Magic Rookie Orton Has Knee Surgery

Orlando Magic rookie center Daniel Orton is recovering from knee surgery. The surgery was preformed Thursday and Orton is not expected to return untill February. The 6'10'' 255 pound center was the 29th overall pick in the NBA Draft and missed all of training camp with knee injuries which he had had since high school. Then he was assigned to the NBA's D-League, but he injured his knee again in his second game. Orton is a long time project for the Magic and wasn't expected to see much playing time.