Inside Orlando Magic Media Day
CLEARED UP. THE NBA IS BACK. WELL, ALMOST. YEAH. WITH THE PRESEASON JUST AROUND THE CORNER, THE ORLANDO MAGIC WERE BACK AT THEIR PRACTICE FACILITY TODAY FOR MEDIA DAY. WESH NEWS SPORTS ANCHOR KRISTEN LAGO TELLS US WHY THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE TEAM ARE HIGHER THAN EVER. THE MAGIC’S JEFF WELTMAN SAID IT ALMOST FELT LIKE BACK TO SCHOOL HERE AT THE ADVENTHEALTH TRAINING CENTER. A LOT OF THE SAME FACES COMING BACK TOGETHER FROM SUMMER BREAK, AND THEN A SPRINKLE OF NEW FACES AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, SOME NEW EXPECTATIONS COMING FOR THE ORLANDO MAGIC. THIS A TEAM THAT HAS GOTTEN TO THE PLAYOFFS TWICE. NOW THEY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GET THERE, BUT THEY WANT MORE. AND WITH THE NEW FACES THEY BROUGHT IN, THIS IS A GROUP THAT REALLY FEELS LIKE NOW IT’S THEIR TIME TO CONTEND. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE A LOT BETTER, BUT WE HAVE TO EARN THAT. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THAT DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING. EVERY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE RIGHT NOW IS EXCITED ABOUT THEIR PROSPECTS. WE HAVE TO PUT THE WORK IN. WE HAVE TO STAY HEALTHY. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE LIFT ONE ANOTHER UP AND HOPEFULLY WE RAMP UP AND ARE READY TO ATTACK WHEN IT MATTERS, YOU KNOW, IN THE SPRING AND THEN ENTERING THE PLAYOFFS. THERE’S NO ONE OUTSIDE OF THIS LOCKER ROOM THAT HAS HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FOR US THAN US, BUT WE KNOW WE CAN DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO TO GO ABOUT GETTING THERE. AND IT STARTS WITH THE DAY WE HAVE AND TO TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE FINAL GOAL, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE DAILY HABITS THAT GET YOU THERE AND YOU CAN CHECK YOURSELF DAILY IF YOU’RE GETTING THAT DONE OR NOT. AND SO YOU DON’T WANT TO JUST PUT A BUNCH OF WORDS OUT THERE. YOU WANT TO DO IT THROUGH ACTION. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS THIS SUMMER, IT’S BEEN ABOUT BUILDING THE TEAM CHEMISTRY OFF THE COURT. BUT TOMORROW WE’LL GET TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF IT IN ACTION AS THE MAGIC OPEN UP TRAINING CAMP