The magic refused Big Branham, JD Davison and Kevin Knoxon the team press release. Each of the three players signed an Addendum 10 contract and is now eligible for a bonus of up to $91,000 if he spends at least 60 days in the G League with the Osceola Magic.
Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel first reported the news (Link to Twitter).
Branham (San Antonio, Wash.) and Davison (Boston, Houston) spent most of the last four years in the NBA after hearing their names called in the 2022 draft. Former Ohio State guard Branham was taken 20th overall, while former Ohio State guard Davison was taken 53rd overall.
Knox, meanwhile, is a seven-year NBA veteran who was drafted in the lottery (ninth overall) back in 2018. While the 27-year-old has plenty of experience, he’s mostly been out of the league the past two years — in fact, he’s played exclusively in the NBAGL for the 2025/26 season, averaging 21.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists. .464/.414/.836 shooting at 39 performances for the Windy City Bulls (32.4 minutes per game).
Each of the three players has played in all four of Orlando’s preseason games this fall, though none have played a single game — Branham has seen the most action with 11.0 mpg, followed by Knox (9.9 mpg) and Davison (7.8 mpg).
While there’s technically nothing preventing Orlando from opening the season with a standard 15-man roster, it doesn’t appear to be in the cards. Magic is simple 2.5 million dollars from the second tax bracket and would move within about $47K of that threshold if they kept one of Branham, Davison or Knox.
