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Daniel Orton Returns From NBA D-League After Another Knee Injury

ORLANDO, Fla -- Rookie center Daniel Orton is back in Orlando after just two games in the NBA's Development League, but that's not a good thing. Orton injured his troublesome left knee again -- the one that made him drop to the end of the first round in last June's NBA Draft -- Saturday night for the New Mexico...

Magic Assign Daniel Orton to NBA D-League

Daniel Orton, one of five first round picks out of the University of Kentucky this past draft, will be assigned to the NBA Development League's New Mexico Thunderbirds from the Orlando Magic, according to a source. (Update: As expected, the Magic officially confirmed the move on Wednesday.) Orton, the 29th overall pick...

Daniel Orton to Miss Preseason With Ailing Knee

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The first-round draft pick who could least afford to miss an NBA training camp -- unpolished center Daniel Orton of Kentucky -- is going to miss it entirely. Orton, taken with the 29th pick by the Orlando Magic, already was considered a long-term, project-type center after averaging just 13 minutes a game...

Orlando Summer League Begins Monday

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It won't come with the glitz and the hype of Las Vegas -- that arrives July 9-18 -- but the AirTran Airways Pro Summer League in Orlando starting Monday will provide the first glimpse of NBA basketball this summer. The Bobcats, Jazz, Pacers, Magic, Celtics, Thunder, Nets and 76ers each have entered...

Untested Orton Slips to Magic at 29

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Daniel Orton certainly wasn't drafted on what he did, but on what the Orlando Magic think he can do in the future. Apparently no one else in the first round was all that convinced. Orton, the 6-10, 255-pound center from Kentucky, was the 29th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft, slipping lower than...

Daniel Orton News From the Web

05/09/12 The rookies didn't get much P.T. for the Orlando Magic... Source: Magic Locker The rookies of the Magic didn't get much P.T. in 2011-12. 21-year old PF/C Daniel Orton showed some promise late in the regular season for the Magic.
05/06/12 Ryan Anderson will keep his options open as a... Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL (NASCAR) "This is a place where I've had an incredible opportunity. I love living here. I think that this is a place that fits my style of play. You know, it's hard. It's hard because at the end of the day, it is a business. You know, I want to get the most out of my career that I can.
04/23/12 Magic opponents have shot over 50 percent in Dwight... Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL (NASCAR) "I don't know what the answer is," coach Stan Van Gundy said after the Magic lost to the Denver Nuggets 101-74 Sunday night.
04/18/12 Mike Parsons: Magic depleted, but not defeated Source: Florida Today - Melbourne FL Coaches often say that when a superstar goes down, everyone on the team needs to step up.
04/16/12 Ballin': Derrick Rose Got Angry After Charlie... Source: The Big Lead Late in the 4th quarter, Charlie Villanueva clobbered Derrick Rose in the face, opening a cut on the bridge of his nose.

Background on Daniel Orton

Daniel Joseph Orton (born August 6, 1990 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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