Signed to rookie scale contract (four years, $15,308,562).
  • 2-32: Noah Penda
    • Signed to four-year, $8,685,386 contract. First two years guaranteed. Third year non-guaranteed. Fourth-year team option.

Two-way signings

  • Jamal Cain
    • One year, $85,300 partial guarantee (will increase to $318,218 at start of regular season).
  • Orlando Robinson
    • One year, $85,300 partial guarantee (will increase to $318,218 at start of regular season).

Departed/unsigned free agents

Other roster moves

  • Signed Paolo Banchero to a five-year, maximum-salary rookie scale contract extension that begins in 2026/27. Projected value of $239,934,400. Projected value can increase to $287,921,280 if Banchero makes an All-NBA team or is named MVP or Defensive Player of the Year.
  • Declined their team options on Gary Harris and Cory Joseph.
  • Waived Ethan Thompson (two-way contract).

Salary cap situation

  • Operating over the cap ($154.6MM) and above the luxury tax line ($187.9MM).
  • Carrying approximately $193.5MM in salary.
  • Hard-capped at $195,945,000.
  • Portion of non-taxpayer mid-level exception ($7,104,000) available.
  • Full bi-annual exception ($5,134,000) available.

The offseason so far

The most significant roster move the Magic made since their season ended was actually completed before the summer or the NBA offseason officially began. While the NBA Finals were still in progress, the front office struck a deal to acquire swingman Desmond Bane from the Grizzlies, giving up four first-round picks and a first-round pick swap to get it done.

It was a steep price to pay for someone who has never made an All-Star team and who averaged fewer than 20 points per game in 2024/25, but Bane is exactly the type of player Orlando needed.

Even as the roster jelled and they returned to the playoffs during the past two seasons, three-point shooting remained an issue for the Magic. The team’s 31.8% success rate last season didn’t just rank dead last in the NBA — the gap between Orlando and 29th-place Washington was bigger than the gap between the third- and 17th-place teams in that category.

Bane is one of the NBA’s top marksmen from beyond the arc — he holds a career average of 41.0% on 6.3 attempts per game and has never made fewer than 38.1% in a season. And while he’s not an All-Defensive caliber player, he won’t hurt you at all on that end of the court, especially since he likely won’t handle the toughest assignments for a Magic team that ranked second in the league in defensive rating without him last season.

Of course, it’s worth noting that the Magic signed three-and-D specialist Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency a year ago for many of the same reasons they acquired Bane this summer, and that was a bust. Caldwell-Pope’s 34.2% 3PT% in 2024/25 was his worst mark in nearly a decade. But Bane is a more well-rounded and dynamic player than KCP, has a more consistent track record as a shooter and scorer, and is five years younger. At age 27, Bane is still very much in his prime and should be part of Orlando’s core for years to come.

Besides ranking last in the NBA in three-point shooting last season, the Magic also finished 30th in assists per game. Jalen Suggs‘ lengthy injury absence was a factor, but even when he’s on the court, Suggs isn’t really a traditional point guard, so adding a player who better fit that bill was a top priority this summer. Orlando achieved that goal by using about half of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception to sign Tyus Jones to a one-year, $7MM contract.

Jones’ one-year stint in Phoenix was a disappointment, but little went right for the Suns in 2024/25, so it’s hard to place too much of the blame blame on Jones. He averaged double-digit points and at least five assists per game for a third straight season while continuing to take care of the ball at an elite level (his minuscule 1.1 turnovers per contest were, improbably, a career worst). Crucially, he matched a career high by making 41.4% of his three-pointers, an important consideration for a Magic team that won’t want to rely solely on Bane to upgrade its outside shooting.

With Bane and Jones on the books and Jase Richardson (No. 25) and Noah Penda (No. 32) added in June’s draft, the Magic were already moving into luxury tax territory, but they were still willing to go up to $5MM to re-sign Moritz Wagner to a one-year deal rather than targeting a 14th man willing to accept the veteran’s minimum.

That Wagner deal will make it a little more difficult for the Magic to duck under the tax line later in the season, but it could turn out to be a bargain if the big man is able to return during the first half of the season from the ACL tear he suffered last December. Prior to that injury, Wagner was on track for a career year, setting or matching career highs in several categories, including points (12.9) and rebounds (4.9) per game. He’ll provide important frontcourt depth if and when he’s back to 100%.

