Overview
- Orlando opens the season in the NBA’s narrower circle of contenders, with Franz Wagner saying it is time for the club to break new ground.
- Moritz Wagner is working back from a cruciate ligament injury and declares the Magic’s goal is to win the championship.
- Fresh off June’s title, Oklahoma City is viewed as the team to beat, and Isaiah Hartenstein will receive his championship ring at the season start.
- Dennis Schröder signed a three-year, $45 million deal with Sacramento and says the goal is to reach the playoffs.
- Dirk Nowitzki joins Prime Video’s new NBA broadcast team, and Orlando is scheduled to face Memphis in a Berlin regular-season game on January 15.