Orlando Magic
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City : Orlando The Orlando Magic are a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy. The franchise was founded in 1989 as an expansion franchise and has had such notable NBA stars such as Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Rashard Lewis, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Dwight Howard, Ben Wallace, and Vince Carter throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (12 playoff appearances in 21 years). Orlando has been the most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage. As of 2010, they are the only team in the "big four" sports leagues to play in the city of Orlando.
Franchise leadersCareer
- Games: Nick Anderson (692)
- Consecutive Games Played: Dwight Howard (351)
- Minutes Played: Nick Anderson (22,440)
- Field Goals Made: Nick Anderson (4,075)
- Field Goal Attempts: Nick Anderson (8,976)
- 3-Point Field Goals Made: Dennis Scott (981)
- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: Nick Anderson (2,480)
- Free Throws Made: Dwight Howard (2,539)†
- Free Throw Attempts: Dwight Howard (4,239)†
- Total Rebounds: Dwight Howard (6,189)†
- Assists: Scott Skiles (2,776)
- Steals: Nick Anderson (1,004)
- Blocked Shots: Dwight Howard (1,042)†
- Personal Fouls: Dwight Howard (1,585)†
- Points: Nick Anderson (10,650)
† Active streak as of April 16, 2010
Career Per game averages
- Points: Tracy McGrady (28.1)
- Rebounds: Dwight Howard (12.7)
- Assists: Scott Skiles (7.2)
- Steals: Penny Hardaway (1.9)
- Blocked shots: Shaquille O'Neal (2.7)
Individual records
- Most points in one game with 62 (Tracy McGrady on March 10, 2004 vs. Washington Wizards)
- Most points in one half with 37 in the first half (Tracy McGrady on March 9, 2003 vs. Denver Nuggets)
- Most points in one quarter with 25 in the second quarter (Tracy McGrady on March 9, 2003 vs. Denver Nuggets)
- Most free throws made in one game with 18 (Tracy McGrady on December 25, 2002 vs. Detroit Pistons)
- Most points in a playoff game with 46 (Tracy McGrady in Game 2 of the 2003 Eastern Conference playoffs, First Round vs. Detroit Pistons)
- Most assist made in one game with 30 (Scott Skiles on December 30, 1990 vs. Denver Nuggets) ***NBA Record
Individual awards
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- Dwight Howard – 2009, 2010
NBA Rookie of the Year
- Shaquille O'Neal – 1993
- Mike Miller – 2001
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
- Darrell Armstrong – 1999
NBA Most Improved Player of the Year
- Scott Skiles – 1991
- Darrell Armstrong – 1999
- Tracy McGrady – 2001
- Hedo Türkoğlu – 2008
NBA Coach of the Year
- Doc Rivers – 2000
NBA Executive of the Year
- John Gabriel – 2000
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Player Position Number Height Weight From Dwight Howard Center 12 6 ft 11 in (2.11m) 265 lb (120kg) SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA) Marcin Gortat Center 13 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Poland Matt Barnes Forward 22 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) UCLA Rashard Lewis Forward 9 6ft 10 in (2.08m) 230 lb (104kg) Alief Elsik HS (TX) Ryan Anderson Forward 33 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) California Anthony Johnson Point Guard 8 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) College of Charleston Jameer Nelson Point Guard 14 6ft 0 in (1.83m) 190lb (86kg) Saint Josephs Jason Williams Point Guard 44 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida Jonathan Redick Shooting Guard 7 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke Mickaël Piétrus Swingman 20 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Guadeloupe Vincent Carter Swingman 15 6ft 6 in(1.98m) 220 lb (100kg) North Carolina Brandon Bass Power Forward 30 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) LSU - Photos
