Mason Williams
@mvsonwilliams
Free agent sportswriter. Member @ProHoopsWriters. IU alum | [email protected]
Some news: Wednesday was my last day with On SI for Magic coverage. In other words, I'm a free agent and am searching for a new full-time opportunity. I'm not yet sure what's next, but I can confidently say I'm incredibly grateful for everything this year entailed.
✅ Unveil elite rebrand ✅ Add shooting & scoring without sacrificing defense ✅ Sign trustworthy vet ballhandler for second unit ✅ Bring on an offensive-minded assistant coach ✅ Bring Moe back All that’s left is Paolo’s extension
✅ Unveil elite rebrand ✅ Add shooting & scoring without sacrificing defense ✅ Sign trustworthy vet ballhandler for second unit ✅ Bring on an offensive-minded assistant coach ✅ Bring Moe back All that’s left is Paolo’s extension
✅ Unveil elite rebrand ✅ Add shooting & scoring without sacrificing defense ✅ Sign trustworthy vet ballhandler for second unit ✅ Bring on an offensive-minded assistant coach ✅ Bring Moe back All that’s left is Paolo’s extension
Magic haven’t put a foot wrong this offseason so far.
Bring the Madness. Let’s run it back. #CBB #ItsInTheGame
Magic haven’t put a foot wrong this offseason so far.
Man. Don’t know how to explain it other than shock. Words cannot express the pain of this letdown. The frustration is unfathomable. I’ve worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no sense. Now that I’ve gotten surgery, I wish I could count the…
I will miss this NBA season, for a multitude of reasons, more than I ever have before. I love this game!
Let me refine/add on to this a little bit: Haliburton came into the 2023-24 season after playing for the US FIBA World Cup team the previous summer, then was on the Olympic team last summer. Haliburton played 143 of 165 regular-season games (NBA Cup included) over the past two…
The Pacers have played 213 total games (including preseason, regular season, postseason and one NBA Cup Final) from Oct. 8, 2023 to tonight. Staying the obvious, but that’s a ton of stress for a top-level player to handle in today’s NBA.
Just gut-wrenching visuals. He knew it, too.
No, man……..
at one point AI just meant allen iverson and i wanna go back to that immediately
TL;DR … I believe Orlando got significantly better offensively without sacrificing defensive identity and did so in a fashion that, if successful, will make the assets given up less valuable than they seem. Jeff Weltman and the Magic took a big, win-now swing and I like it.
Happy Father's Day! Now that the dust has settled a bit on the move, I'm going to thread together some thoughts that come to mind about the Magic trading for Desmond Bane. 👇