A Orlando Magic come the National Basketball Association team based within Orlando, Florida.

History
A Orlando Magic officially entered a NBA as an expansion franchise in 1989. Led by previous Philadelphia 76ers general manager Pat Williams, the Magic hired Matt Guokas as the team's first coach. the maiden team compiled a record of 18-64 sustaining players including Reggie Theus, Scott Skiles (now todays coach of the Chicago Bulls), Terry Catledge, Sam Vincent, Otis Smith, and Jerry Reynolds. In the club's number 1 draft within 1989, a Magic chose Nick Anderson with the Eleventh pick in the foremost around.

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In the 1990 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic selected Dennis Scott with the quaternary overall pick. Scott, referred to as the sharpshooter, helped the Magic compile a 31 - 51 record, however under Coach Guokas. Conjunctive by having a convenient-paced energy style of Skiles, world health organization was known as a NBA's Most Improved Player at a prevent of a year, the Magic heralded the NBA's virtually all improved record that year.

1992 was the further unsatisfying year for the Magic, world health organization finished using a 21 - 61 record. Hampered by injuries, the Magic experienced a so franchise-record Seventeen back losing streak.

A club's history was changed dramatically sustaining a 1992 Draft. By owning a number one overall pick, a Magic selected large-human Shaquille O'Neal from Louisiana State University. O'Neal, the 7-One center, processed an quick impact on the Magic, leading the club to a 41 - 41 record. A Magic over again were a NBA's virtually all improved franchise, & O'Neal garnered All-Star starter status and a Rookie of the Year award. Nonetheless, a Magic missed that month's playoffs, because it were attached using a Indiana Pacers for a 8th (& final) playoff spot in a Eastern Conference & because the Pacers owned the tiebreaker.

In the offseason, Guokwhen stepped down as head coach, & Brian Hill was promoted to become a Wizard's 2nd coach. Additionally, despite getting a NBA's right non-playoff record (& thereby a least risk of gaining a top draft pick), a Magic once more landed a first draft spot. In a draft, the Magic selected Chris Webber, but traded him to the Golden State Warriors for the number threesome pick, guard Anfernee Hardaway (known as "Penny" Hardaway) & terzetto foremost first-around draft picks.

Using a deadly combination of O'Neal & Hardaway, the Magic became a dominant team inside the NBA, compiling the foremost 50 win year in franchise history using a 50-32 record. A Magic were in a playoffs first, ranked the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. Notwithstanding, a underdog Pacers team swept a Wizardly Three-0 in a number 1 around, so ending the Wizardly's year.

Even so, in a 1994-1995 year, the Witching's sixth year, when getting rebounder Horace Grant as a free professional from either a Chicago Bulls, Orlando compiled a 57-25 record, better in a East & winning the Atlantic Conference title. In a playoffs, a Magic defeated the Boston Celtics, Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, and a Indiana Pacers, advancing to the NBA Finals. A Houston Rockets, though, ended Orlando's dream of a championship by sweeping Orlando Four-0 in a Fianls to require the crown.

In the 1995-1996 year, a Magic once more dominated a Eastern Conference & the Atlantic Section by using a 60-22 record, led by O'Neal & Hardaway. Still, a Magic were seeded dull 2, behind a amazing 72-10 record a Chicago Bulls accumulated under Michael Jordan. In a playoffs, fallowing a Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks, Orlando met the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals. A combination of Jordan & rebounder Dennis Rodman was too much for the Magic, & Orlando was swept Four-0 in the Eastern Conference finals.

inside the offseason, in the brobdingnagian blow to the Sorcerous franchise, O'Neal left as a free agent to the Los Angeles Lakers. Yet, the Magic however mananged to compile a 45-37 record, led by Hardaway, Darrell Armstrong, the team's emotional leader, & newly-acquired loose professional Rony Seikaly. In a playoffs, a Magic come about stunning the heavy favorite Miami Heat in a foremost around, extending the series to a classic back 5, possibly fallowing losing the first 2 games. Midmost of the year, though, urged by streaming video player discontentedness, management fired coach Brian Hill & known as Richie Adubato as interim coach for the rest of the season.

