The 2025–26 Orlando Magic season was the 37th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team fully adopted its new identity this season, officially retiring the look that had been in place since 2008–09.
The Magic advanced to the 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage as the winner of East Group B, as they finished the group stage with a perfect 4–0 record. They defeated the Miami Heat in the quarterfinals but were eliminated by the eventual Cup champions New York Knicks in the semifinals.
On April 5, the Magic clinched a winning record, surpassing their win total from the previous season. On April 12, the Magic qualified for the play-in tournament as they finished the regular season with a 45–37 record, the same as the Philadelphia 76ers; however, since Philadelphia won the head-to-head tiebreaker 2–1, Orlando secured the 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Despite losing to Philadelphia in the first stage of the play-in, they beat the Charlotte Hornets in the No. 8 seed game, clinching a playoff spot for the third consecutive season. Despite taking an 3–1 series lead against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs, they were ultimately eliminated in seven games—a fate similar to the one they experienced in 2003. With the Boston Celtics blowing a 3–1 series lead the previous night against Philadelphia, this marks the first time that there were two blown 3–1 series leads in the same season since 2020. Notably, in Game 6 of this series that could have closed it out for Orlando, the Magic blew a 24-point lead in the third quarter by missing 23 straight shots in the 4th quarter, ultimately leading to a 93–79 defeat. That collapse ultimately led to the firing of coach Jamahl Mosley.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 25 Jase Richardson Shooting Guard United States Michigan State 2 46 Amari Williams Center United Kingdom Kentucky 2 57 Max Shulga Shooting Guard Ukraine Virginia Commonwealth The Magic entered the draft with one first-round pick and two second-round picks, consisting of their original second-round selection and two picks acquired via trades. The Magic acquired the Denver Nuggets' first-round pick that fell outside its top 5 protection when Denver made the 2025 NBA playoffs, along with the Boston Celtics' second-round pick, which conveyed as the less favorable selection than that of the Memphis Grizzlies due to Boston's better 2024–25 regular season finish.
Ten days before the draft, they had traded their original first-round pick to the Memphis as an exchange for Desmond Bane. On the second day of the draft, the team traded the draft rights to both second-round selections, Max Shulga and Amari Williams, to Boston.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 4 | @ Miami | | Jase Richardson (13) | Goga Bitadze (8) | Bane, Black, Morales (3) | Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot15,470 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 10 | @ Philadelphia | | Wendell Carter Jr. (20) | Wendell Carter Jr. (13) | Anthony Black (5) | Xfinity Mobile Arena16,496 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 12 | Miami | | Franz Wagner (17) | Goga Bitadze (8) | Black, Howard (4) | Kia Center18,846 | 3–0 |- | 4 | October 16 | New Orleans | | Franz Wagner (24) | Paolo Banchero (10) | Carter Jr., Richardson (6) | Kia Center16,014 | 4–0
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | Miami | | Banchero, Wagner (24) | Paolo Banchero (11) | Franz Wagner (6) | Kia Center19,186 | 1−0 |- | 2 | October 24 | Atlanta | | Franz Wagner (27) | Wendell Carter Jr. (8) | Desmond Bane (5) | Kia Center18,004 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 25 | Chicago | | Paolo Banchero (24) | Wendell Carter Jr. (13) | Desmond Bane (3) | Kia Center19,117 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 27 | @ Philadelphia | | Paolo Banchero (32) | Wendell Carter Jr. (10) | Jalen Suggs (6) | Xfinity Mobile Arena18,377 | 1–3 |- | 5 | October 29 | @ Detroit | | Paolo Banchero (24) | Paolo Banchero (11) | Paolo Banchero (7) | Little Caesars Arena19,244 | 1–4 |- | 6 | October 30 | @ Charlotte | | Franz Wagner (21) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Spectrum Center18,478 | 2–4
