According to Florida Today, the Magic and Darko Milicic have started discussions about a contract extension, but the two sides are likely to wait until next summer to finalize the deal because of the security that would offer both sides.

A full season will give the Magic an extended look at Milicic, while Milicic will get a chance to improve his status with a strong season.

"We've had a conversation, but whether we're going to extend him based on 30 games or not, I'm not sure yet," Magic assistant general manager Otis Smith said. "We'll continue conversations and evaluate it, and if it makes sense and it's something we want to do from a numbers standpoint, we'll do it. But if we can't keep the numbers down, we won't engage it."