After stints on the West Coast in both Golden State and Los Angeles, Speights
has elected to return to his home state of Florida for the 2017-18 season. The
29-year-old, who managed to play in all 82 games last season for the first time
in his NBA career, will be entering his 10th season as a veteran presence for an
overwhelmingly young Magic team. With Orlando having a lot of money invested at
center with Nikola Vucevic and Bismack Biyombo, Speights could return to seeing
more minutes in his original role in the league as a stretch power forward off
the bench.