Given all the first-round picks the Magic gave up for Bane, we probably have to consider that trade the most meaningful transaction the team made this offseason. But if so, signing former No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero to a five-year, maximum-salary rookie scale extension comes a very close second.

Banchero was limited to 46 games due to an oblique injury and saw his shooting percentages drop a little in his third NBA season, but he averaged 25.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, both career highs. A year earlier, the Magic had signed Franz Wagner to a maximum-salary rookie scale extension after he experienced a similar shooting dip in his third year, so there was no doubt that Banchero would get the same commitment.

Now the big question is whether Banchero will make an All-NBA team in 2026. If he does, it would bump his projected first-year salary from $41.4MM (25% of the cap) to $49.6MM (30%), and the cap/apron crunch that’s already facing Orlando beginning in 2026/27 would only become more challenging to navigate.


Up next

The Magic have 14 players on guaranteed standard contracts and have a team salary of $193.5MM, which would seemingly give them just enough room below their $195.9MM hard cap to add a 15th man on a minimum-salary contract. However, because Bane’s contract includes $1.2MM in unlikely incentives that count against the apron, Orlando doesn’t have the ability at this time to fill that final roster spot. Unless the team makes a cost-cutting move, that will have to happen later in the season.

There is still a two-way opening on the roster though, alongside new additions Jamal Cain and Orlando Robinson. Last season’s two-way players Trevelin Queen and Mac McClung remain unsigned, but Queen is no longer eligible for a two-way deal and the Magic withdrew their qualifying offer for McClung last month, suggesting that they’ll go in another direction with that spot.

When Lester Quinones recently agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Orlando, reporting indicated he’ll be given a chance to compete for a two-way deal in training camp. I’d expect the Magic to sign at least a couple more players to get in on that competition before their camp gets underway.

With Banchero locked up, there are no extension candidates remaining for Orlando this fall. The team’s most important players – Banchero, Wagner (Franz, not Moritz), Bane, and Suggs – are all already under contract through at least 2028/29, while promising young guard Anthony Black won’t become eligible for a rookie scale extension until next July.

Eastern Notes: Bane, Heat, Magic-Heat Rivalry, Bulls

The Magic made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, trading multiple assets and veteran players to acquire Desmond Bane from the Grizzlies. John Schuhmann, the senior stats analyst for NBA.com, examines how Bane can impact Orlando’s offense.

Using a film study approach, Schuhmann lays out Bane’s strengths and details how he can blend with Orlando’s roster. Bane should help the Magic get more easy buckets on the break, increase off-the-ball movement and provide more off-the-catch opportunities for star forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.

We have more from the Eastern Conference:

  • The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson takes a deep dive into the Heat‘s asset management over the past decade, breaking them down into regrettable, commendable and defensible decisions. Jackson notes that the reason why the franchise hasn’t hoarded first-round picks is that it would go against its philosophy of never tanking or intentionally taking steps back with the hope of a brighter future. The Heat’s yearly goals also include trying to win as many games as possible every season, even if the roster isn’t championship-caliber.
  • Orlando Sentinel Mike Bianchi opines that the Magic must resurrect their rivalry with the Heat. The Southeast Division foes play against each other on opening night and Bianchi urges Orlando fans to muster up passion and hatred toward their in-state opponent.
  • The Bulls have promoted Austin Dufault to director of player development and Isiah Price to coordinator of player development, K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network tweets. Dufault was an assistant coach with the Pistons from 2021-23.

Magic To Sign Lester Quinones To Exhibit 10 Contract

The Magic have agreed to a deal with free agent guard Lester Quinones, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). It will be a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, a league source tells Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link).

Quinones has appeared in 54 total NBA regular season games in three years since going undrafted out of Memphis in 2022. His best season came in 2023/24, when he averaged 4.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per night with a .364 3PT% in 37 outings for Golden State.

The 6’4″ guard began last season on a two-way contract with the Sixers, was waived in December, then finished the year with the Pelicans after signing a two-way deal in early March. That contract covered two seasons, but New Orleans waived Quinones last month.

Quinones only made 13 NBA appearances in 2024/25, but saw action in 41 total G League games for the Birmingham Squadron and Delaware Blue Coats. He put up impressive averages of 21.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per contest, though he struggled a bit with his shooting efficiency (.431/.331/.713) and turnovers (3.7 per game).

According to Scotto, Quinones will have an opportunity to compete for a roster spot or a two-way deal in Orlando. The latter is more likely than the former, given that the Magic are bumping right up against a first-apron hard cap and don’t have enough room to carry a 15th man into the season at the moment.

An Exhibit 10 contract can be converted to a two-way deal up until October 20. The Magic have one open two-way slot alongside Orlando Robinson and Jamal Cain. If Quinones is waived before the season, he could potentially join the Osceola Magic and earn an Exhibit 10 bonus worth up to $85,300, but Orlando’s NBAGL affiliate would need to acquire his returning rights.

NBA Teams Average 14.4 Back-To-Backs In 2025/26

Five NBA teams will play a league-high 16 back-to-back sets during the 2025/26 regular season, while six clubs will have just 13 instances of back-to-back games on their schedules. The remaining 19 teams will play either 14 or 15 back-to-backs.

[RELATED: 2025/26 NBA Schedules By Team]

Those totals – along with an overall average of 14.4 back-to-backs per team – are about what we’ve come to expect in recent years.

Prior to the COVID-shortened seasons of 2019/20 and ’20/21, the NBA’s regular season consisted of 177 days, and the league had made a concerted effort to reduce instances of back-to-backs. When the league announced its initial schedule in ’19/20, its press release boasted that teams were averaging a record-low 12.4 back-to-backs that season, marking the fifth straight year in which that number had reached an all-time low.

However, since 2021/22, NBA regular seasons have spanned just 174 days, making it a little more difficult for schedule-makers to avoid back-to-back sets. The average number of back-to-backs per team is still well below where it once was (teams averaged 19.3 in 2024/25), but it’s no longer at a record low.

Here are the back-to-backs by team in 2025/26:

  1. Charlotte Hornets: 16
    Denver Nuggets: 16
    Philadelphia 76ers: 16
    Phoenix Suns: 16
    Washington Wizards: 16
  2. Golden State Warriors: 15
    Los Angeles Clippers: 15
    Miami Heat: 15
    New Orleans Pelicans: 15
    Portland Trail Blazers: 15
    Toronto Raptors: 15
    Utah Jazz: 15
  3. Brooklyn Nets: 14
    Cleveland Cavaliers: 14
    Dallas Mavericks: 14
    Detroit Pistons: 14
    Houston Rockets: 14
    Los Angeles Lakers: 14
    Memphis Grizzlies: 14
    Milwaukee Bucks: 14
    New York Knicks: 14
    Orlando Magic: 14
    Sacramento Kings: 14
    San Antonio Spurs: 14
  4. Atlanta Hawks: 13
    Boston Celtics: 13
    Chicago Bulls: 13
    Indiana Pacers: 13
    Minnesota Timberwolves: 13
    Oklahoma City Thunder: 13

Warriors, Lakers, Knicks, Thunder Get Most Nationally Televised Games For 2025/26

Having gone from two national broadcasting partners (ABC/ESPN and TNT) to three (ABC/ESPN, NBC, and Amazon Prime) ahead of the 2025/26 season, the NBA’s schedule will feature a significant increase in nationally televised games.

When the league unveiled its full regular season schedule on Thursday, it announced 237 nationally televised regular season matchups, along with the seven knockout round NBA Cup games whose participants aren’t yet known, for a total of 244 contests.

As Colin Salao of Front Office Sports writes in a subscriber story, the total number of nationally televised games is up by more than 40% from last season, when the league’s partners nationally broadcasted a total of 172 games.

Salao also points out that beginning in the middle of the season, when the NFL schedule starts winding down, the NBA will have national games every day of the week: Peacock on Monday; NBC/Peacock on Tuesday; ESPN on Wednesday; Amazon on Thursday; Amazon and ESPN on Friday; Amazon and ABC on Saturday; and ABC, NBC, and Peacock on Sunday.

