Magic cut ties with March Madness legend

The Orlando Magic made a couple of roster moves on Monday.

With the NBA season approaching, they're trying to get their lineups in order.

The Magic cut Johnell Davis via waivers while signing Jalen Crutcher.

Davis is the legendary March Madness performer who made deep runs with both Florida Atlantic and then Arkansas. He's an undrafted free agent rookie.

Waiving Davis likely sets him up to end up in the G League this season. As long as no one claims him, Davis can wind up playing for the Osceola Magic.

Crutcher could be heading for the same fate, but he technically joins the Magic's roster with his contract first.

He was a college star at the University of Dayton who went undrafted in 2021.

Crutcher has played a single NBA game thus far, for New Orleans in 2024, when he got about three minutes.

In the grand scheme of things, these players both might not matter for the Magic this season or beyond.

But it's always interesting to see how NBA teams are trying to make the league's transactional setup work.

These last bunch of days, there have been a lot of player on waivers, as teams try and make sense of the best way to approach the back half of the roster. Right now, a lot of these guys will end up in the G League, but the Magic are keeping the door open to see if anything else presents itself.

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