The Orlando Magic were decidedly in the middle of the pack in 3-point shooting last season, finishing 15th (35.0 percent) and were in the bottom half in 3-point attempts per game (22nd, 22.2 per game). The team tried to remedy that issue by trading for Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Jodie Meeks, a career 37.3 percent 3-point shooter, in the offseason. Meeks suffered a foot fracture early last season and ended up playing in just three games total, but says he’s on the mend and the team expects him back in November. Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel has more:
The Orlando Magic’s Jodie Meeks appears to be progressing in his recovery from a mid-July surgery to stabilize the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
Meeks probably will be available to play at some point in November, a team official told the Orlando Sentinel. Meeks’ exact return date will depend on how well he continues to progress.
Meeks will not be able to participate fully when training camp starts on Sept. 27, the team official said.
Meeks fractured his right foot’s fifth metatarsal during the Detroit Pistons’ second regular-season game last season. By the time he recovered, he had fallen out of Detroit’s playing rotation, but he appeared in Detroit’s regular-season finale and in one playoff game.
The Magic acquired Meeks in a trade in late June. Orlando sent one of its two second-round picks in 2019 to the Pistons.
Meeks passed a physical after the trade. A few days later, he told reporters he was completely healed from the foot fracture.
He apparently encountered a setback shortly after that, necessitating his surgery on July 19.
Other Magic players, past and present, have made full recoveries from fifth metatarsal fractures, including Gordon and Glen Davis.
