Orlando has been quiet this offseason: too quiet for a team with playoff aspirations and a budding star in Paolo Banchero. But their latest roster tweak suggests the calm is calculated, not complacent.

There’s a layer beneath the surface here. The signings may look like filler, but the timing, just before training camp and with only one two-way spot open, hints that the Magic are setting the stage for something more strategic. The core matures with Banchero showing improved playmaking and Franz Wagner flashing elite two-way potential during FIBA and the past season. Now the question is whether the front office is preparing to accelerate the timeline.

Orlando officially announced: “ We have signed free agents Reece Beekman, Colin Castleton, Justin Minaya and Lester Quiñones . ” All fo

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