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Magic Re-Sign Vucevic, Carter and Isaac on One-Year Deals
The Orlando Magic agreed to one-year contracts with center Nikola Vucevic, point guard Jevon Carter and forward Jonathan Isaac. Vucevic returns after spending time with another team, while Carter and Isaac also stay in Orlando.
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The Orlando Magic reached agreements with three free agents on one-year deals, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Nikola Vucevic signed for $3.9 million, Jevon Carter for $3.5 million, and Jonathan Isaac also agreed to a one-year contract. Vucevic spent eight and a half seasons with the Magic before being traded away in a deal that sent Wendell Carter Jr.
and two first-round picks to Chicago. One of those picks became Franz Wagner in 2021. Vucevic, 35, averaged 9.7 points and 6.6 rebounds in 16 games after a midseason move last season.
Carter finished last season with the Magic and averaged 7.2 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 30 games. The Magic and Priority Sports finalized his new deal Wednesday morning. Jonathan Isaac was waived Saturday before his $14.5 million salary became guaranteed, saving the team $6.5 million.
The 6-foot-10 forward, drafted sixth overall by the Magic in 2017, averaged 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 52 games last season.
turned down more lucrative offers to return to Orlando, where he has maintained a home since arriving before the 2012-13 season. Isaac missed the final 22 games of the regular season and the first-round playoff loss to Detroit due to a sprained left knee. The Orlando Sentinel first reported Isaac's agreement with the Magic.