| 7 | November 1 | @ Washington | | Paolo Banchero (28) | Wendell Carter Jr. (12) | Franz Wagner (6) | Capital One Arena14,602 | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 4 | @ Atlanta | | Paolo Banchero (22) | Paolo Banchero (11) | Paolo Banchero (8) | State Farm Arena15,821 | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 7 | Boston | | Franz Wagner (27) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Desmond Bane (7) | Kia Center19,154 | 4–5 |- | 10 | November 9 | Boston | | Paolo Banchero (28) | Franz Wagner (9) | Desmond Bane (6) | Kia Center18,096 | 4–6 |- | 11 | November 10 | Portland | | Paolo Banchero (28) | Banchero, Carter Jr., Wagner (9) | Desmond Bane (7) | Kia Center17,989 | 5–6 |- | 12 | November 12 | @ New York | | Franz Wagner (28) | Franz Wagner (9) | Desmond Bane (8) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 6–6 |- | 13 | November 14 | Brooklyn | | Franz Wagner (25) | Tristan da Silva (9) | Jalen Suggs (6) | Kia Center17,902 | 7–6 |- | 14 | November 16 | @ Houston | | Franz Wagner (29) | Carter Jr., Isaac, da Silva (6) | Bane, Black, Wagner (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 7–7 |- | 15 | November 18 | Golden State | | Desmond Bane (23) | Wendell Carter Jr. (12) | Jalen Suggs (8) | Kia Center18,846 | 8–7 |- | 16 | November 20 | L.A. Clippers | | Jalen Suggs (23) | Tristan da Silva (8) | Jalen Suggs (7) | Kia Center17,801 | 9–7 |- | 17 | November 22 | New York | | Franz Wagner (37) | Bitadze, Isaac (7) | Franz Wagner (7) | Kia Center18,014 | 10–7 |- | 18 | November 23 | @ Boston | | Jett Howard (30) | Penda, Wagner (8) | Tyus Jones (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 10–8 |- | 19 | November 25 | @ Philadelphia | | Anthony Black (31) | Penda, Bitadze (9) | Jalen Suggs (11) | Xfinity Mobile Arena19,746 | 11–8 |- | 20 | November 28 | @ Detroit | | Desmond Bane (37) | Wendell Carter Jr. (11) | Anthony Black (4) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 12–8
| 21 | December 1 | Chicago | | Desmond Bane (37) | Anthony Black (9) | Tyus Jones (6) | Kia Center18,096 | 13–8 |- | 22 | December 3 | San Antonio | | Franz Wagner (25) | Wendell Carter Jr. (9) | Bane, Wagner (6) | Kia Center17,643 | 13–9 |- | 23 | December 5 | Miami | | Franz Wagner (32) | Bitadze, Black (8) | Anthony Black (6) | Kia Center17,794 | 14–9 |- | 24 | December 7 | @ New York | | Jalen Suggs (17) | Anthony Black (11) | (4) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 14–10 |- | 25 | December 9 | Miami | | Desmond Bane (37) | Wendell Carter Jr. (10) | Anthony Black (7) | Kia Center18,605 | 15–10 |- | 26 | December 13 | New York | | Jalen Suggs (26) | Banchero, Black (8) | Bane, Suggs (7) | T-Mobile Arena16,697 | 15–11 |- | 27 | December 18 | @ Denver | | Banchero, Carter Jr. (26) | Paolo Banchero (16) | Paolo Banchero (10) | Ball Arena19,731 | 15–12 |- | 28 | December 20 | @ Utah | | Desmond Bane (32) | Noah Penda (12) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Delta Center18,186 | 16–12 |- | 29 | December 22 | @ Golden State | | Paolo Banchero (21) | Paolo Banchero (12) | Paolo Banchero (7) | Chase Center18,064 | 16–13 |- | 30 | December 23 | @ Portland | | Desmond Bane (23) | Black, Carter Jr. (7) | Tyus Jones (7) | Moda Center17,073 | 17–13 |- | 31 | December 26 | Charlotte | | Anthony Black (24) | Desmond Bane (10) | Bane, Black (4) | Kia Center19,397 | 17–14 |- | 32 | December 27 | Denver | | Anthony Black (38) | Wendell Carter Jr. (7) | (6) | Kia Center19,151 | 18–14 |- | 33 | December 29 | @ Toronto | | Anthony Black (27) | Paolo Banchero (15) | Paolo Banchero (10) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 18–15 |- | 34 | December 31 | @ Indiana | | Paolo Banchero (29) | Wendell Carter Jr. (11) | Desmond Bane (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,504 | 19–15
