The Orlando Magic are still trying to get healthy.
That's particularly true for two stalwarts as the NBA preseason rolls on: Jalen Suggs and Moritz Wagner.
The pair has been ruled out for the upcoming preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, according to beat reporter Jason Beede.
As for the rest of the team? "Sore but they're all healthy," Beede shared from head coach Jamahl Mosley.
Suggs is recovering from a left knee trochlea cartilage tear.
Wagner is coming back from a torn ACL in his left knee.
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Suggs will be crucial whenever he can get back on the floor, because he's likely the Magic's top point guard.
With the makeup of this team, that doesn't necessarily mean heavy ball-handling duties for Suggs. Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane will all have the ball in their hands plenty.
But without Suggs, the likes of Tyus Jones, Jase Richardson and maybe Anthony Black have to run the 1 more often.
On the interior, Mo Wagner is mostly a depth piece behind Bancher, Wendell Carter Jr. and potentially Jonathan Isaac, Goga Bitadze and Tristan da Silva.
But Wagner does set a strong energetic tone and is the type of player every team likes to have, so his eventual return will provide a jolt, especially to his little brother, Franz.
For now, the Magic press forward without Suggs and Wagner, hoping to get them back sooner rather than later.
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