Jalen Suggs will return to the Orlando Magic lineup for their season opener against the Orlando Magic. Suggs underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee in March.

"I can't tell you how good it feels to have him back on the court," coach Jamahl Mosley told reporters at the shootaround. "Not just for us but for him. His ability, what he provides for this team, his energy, his journey that he has been on just to get back on the court, that is what we are most proud of for him."

Suggs averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals last season.

Suggs is in Year 1 of his five-year, $150 million contract extension signed in 2024.