Can the Orlando Magic still attract marquee free agents?: The Orlando Magic franchise once established itself as a prime destination for marquee free agents. In 1994, the Magic signed Horace Grant. In 2000, the team added Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill via sign-and-trade deals. In 2007, the team inked Rashard Lewis. But do the Magic still have an allure? -- Orlando Sentinel

Magic's next moves designed to keep Serge Ibaka: Only in the NBA are you trying to persuade a player to stay before he has even joined your team and been issued a parking spot. Crazy, right? Yet make no mistake about it: The push to keep Serge Ibaka in Orlando past next season officially begins Friday. -- Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic submit qualifying offer to Dewayne Dedmon: The Orlando Magic submitted a qualifying offer to center Dewayne Dedmon on Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Dedmon will become a restricted free agent when free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, giving the Magic the right to match any offer sheet he might sign from another team. -- Orlando Sentinel

Magic Set For Start of Free Agency: For years, the refrain has remained mostly the same as it relates to the Orlando Magic’s pitch to attract marquee free agents to Central Florida: No state income taxes, 70-degree days in the winter and world-class amenities around which to raise a family. New Magic coach Frank Vogel has every intention of somewhat altering that pitch given to free agents when the courting period opens at 12:01 A.M. on July 1. -- Magic.com