Orlando Magic Pod Squad

Orlando Magic Pod Squad

The Orlando Magic Pod Squad brings you behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with Magic players both current and past, team executives, broadcasters and more!

Episodes

Dwight Howard on Learning About His Induction Into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame, Growing Up in Orlando, and Life After Playing in the NBA

March 25, 2025 • 13 mins
Dante and George sit down with Dwight Howard and discuss his induction into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame, moments that stood out from his time in Orlando and what he's been up to now. 
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Ryan Anderson on living in California, life after basketball, and his time in Orlando

January 14, 2025 • 70 mins
Dante, George, and Jake catch up with former Magic forward Ryan Anderson. They talk about Anderson's life after his NBA career, his assorted projects, and his relationship with the Wagner brothers. 
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Jalen Suggs on being the guy, how the injuries will make everyone better and the power of the Kia Center

December 14, 2024 • 25 mins
Jalen Suggs joins Dante, George and Jake to discuss how his team has survived major injury issues and fought through to this point of the year, what being the top offensive option means to him while Franz and Paolo recover, what makes playing at home special and what his breathing technique at the free throw line has done for his game.
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Anthony Black on Personal Growth, Defensive Mindset, and Offensive Approach

November 21, 2024 • 24 mins
Anthony Black joins Dante, George, and Jake to discuss his season so far, break down his style of play, and talk about his understanding of the game from year one to year two in the NBA. 
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MCW on life after the league, games on the radio, Goga and more

November 7, 2024 • 32 mins
Michael Carter-Williams joins Dante, George and Jake to discuss his post-playing career in broadcasting and what else he's been up to, how the current group can adjust to playing without Paolo Banchero, how to respond to being outside of the playing rotation and his relationship with Goga Bitadze.
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Jamahl Mosley Training Camp Check-In

October 17, 2024 • 29 mins
Head coach Jamahl Mosley sits down with Dante, Jake, David, and George to discuss the mentality of the team, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's impact, and how the Magic can further develop. 
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Jeff Weltman on KCP, that e-word (expectations) and how much game 7 stung

October 1, 2024 • 35 mins
Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman joined Dante, David, Jeff and Jake to preview the 24-25 season for his young squad. He describes the scene in the locker room after last year's game 7 loss in Cleveland and how that pain can drive a young group to bigger things, what brought Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to Orlando and how his young group can level up once again.
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Tristan da Silva on his game, his German and Brazilian heritage and more

June 29, 2024 • 16 mins
Magic draft pick Tristan da Silva chats with Dante Marchitelli and Jake Chapman on his first full day in Orlando. The Colorado product discussed his time in Boulder, his upbringing in Munich, his favorite off-court activities, his favorite Brazilian dishes and tons more.
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Anthony Parker on a big offseason, the Magic's growth + when he knew about Paolo

June 13, 2024 • 38 mins
Magic GM Anthony Parker joins Dante, George and Jake at the AdventHealth Training Center to discuss a season of growth for the young Magic, their offseason plans and options, his first calendar year as a General Manager and tons more.
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Emergency Game 6 Preview Pod + Can Paolo do it again?

May 2, 2024 • 38 mins
Dante, George and Jake discuss what we learned about both teams from Game 5 in Cleveland, what Game 6 at Kia Center will be like, the Magic's quiet confidence even in defeat and how special it is when Paolo Banchero gets rollin. 
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Jonathan Isaac on the Cavs, how far he's come and what the future holds

April 19, 2024 • 31 mins
Jonathan Isaac joins Dante, George and David to discuss his journey to this point, what the Cavs series will come down to, Paolo and Franz's mentality and what Coach Mosley has meant to him and this team.
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Joe Ingles

April 4, 2024 • 39 mins
Joe Ingles discusses being the extremely elder statesmen in the locker room, why Cricket wasn't for him (nobody to talk smack to,) why Franz and Paolo are so unique, what drew him to Orlando and why he loves DJ Burns Jr. 
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Marcin Gortat

March 27, 2024 • 36 mins
Former Magic big man and fan favorite Marcin Gortat joins Dante, George and Jake to discuss the role the late, great Brendan Malone played in his life and career, his impressions of the current Magic core, what he's up to now and when he realized he could have a long and successful NBA career.
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Franz Wagner

March 21, 2024 • 32 mins
Franz Wagner joins Dante, George and Jake to discuss the ceiling for this young Magic team, seeing his brother break out this year, playing with Paolo Banchero and why playing every night is important to him.
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Jesse Mermuys - 3-7-24

March 7, 2024 • 35 mins
Orlando Magic assistant coach Jesse Mermuys joins Dante, George and Jake to discuss his NBA journey, what makes Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner special, Jamahl Mosley's unique connection with his players, a great story about his time coaching Raptors 905 in the G-League and tons more.
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Pat Garrity - 2-9-24

February 29, 2024 • 31 mins
Former Magic man and current NBA analyst for Stadium Pat Garrity joins the Squad to discuss his playing time in Orlando, the scoring surge in the NBA, the proper application of analytics and which current NBA superstar he thinks Paolo Banchero compares to. Lock in!
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Pete D'Alessandro 2-15-24

February 15, 2024 • 37 mins
Magic Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Pete D'Alessandro joins Dante and Jake to discuss his path to Orlando and who helped him along the way, plus some incredible stories about the We Believe Warriors team and how it almost never happened because of a wild trade deadline and one of the most amazing Shaq stories you'll hear, and what working under Jeff Weltman has meant to him. A must listen!
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Trade Deadline Review 2-9-24

February 9, 2024 • 45 mins
Dante, George and Jake discuss the Magic standing pat at the trade deadline, preview Paolo Banchero's All-Star weekend and preview the final 30 games of the season.
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All-Star Special with Paolo Banchero presented by Starry 2-1-24

February 2, 2024 • 14 mins
The newly-named 2024 NBA All-Star Paolo Banchero joined Dante Marchitelli, George Galante and Jeff Turner to discuss hearing his name called, what it feels like to fulfill a life-long dream, what he feels this young Magic team is capable of and more.
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Goga Bitadze 1-25-24

January 25, 2024 • 30 mins
Magic big man Goga Bitadze chats with Dante, George and Jake about his NBA journey, becoming a pro at 16, his native Georgia, the Green Goblins and what Coach Dejan Milojevic meant to him.
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