Josh Robbins on Orlando Magic Stories Covering Stan Van & Dwight at Orlando Sentinel, Washington Wizards Franchise Outlook, Sports Media Advice, Jeff Weltman's Patience, AB Trade Value, Suggs Injury

Ep. 47 Learning Basketball with Josh Robbins! @JoshuaBRobbins Josh Robbins covers the Washington Wizards for The Athletic and is co-host of The Athletic's Bullet Points podcast. He covered the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Sentinel across decades. Today we learn about what it was like covering the Dwight Howard-Stan Van Gundy Orlando Magic teams up close, The Changing Landscape of Sports Media Advice & Traditional Journalism, Good Reporting Process Leads to Writing Better Stories, the 2025 Orlando Magic direction after Jalen Suggs injury, Jeff Weltman’s Patient Decision-Making Process and reports of other teams coveting Anthony Black, and a Washington Wizards Franchise Outlook after Trade Deadline Acquisitions for Veterans Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background 4:00 Sports Media Advice & Real Journalism 17:00 Reporting Process Writing Stories 31:20 Where do The Magic go from here without Jalen Suggs? 37:17 Jeff Weltman’s Patient Decision-Making and teams coveting Anthony Black 49:48 Josh Robbins’ favorite memories covering the Orlando Magic, Stories on Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy 1:09:30 Washington Wizards Franchise Outlook after Trade Deadline Acquisitions for Veterans Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart