-The preseason is going to matter a little more than usual as the Magic enter their first preseason game tonight in Dallas. Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel writes coach Stan Van Gundy will use the eight exhibition games to help determine lineup combinations and integrate players to a team with title aspirations while also bracing for Rashard Lewis' imminent suspension.
-Fate has the Mavericks seeing some familiar faces (and near-familiar faces) as the Magic come to town, Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News writes.
-Dwight Howard is supposedly getting ready to unveil his new jump shot (again). The man who has seen his growth up close is Adonal Foyle. And Foyle tells Zach McCann of Orlando Magic Daily Howard has grown a lot since his rookie season. And a trip to the Finals has only made him hungrier.
-This will be the first appearance of Orlando's four All-Star lineup. Questions abound about how shots will be distributed, but point guard Jameer Nelson tells Woody Womack of Orlando Magic Daily not to worry about that so much. It's his job to worry about it.
-Four interesting scenes that could occur in tonight's game courtesy of Dallas Basketball.
-El Fantasma de Carlos over at The Puns are Starting To Bore Me says, "Not so fast" to those championship or bust sentiments.
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