Magic center Mohamed Bamba, who missed the first-round streak against Milwaukee, had no serious health problems after leaving the Orlando campus during the planting round, reports Roy Parry of the Orlando Sentinel. Bamba left in mid-August for a full post-coronavirus evaluation after battling the virus he contracted in June.
“The doctors have ruled out anything serious but it will take some time to clean up your system. It will probably be measured in months, not weeks “, Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman She said.
We have more from the Southeast Division:
- Weltman said forward rookie Chuma Okeke is in the “advanced stage of its rehabilitation and development” and the Magic expects it to contribute to next season, according to The Athletic’s Josh Robbins. Orlando picked Okeke with the 16th overall pick last year even though he was recovering from an ACL he suffered during the NCAA tournament.
- Coach Steve Clifford expressed satisfaction with Markelle FultzDeveloping this season, Robbins conveys in the same story. “He’s obviously a very talented guy. … I am extremely ecstatic about the way he played “, Clifford said. Fultz averaged 12.1 PPG and 5.1 APG during the regular season.
- Buddy Loved is Spencer Dinwiddie are among the commercial candidates that the Hawks could pursue to mate with Bring the youth, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic opines. Kirschner and Andrew Kelly of Peachtree Hoops take an in-depth look at the kind of trading Atlanta could explore this offseason using the team’s cap room.
- The Magicians they recently interviewed potential customers Markus Howard by Marquette e Robert Woodard of the state of Mississippi, reports Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. They are potential targets with the second round of the Wizards at No. 37 overall.
