Impact Tillie has yet to play in the preseason due to a back injury he suffered before training camp. His final opportunity to suit up before the regular season begins will come Thursday against the Pistons.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Killian Tillie - Remains out Tillie (back) didn't play in Tuesday's 109-105 preseason loss to the Magic.
Bol Bol - Nine rebounds Tuesday Bol compiled nine points (4-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt), nine rebounds, an assist, two steals and a block in 20 minutes in Tuesday's 109-105 victory over the Grizzlies.
Impact Bol grabbed six boards in the first half and scored seven of his nine points in the second half. After scoring just one point in his first two preseason games, he's scored 16 points while going 7-for-11 from the field in 35 minutes over the last two contests. The 22-year-old signed a two-year deal with Orlando in the offseason and will need more performances like his last two games to earn a spot in the Magic's rotation for the regular season.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Wendell Carter Jr. - Strong all-around game in win Carter amassed 18 points (8-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), seven rebounds and eight assists in 31 minutes in Tuesday's 109-105 win over Memphis.
Impact Carter was a key part of Orlando's offense in the first half as he dished out six assists. He then went 5-for-6 from the field in the second half, scoring 11 of his 18 points. The 23-year-old has been inconsistent shooting in four preseason games, going 8-for-13 on two occasions and making only one shot in two other contests. All in all, he's averaging 12.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 23.8 minutes while shooting 46.2 percent from the field.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Paolo Banchero - Scores 17 points in win Banchero amassed 17 points (6-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-5 FT), nine rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes in Tuesday's 109-105 victory over Memphis.
Impact Thirteen of Banchero's 17 points came in the first half as he attempted only three shots in 13 second-half minutes. Tuesday's performance was arguably his best of the preseason and was the first time he made more than half his shots and grabbed more than five rebounds. The 19-year-old is averaging 13.3 points while making 43.5 percent of his field-goal attempts and going 17-for-18 from the charity stripe in four preseason games.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Banchero scores 16 in home debut, Magic hold off Grizzlies
Paolo Banchero scored 17 points in the No. 1 pick’s first home appearance, and the Orlando Magic beat the Memphis Grizzlies 109-105OCTOBER 12, 2022 • Associated Press
Franz Wagner - Double-double in win Wagner produced 14 points (5-10 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 30 minutes in Tuesday's 109-105 win over Memphis.
Impact Wagner crashed the boards early, hauling down six rebounds in the first period while playing 10 minutes. His scoring was evenly distributed throughout the game as he scored three or four points in each quarter. The 21-year-old recorded just two double-doubles in his rookie campaign but managed to do so Tuesday in his second preseason contest.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Magic take playmaking-by-committee approach, pull out win vs. Grizzlies ORLANDO, Fla. — The situation the Orlando Magic are in, without Markelle Fultz (fractured big left toe) and Jalen Suggs (left knee bone brui...
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
