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Jonathan Isaac isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n

The Magic are signing the veteran forward to a one-year deal, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Orlando previously waived Isaac over the weekend to avoid fully guaranteeing his $14.5 million salary for the 2026-27 season. The Magic still owe Isaac $8 million in guaranteed money, but waiving him allowed the franchise to sign him on a new deal that would be team-friendly.<\/p>\n

This past season, he only appeared in 52 games while missing the final 17 contests and the entire postseason because of a left knee sprain suffered in mid-March.<\/p>\n

Orlando also had the option to waive-and-stretch Isaac, which would\u2019ve resulted in the team paying him roughly $1.1 million per year over the next seven seasons and had given them a projected $13.4 million in immediate savings for the upcoming season. Had the Magic gone that route, however, the team wouldn\u2019t have been allowed to bring Isaac back.<\/p>\n

Instead, Isaac returns for one another year to the franchise that drafted him out of Florida State with the No. 6 pick in 2017.<\/p>\n

The decision to bring back Isaac follows Orlando\u2019s reported agreements Wednesday with former Magic center Nikola Vucevic and veteran guard Jevon Carter. The Magic also exercised their team option to retain forward Jamal Cain and recently drafted South Florida forward Izaiyah Nelson.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s likely Isaac signed a veteran minimum deal that\u2019ll incur a projected $2.4 million cap hit, which is similar to the contracts of Vucevic and Carter. Between the new veteran minimum contract and the $8 million still owed to Isaac, the Magic save about $4 million over what they would have paid by guaranteeing his original contract.<\/p>\n

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With the moves, the Magic only have one standard contract roster spot available, and they sit roughly $2.5 million below the second apron, a salary threshold set at $221,686,000 by the collective bargaining agreement. It\u2019s not yet known whether Nelson will sign a standard contract or a two-way deal, the latter of which is common for late second-round picks.<\/p>\n

Isaac originally entered the season with a contract protection that would\u2019ve fully guaranteed his 2026-27 salary if he played 52 games, but he and the Magic amended that in the spring, creating the June 28 deadline instead.<\/p>\n

For his career, Isaac averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game, but his nine years in the league have been plagued by injury. Still, he\u2019s shown flashes as one of the league\u2019s most versatile defenders throughout his tenure.<\/p>\n

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Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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