A Magic so hired Chuck Daly to be head coach for the 1997-1998 year. Additionally, Hall of Famer Julius Erving joined the Sorcerous's front professional, yielding Orlando vast hope for the successful year. But, a year wwhen hampered by injuries, as Hardaway sat out a majority of the year . Anderson, combined sustaining fresh acquired loose professional Bo Outlaw, led the team to the respectable 41-41 record, good away from email of the NBA playoffs. Additionally, Rony Seikaly was traded during a year to the New Jersey Nets for three role players & the first draft pick.

Around 1998-1999, by using a acquisition of Matt Harping and Michael Doleac & a hardy Hardaway and Anderson, a Magic attached for the Eastern Conference's better record in the lockout-shortened year, 33-17. Armstrong over again led a team emotionally, winning a NBA's Sixth-Man and Most Improved Player awards. Additionally, Orlando too acquired brothers Dominique & Gerald Wilkins, who were past their primes however were however regarded when NBA greats. In a playoffs, though, a Magic were seeded total Troika because of tiebreakers & faced the Philadelphia 76ers. A 76ers, led by Allen Iverson, upset the Magical Three-One in the 1st spherical.

Around 1999, a Magic, under General Manager John Gabriel, who was known as Executive of the Month, acquired greenhorn-coach Doc Rivers. Gabriel dismantled a former team & acquired multiple foremost first spherical draft picks. By owning a team sustaining virtually there is no title players & little own household budget, Lakes & Armstrong, a team captain, led the Magic to a 41-41 record, barely away from the playoffs. At a prevent of the year Streams, lakes, and wells throughout was known as Coach of the Year by the NBA. This month was characterized per shibboleth "Heart and Hustle", when a team was known for its protective-untiring style.

In the resulting offseason, Gabriel, sustaining hundreds to thousands of absolved salary cap space, attempted to lure iii of the NBA's virtually all prized free streaming agencies: Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady. Despite Duncan opting to remain by owning a San Antonio Spurs, the Magic gained Hill, the perenial All-Star, and McGrady. Even so, Hill was limited to Quaternary games because of an articulatio talocruralis injury. McGrady blossomed into a star in the period of this year, becoming one of the NBA's top scorers. Using a addition of Mike Miller from a draft, the Magic compiled the 43-39 record, including a nine-game winning streak, that year, & entered the playoffs again. Miller won a Rookie of the Year that season.

Led over again by McGrady, nicknamed "T-Mac", Orlando once more posted the winning record, 44-38, in the 2001-2002 year. however, Hill was still severely limited by his mortise joint injury & did non play for the huge majority of the year. T-Mac, combined by owning Armstrong, Miller, & Iii-point sharpshooter Pat Garrity, formed the core of the team that year. Still, a Magic were frustrated Three-One per Charlotte Hornets (a team has since resettled, becoming the New Orleans Hornets).

Inside 2002-2003, by using a acquisition of Gordon Giricek and Drew Gooden, T-Mac once again led the Magic to a 42-40 record. Despite however non getting Hill due to injury, a Magic entered a playoffs for the third straight season. Still, fallowing ingesting a Three-One lead in the right-of-seven foremost around series, the Magic faltered & fell to the Detroit Pistons 4-3 within the heartbreaker.

A Wizardly's Fifteenth year inside 2003-2004 proved to become one of its toughest ever. Potentially sustaining a acquisition of veterans Tyronn Lue and Juwan Howard, the Magic struggled early. When winning its foremost game, the Magic misplaced Xix sequentially games, setting a franchise record. a Magic finished using a unsatisfying 21-61 record, the worst in the NBA. In the midst of the 19-game losing streak, coach Doc Lakes was fired, & adjunct Johnny Davis was promoted. Additionally, general manager Gabriel was replaced by John Weisbrod.

