Over the past four years, the Orlando Magic have been aware of a budding friendship between point guard Jalen Suggs and big man Wendell Carter Jr. Those two have a great relationship, forward Paolo Banchero said. Ever since I've got here, they have that best-friend type of thing, where they are always joking, always messing with each other, always showing love for one another. It's been dope to see.
Just love, Suggs said. Added Carter: He's a guy you want on your team, but even more so, he's a guy you want as your friend. What happened in Dallas went deeper than a friend consoling a buddy who was down. There is history behind the emotions and meaning behind the reaction.
We can't talk about being special if we don't treat each other special, coach Jamahl Mosley said. We can't talk about being unique and doing something different if we are not unique and different. And what you saw there that's who this team is.
The closeness of the Magic, Mosley believes, is part of the reason Orlando is 12-7 despite injuries causing All-Star Banchero to miss the last 14 games and Carter the last 12 (Carter is nearing a return). Sure, it helps that Franz Wagner is the NBA's biggest breakout star.
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