| 35 | January 2 | @ Chicago | | Paolo Banchero (31) | Wendell Carter Jr. (10) | Anthony Black (7) | United Center21,245 | 19–16 |- | 36 | January 4 | Indiana | | Desmond Bane (31) | Banchero, Carter Jr. (12) | Anthony Black (10) | Kia Center19,382 | 20–16 |- | 37 | January 6 | @ Washington | | Jase Richardson (20) | Jonathan Isaac (8) | Tyus Jones (5) | Capital One Arena13,724 | 20–17 |- | 38 | January 7 | @ Brooklyn | | Paolo Banchero (30) | Paolo Banchero (14) | Banchero, Black (6) | Barclays Center16,916 | 21–17 |- | 39 | January 9 | Philadelphia | | Desmond Bane (23) | Paolo Banchero (11) | Paolo Banchero (7) | Kia Center19,271 | 21–18 |- | 40 | January 11 | New Orleans | | Desmond Bane (27) | Goga Bitadze (13) | Paolo Banchero (8) | Kia Center19,059 | 22–18
| 41 | January 15 | Memphis | | Paolo Banchero (26) | Paolo Banchero (13) | Anthony Black (7) | Uber Arena13,738 | 23–18
| 42 | January 18 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Black (19) | Paolo Banchero (8) | Paolo Banchero (9) | The O2 Arena18,424 | 23–19 |- | 43 | January 22 | Charlotte | | Paolo Banchero (23) | Paolo Banchero (7) | Paolo Banchero (5) | Kia Center19,423 | 23–20 |- | 44 | January 24 | Cleveland | | Paolo Banchero (27) | Bitadze, M. Wagner (6) | Jalen Suggs (6) | Kia Center19,351 | 23–21 |- | 45 | January 26 | @ Cleveland | | Paolo Banchero (37) | Paolo Banchero (10) | Jalen Suggs (6) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 23–22 |- | 46 | January 28 | @ Miami | | Paolo Banchero (31) | Paolo Banchero (12) | Tyus Jones (9) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 24–22 |- | 47 | January 30 | Toronto | | Desmond Bane (32) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Jalen Suggs (10) | Kia Center19,163 | 25–22
| 48 | February 1 | @ San Antonio | | Desmond Bane (25) | Paolo Banchero (10) | Jalen Suggs (6) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 25–23 |- | 49 | February 3 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jalen Suggs (20) | Wendell Carter Jr. (7) | Jalen Suggs (6) | Paycom Center18,203 | 25–24 |- | 50 | February 5 | Brooklyn | | Desmond Bane (23) | Jalen Suggs (11) | Jalen Suggs (11) | Kia Center18,093 | 26–24 |- | 51 | February 7 | Utah | | Paolo Banchero (23) | Moritz Wagner (8) | Paolo Banchero (8) | Kia Center19,203 | 27–24 |- | 52 | February 9 | Milwaukee | | Anthony Black (26) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Jalen Suggs (10) | Kia Center18,202 | 28–24 |- | 53 | February 11 | Milwaukee | | Desmond Bane (31) | Wendell Carter Jr. (11) | Jalen Suggs (10) | Kia Center18,298 | 28–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 54 | February 19 | @ Sacramento | | Paolo Banchero (30) | Wendell Carter Jr. (8) | Paolo Banchero (6) | Golden 1 Center16,544 | 29–25 |- | 55 | February 21 | @ Phoenix | | Desmond Bane (34) | Paolo Banchero (14) | Paolo Banchero (8) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 29–26 |- | 56 | February 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Desmond Bane (36) | Wendell Carter Jr. (14) | Paolo Banchero (8) | Intuit Dome17,927 | 30–26 |- | 57 | February 24 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Paolo Banchero (36) | Wendell Carter Jr. (11) | Banchero, Bane (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 31–26 |- | 58 | February 26 | Houston | | Desmond Bane (30) | Paolo Banchero (8) | Paolo Banchero (9) | Kia Center17,524 | 31–27
| 59 | March 1 | Detroit | | Paolo Banchero (24) | Paolo Banchero (11) | Desmond Bane (7) | Kia Center19,015 | 31–28 |- | 60 | March 3 | Washington | | Paolo Banchero (37) | Tristan da Silva (9) | Jalen Suggs (9) | Kia Center16,894 | 32–28 |- | 61 | March 5 | Dallas | | Tristan da Silva (19) | Paolo Banchero (12) | Jalen Suggs (7) | Kia Center16,996 | 33–28 |- | 62 | March 7 | @ Minnesota | | Desmond Bane (30) | Paolo Banchero (15) | (4) | Target Center18,978 | 34–28 |- | 63 | March 8 | @ Milwaukee | | Paolo Banchero (33) | Moritz Wagner (9) | Desmond Bane (9) | Fiserv Forum15,555 | 35–28 |- | 64 | March 11 | Cleveland | | Desmond Bane (35) | Wendell Carter Jr. (11) | Paolo Banchero (7) | Kia Center18,697 | 36–28 |- | 65 | March 12 | Washington | | Jalen Suggs (28) | Wendell Carter Jr. (11) | Jalen Suggs (8) | Kia Center17,321 | 37–28 |- | 66 | March 14 | @ Miami | | Paolo Banchero (27) | (8) | Paolo Banchero (7) | Kaseya Center19,757 | 38–28 |- | 67 | March 16 | @ Atlanta | | Banchero, Bane (18) | Paolo Banchero (10) | Jalen Suggs (5) | State Farm Arena18,138 | 38–29 |-