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Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady spent 4 years pinch nan Orlando Magic, earning All-Star selections and a Most Improved Player of nan Year Award while pinch nan franchise.
As a erstwhile Magic star, McGrady was dismayed pinch really their 2025-26 play ended – a first-round playoff exit aft going up 3-1 successful a bid against nan Detroit Pistons. Orlando ended up firing caput coach Jamahl Mosley connected Monday and McGrady fired disconnected disapproval astir nan roster.
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Tracy McGrady attends nan crippled betwixt nan Orlando Magic and nan Atlanta Hawks astatine nan Kia Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected Jan. 7, 2024. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
"What they person connected their roster correct now, what you spot connected their bench, they gotta go," McGrady said during NBC’s playoff sum connected Monday. "I'm sorry. They ain't bully enough. They request to amended this roster if they wanna beryllium a squad successful nan East that's gonna compete.
"New York ain’t going nowhere. Boston isn’t going nowhere. Detroit ain’t going nowhere. You person to amended this roster."
Orlando Magic guardant Paolo Banchero drives to nan handbasket against Detroit Pistons guardant Tobias Harris during nan 2nd half of Game 7 successful nan first-round NBA playoffs successful Detroit connected May 3, 2026. (Duane Burleson/AP)
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Orlando was successful awesome position to upset nan No. 1-seeded Pistons successful nan first round. The Magic had 3 games to get nan occupation done, but couldn’t propulsion it off. In 1 of those games, nan Magic saw a 24-point lead evaporate astatine home. In Game 6, Orlando missed 23 consecutive shots.
The Magic built a corps astir Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Desmond Bane, who are each nether statement for nan foreseeable future. The statement intelligibly feels that a caller sound connected nan chair whitethorn thief elevate nan franchise.
Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane drives betwixt Detroit Pistons defender Javonte Green and guardant Paul Reed during nan 2nd half of Game 6 successful nan first-round NBA playoffs successful Orlando, Fla., connected May 1, 2026. (John Raoux/AP)
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Orlando improved dramatically complete nan people of Mosley’s tenure, but person still grounded to get retired of nan first information of nan playoffs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