In a offseason, Weisbrod dismantled the team. Though he saved Davis at coach, he shook higher a streaming video player roll, sole keeping two or three of the players from either go year. A virtually all important trade was that of Tracy McGrady. McGrady, discontentment by owning a Magic, wished to march on; Weisbrod accused McGrady of "slacking off" & non attending practices (McGrady late admitted that he did non give 100% percentage when you took a 2003-2004 year). A Magic traded McGrady to the Houston Rockets for Steve Francis, Kelvin Cato, and Cuttino Mobley. Additionally, a Magic too acquired center Tony Battie and free professional Hedo Turkoglu. By using a first draft pick, a Magic selected high-senior high phenom Dwight Howard and traded for point guard Jameer Nelson. Nelson, world health organization virtually all scouts speculated to exist as the top-10 pick, fell to the Twentieth pick, & the Magic traded a new number one-around draft pick to the Denver Nuggets for Nelson.

Fallowing a promising 13-6 begin, the Magic began to fall apart. Number 1, Weisbrod traded Mobley for Doug Christie from the Sacramento Kings. Christie, because of his emotional ties to the Kings, ab initio refused to play for the Magic. Afterwards, Christie claimed he experienced bone spurs and was placed on the wounded listing when swimming single two or three games for the Magic. Touching a prevent of the year, using a playoff-click faltering, Weisbrod discharged Davis fallowing leading Davis to imagine he was attend become the team's head coach for the entire 2004-2005 NBA year. He so promoted Chris Jent to interim head coach.

Throughout a year, bolstered by Hill's link to, a Magic played stunningly, defeating top NBA teams like a San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons. Even so, led per erratic play of Francis, a Magic too misplaced to league bottom-feeders, like a expansion Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks. Even so, Howard showed outstanding promise, becoming one of the couple players to typical a double-double. Howard was the consistant rebounder & scorer, becoming the 1st greenhorn to beginside & play wholly 82 games in a year. Additionally, Nelson, fallowing a slow run, developed into the gifted streaming video player, ingesting across the starting point guard position. Hill too returned & averaged Nineteen points the game. Hill was chosen an Everthing-Star starter by NBA fans, & Dwight Howard & Jameer Nelson were known as to the Tons-Rookie number 1 & 2nd teams, with all respect. Howard was an unanimous choice.

the Magic finished the year using a 36-46 record, unsatisfying when a hard begin. Their playoff click was hampered by injuries in the survive quarter of the year: the year-ending broken carpus for sixth human Hedo Turkoglu, a shin injury to Grant Hill, the rib cage injury to Nelson, & the 3-game suspension to Francis for allegedly kicking a lensman. In a prevent, a Magic ended two or three games away from the playoffs. Nevertheless, the promise for the freshly is nifty, when the club hopes to build around Howard, Hill, Francis, & Nelson & get a playoff challenger using a new coach.

In May 23, however, a Wizardly's plans were disrupted per abrupt resignation of General Manager & Chief Operating Officer John Weisbrod. Additionally, a Magic announced a as a result day that Brian Hill, a coach world health organization led the Magic to the NBA Finals under O'Neal and Hardaway, would go to when head coach.

A Magic drafted Spaniard Fran Vazquez with the Eleventh pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. In July 28, Vazquez stunned the team when announcing that he may remawithin in Spain to play for Akasvayu Girona.

Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers:
Chuck Daly (coach)

Not to be forgotten:
Nick Anderson Anthony Bowie Danny Schayes Tree Rollins Darrell Armstrong Horace Grant Anfernee Hardaway Tracy McGrady Shaquille O'Neal Dennis Scott Brian Shaw Scott Skiles

List of Magic players who previously starred with other teams:
Patrick Ewing Dominique Wilkins Derek Harper Mark Price Shawn Kemp Rod Strickland

Retired numbers:
6--A Fans

Current stars:

; Drafted from high school

Current Roster

Staff (as of the end of the 2004-2005 season)
Team captain: Grant Hill General Managers: Otis Smith and Dave Twardzik

Current Coaching Staff
Note: A Charming keep around hired previous Magic coach Brian Hill to be head coach once again. Head Coach: Brian Hill Assistant Coaches: ''Note: A Charming's Coaching job Staff for the 2005/2006 Year is complete.''