7:45pm: Orlando has now confirmed the signing of Garnder, via a press statement (via Twitter).
3:50pm: The Magic are signing free agent wing Myron Gardner to an Exhibit 10 contract, a league source tells Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). Chris Haynes (Twitter link) first reported that the two sides had reached a deal, citing agent Jake Cohen.
Gardner, who began his college career at Georgetown, transferred to Little Rock and then went undrafted in 2023 after deciding to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility.
Gardner caught on with the Osceola Magic, Orlando’s G League affiliate, and appeared in 47 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the team last season, averaging 5.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 15.4 minutes per contest. His shooting line was .425/.317/.600. He also played for Orlando’s Summer League team in Las Vegas this July.
Since the Magic control Gardner’s G League returning rights, signing him to an Exhibit 10 contract will allow the team to award him a bonus worth up to $77.5K if he’s waived by Orlando and then spends at least 60 days with Osceola.
Once Gardner’s signing is official, the Magic will have 17 players under contract, including 15 on guaranteed standard deals and Trevelin Queen on a two-way deal. The club still has a pair of two-way slots open, and while Gardner could theoretically vie for one of those spots, I’d be surprised if that’s the plan, given his limited contributions at the G League level in 2023/24.