Official waiver in Orlando
The Orlando Magic have waived guard Ricky Council IV effective September 23, leaving him without an NBA team after an official waiver that confirms his exit from the main roster. The move fits Orlando's usual sign-and-waive pattern with development profiles before preseason.
The transaction appears in NBA.com oficial and was picked up by RotoWire, which notes Council had signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Orlando on the same Wednesday before the waiver and that his most likely next stop is affiliate Osceola Magic.
Council's profile
Council, a 24-year-old guard, returns to the NBA pipeline after his most recent G League stint. RotoWire reports he appeared in five regular-season games for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in 2025-26, averaging 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 27.4 minutes per game.
The profile matches the procedural moves Orlando has repeated this September with other undrafted players signed and waived the same day to route them toward the development league without holding a permanent preseason roster spot.
What the waiver means
By leaving the Magic roster, Council vacates a preseason spot and becomes a free agent until his next destination is settled. The move does not necessarily end his relationship with Orlando, but follows the usual Exhibit 10 path toward the affiliate.
For the Magic, the waiver frees space on a roster that also announced Kevin Knox II on an Exhibit 10 deal that same September 23 and waived Ace Baldwin Jr., Jarron Cumberland and Au'Diese Toney in the same procedural batch.
Roster context
Council's waiver came on September 23, the same day as his Exhibit 10 signing, in the movement window before training camp. Orlando set its preseason roster at 20 players, one spot below the offseason limit.
