Magic make surprising move with one of their starters
Mar 28, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol (10) warms up before the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
The Orlando Magic announced a surprising move on Tuesday.
The Magic said that they had waived big man Bol Bol, who started 33 of 70 games for the team last season.
PRESS RELEASE:@OrlandoMagic waive F/C Bol Bol #MagicTogether pic.twitter.com/LUcl8volDq
— Orlando Magic PR (@Magic_PR) July 4, 2023
Bol Bol, who is the son of the late former two-time NBA block champion Manute Bol, had been traded to the Magic last year. He spent the first three seasons of his career with the Denver Nuggets before being sent to Boston in a three-team trade, and then later dealt to Orlando.
For the Magic last season, Bol Bol averaged 9.1, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks on 54.6 percent shooting in 21.5 minutes per game.
Orlando re-signed Mo Wagner and added Joe Ingles, so they ran out of room for Bol and have waived him. The 7-foot-2 big man will have a good chance of being claimed off waivers.
