Jonathan Isaac expects to be ready for the start of the Orlando Magic’s 2023-24 season, he told the Orlando Sentinel.

Isaac confirmed this expectation when speaking with reporters during the Magic’s exit interviews Monday.

His 2022-23 was cut short less than two months after making his long-awaited comeback. Isaac had season-ending surgery on March 3 to repair a torn left adductor muscle (inner thigh).

He was sidelined from August 2020 until Jan. 11 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Aug. 2, 2020, during the league’s restart in its Disney World bubble.

Isaac had surgery on the right hamstring last March while rehabbing from the left knee injury.

He made his return with the Magic’s G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic, earlier this year and played three games for Lakeland before making his return to Orlando in the Jan. 23 win over the Boston Celtics.

Isaac ended the season with averages of 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 11.3 minutes (11 games).

This story will be updated.

This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at khprice@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @khobi_price.

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