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Magic Wands: Orlando Magic at Miami Heat

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Time/TV: 7:30 p.m./FOX Sports Florida
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Season Series: Tonight in Orlando (Preseason); Oct. 26 in Orlando; Dec. 20 in Miami; Feb. 13 in Miami; March 3 in Orlando

1) Hassan Whiteside is out tonight as he returned home to attend the funeral for his great grandmother, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald reports. Justise Winslow is a gametime decision. The Orlando Magic announced Aaron Gordon (ankle) and Bismack Biyombo (rest) will not play tonight.

2) Jeff Green has been a pleasant surprise for the Orlando Magic this preseason.

3) Serge Ibaka is showing growth as a scorer this preseason, John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com writes.

4) Bill Difillipo of DIME Magazine provides the Orlando Magic’s path to a championship.

5) Teams in the Eastern Conference might be improving, but the conference is still devoid of talent except at the top, Jared Wade of FanSided writes.

6) Elfrid Payton has worked to improve his floater, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel writes.

7) Brett Koremenos of RealGM breaks down the Southeast Division.

8) Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is balancing keeping starters sharp and looking at some of his younger players as the Heat have a busy final week of the preseason, Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post writes.

9) Our pals Wes Goldberg and David Ramil of Locked On Heat opened up their mailbag and discussed Hassan Whiteside’s future with the Miami Heat.

10) Damjan Rudez is staking his claim to a roster spot as the Orlando Magic’s cutdown date is looming, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

11) The Miami Heat’s final roster spot may come down to deciding between point guards Beno Udrih and Briante Weber, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald writes. The Heat though might be able to keep all 21 players within their franchise umbrella in the D-League. Erik Spoelstra is not looking forward to making these cuts, Anthony Chiang of the Palm Beach Post writes.

12) The Miami Heat have become also rans in the annual NBA General Manager survey, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes. The Orlando Magic had a few notable mentions.

13) With the season about a week away, our Joe Buckley reviews the first 10 games for the Orlando Magic.

14) Early impressions of Wayne Ellington have been good for the Miami Heat, Simon Smith of All U Can Heat writes.

15) How does the Miami Heat’s bench compare to the rest of the Eastern Conference? Simon Smith of All U Can Heat investigates.

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