Alex Martins to become Orlando Magic Hall of Fame’s 14th inductee
Martin’s induction ceremony will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026 at the Kia Center
READY FOR TWO MORE GAMES HERE AT HOME. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK THIS MORNING DOWNTOWN TOWARD THE KIA CENTER. AND SOON. NOT ONLY ARE THE MAGIC ABOUT TO PLAY THERE, BUT THAT IS WHERE ONE MAN BEHIND THE MAGIC FRANCHISE WILL RECEIVE A HUGE HONOR. THAT’S RIGHT. IN JUST THREE DAYS, ORLANDO MAGIC VICE CHAIR AND ALTERNATE GOVERNOR MR. ALEX MARTINS WILL ADD HALL OF FAMER TO HIS TITLE. SUCH AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE IN STUDIO AND TO MEET YOU AS A CENTRAL FLORIDA NATIVE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE WITH THIS FRANCHISE, FOR HAVING ME. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS HONOR AND FOR BEING AWARDED THIS OPPORTUNITY. YOUR EXPERIENCE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MANAGEMENT GOES NEARLY 40 YEARS. TALK ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF YOUR ROLE WITHIN THE MAGIC. WELL, IT’S CERTAINLY AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND IT’S BEEN A GREAT CAREER WITH THE MAGIC. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WHEN I STARTED BACK IN 1989 AS A PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE’D BE TALKING ABOUT A HALL OF FAME INDUCTION. I NEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT. BUT IT’S BEEN, YOU KNOW, A GREAT 32 YEARS WITH THE FRANCHISE AND TWO DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AND HAVE GOTTEN TO BE ALONGSIDE SOME INCREDIBLE FELLOW COLLEAGUES, SOME GREAT STAR PLAYERS, AND OF COURSE, AN INCREDIBLE OWNERSHIP WITH THE DEVOS FAMILY. I GOT TO SAY, IT’S BEEN AWESOME WATCHING THIS FRANCHISE GROW SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL TO WHERE WE ARE NOW, AND YOU’VE BEEN A PART OF IT SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE WAYS THAT YOU’VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP THIS FRANCHISE GROW, AND THE WORK YOU AND THE TEAM HAVE PUT IN. YOU KNOW, IT’S GREAT ABOUT OUR BUSINESS IS THAT WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE LIFETIME MEMORIES FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. AND, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO WHEN I STARTED AT THE MAGIC IN 1989, AND NOW TO THINK THAT SOME OF THOSE YOUNG FIVE AND SIX YEAR OLDS ARE IN THEIR 30S AND, YOU KNOW, YOUNG ADULTS AND THE MEMORIES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT WORKING IN THIS BUSINESS. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT WE’VE DONE WITH THE ORLANDO MAGIC YOUTH FOUNDATION AND WITH THE DEVOS FAMILY AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS, SOME OF THE MEMORIES THAT WILL STICK WITH ME FOR FOREVER. REALLY. YEAH. AND IT’S MEMORIES. THE COMMUNITY CARRIES ON FOR A LIFETIME. I CAN CERTAINLY TELL YOU THAT YOU’VE HELPED INDUCT SO MANY OTHER HALL OF FAMERS. SHAQ, PENNY, SOME OF THE GREATS, TO NAME A FEW. TRACY MCGRADY AND NOW YOUR NAME WILL BE UP THERE WITH THOSE MAGIC LEGENDS. HOW DOES THAT FEEL? NOT QUITE SURE THAT I’M, YOU KNOW, WORTHY OF BEING IN THAT CLASS OF INDIVIDUALS, BUT I’VE HAD THE GREAT HONOR AND FORTUNE TO HAVE WORKED WITH A LOT OF ALL OF THOSE PLAYERS OVER THE YEARS. AND OF COURSE, OUR FOUNDERS AND MR. DEVOS, YOU KNOW, WHO’S IN THE HALL OF FAME AS WELL. IT’S A GREAT HONOR, YOU KNOW, TO BE ALONGSIDE OF THEM AND TO HAVE WORKED WITH ALL OF THEM ALL THESE YEARS AND TO HAVE MADE AN IMPACT ON THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR TEAM. YEAH, IT IS SO SPECIAL. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS? THOSE WHO WILL STEER THE MAGIC FRANCHISE AND CONTINUE THIS LEGACY, NOT JUST HERE AT HOME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, BUT REALLY AROUND THE WORLD? WELL, I REALLY THINK IT IS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CREATING LIFETIME MEMORIES FOR PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING HARD, PUTTING IN THE TIME AND EFFORT AND BUILDING A BRAND AND A FRANCHISE THAT REALLY PEOPLE GATHER AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, ROOT FOR, IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND WHAT I WOULD SAY TO A YOUNG, YOU KNOW, EXECUTIVE, A YOUNG INDIVIDUAL IS JUST WORK HARD AND KNOW THAT THE FANS ARE REALLY WHAT YOU’RE WORKING FOR. DID YOU THINK YOU’D EVER BE HERE? NO, NOT AT ALL. WELL, HERE YOU ARE. AND WE ARE SO, SO PROUD OF YOU AND THE LEADERSHIP AND THE WORK THAT YOU’VE DONE OVER THESE LAST FEW DECADES. CONGRATULATIONS VERY MUCH. SUCH AN EXCITING HONOR. MAGIC TAKING ON THE LAKERS, THE LAKERS AND THEN INDIANA ON MONDAY. OKAY, BIG WEEKEND, BIG BUSY WEEKEND. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO YOU AND WESH 2’S. CW 1
Alex Martins to become Orlando Magic Hall of Fame’s 14th inductee
Martin’s induction ceremony will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026 at the Kia Center
Updated: 9:47 AM EDT Mar 20, 2026
Orlando Magic vice chair and alternate governor, Alex Martins, will become the Orlando Magic’s 14th Hall of Fame inductee. Martin joins WESH 2 to discuss the honor and his career achievements.According to the NBA, the induction ceremony will be held Monday, March 23 at 12 p.m., in the Kia Center.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Orlando Magic vice chair and alternate governor, Alex Martins, will become the Orlando Magic’s 14th Hall of Fame inductee.
Martin joins WESH 2 to discuss the honor and his career achievements.
According to the NBA, the induction ceremony will be held Monday, March 23 at 12 p.m., in the Kia Center.