Every team will be featured at least twice on the national TV broadcast schedule, with the Warriors, Lakers, Knicks, and defending champion Thunder leading the way with 34 appearances apiece.

Here’s the full breakdown of nationally televised games by team:

  1. Golden State Warriors: 34
  2. Los Angeles Lakers: 34
  3. New York Knicks: 34
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder: 34
  5. Houston Rockets: 28
  6. Minnesota Timberwolves: 28
  7. Denver Nuggets: 26
  8. Boston Celtics: 25
  9. Cleveland Cavaliers: 24
  10. Dallas Mavericks: 23
  11. San Antonio Spurs: 22
  12. Los Angeles Clippers: 21
  13. Milwaukee Bucks: 18
  14. Detroit Pistons: 16
  15. Orlando Magic: 14
  16. Philadelphia 76ers: 14
  17. Atlanta Hawks: 13
  18. Memphis Grizzlies: 10
  19. Indiana Pacers: 9
  20. Phoenix Suns: 9
  21. Sacramento Kings: 9
  22. Portland Trail Blazers: 8
  23. Miami Heat: 5
  24. Charlotte Hornets: 3
  25. Chicago Bulls: 3
  26. Brooklyn Nets: 2
  27. New Orleans Pelicans: 2
  28. Toronto Raptors: 2
  29. Utah Jazz: 2
  30. Washington Wizards: 2

Since nationally televised matchups are subject to change, there’s no guarantee that every team will ultimately end up being featured multiple times on the national stage.

As Salao points out, all 30 clubs showed up at least once on the national broadcast schedule initially announced for 2024/25, but the Wizards didn’t get any nationally televised games after having their lone contest replaced by a showdown between Cleveland and Oklahoma City.

Additionally, not every team this season will have a game aired on a traditional, non-streaming network — the only games featuring the Raptors or Wizards will air on either Peacock or Amazon Prime.

Heat Notes: Jones, Jakucionis, Burks, Powell, Preseason

Kai Jonesworkout with the Heat on Monday wasn’t just a one-day affair. According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald, the free agent center is actually spending four days working out at Kaseya Center this week as the club considers whether to sign him. No decisions have been made yet, but a source tells Jackson that the Heat have “long shown an appreciation” for the former first-rounder’s skill set.

The Heat have 14 players on standard contracts and could make Jones their 15th man, but the club is just a little over the luxury tax line and may not fill that final roster spot to open the season. The big man is also ineligible to receive a two-way contract.

While Jackson suggests an Exhibit 10 deal could be a possibility, Jones has reportedly drawn serious interest from the Italian team Virtus Bologna, who could offer him guaranteed money and a more significant role, so it’s unclear if a non-guaranteed camp contract would appeal to the 24-year-old.

We have more on the Heat:

  • Within that same Herald story, Jackson spoke to a veteran Eastern Conference scout to get his take on the Heat’s place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy, their offseason acquisition of Norman Powell, what they can expect from Simone Fontecchio, and his impressions of first-round pick Kasparas Jakucionis. On that last subject, the scout wasn’t especially enthusiastic. “NBA people I talked to in Las Vegas were killing him, didn’t have anything nice to say about him,” the scout said of Jakucionis. “Quickness and shooting were my concern. Can he beat [skilled NBA players] off the dribble? He better be able to make shots. His play was disappointing, but I’m not ready to judge. He’s [very young at 19].”
  • While Alec Burks expressed interest at the end of last season in returning to the Heat, a reunion with the veteran guard no longer makes sense after the club added Powell and Fontecchio, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel (subscription required).
  • The Heat have no shortage of players benefiting from international competition this summer, with Powell, Fontecchio, Nikola Jovic, and Pelle Larsson all representing their national teams, as Winderman writes for The Sun Sentinel (subscription required). Powell led Jamaica to the two wins they needed in order to advance out of the World Cup pre-qualifying round before sitting out the third and final game of this competition window, Winderman adds (via Twitter).
  • The Heat and Magic announced on Tuesday that they’ll open their preseason with a game in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 4. In total, the Heat will play six preseason games, as they outlined in a press release.
  • Heat Hall-of-Famers Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, and Pat Riley will be the presenters when longtime team owner Micky Arison is inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame next month, per a press release.