The 2023–24 Orlando Magic season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association. This is Orlando's third season with Jamahl Mosley as head coach. With a win over the Detroit Pistons on March 3, the Magic would collect their 35th win on the season and improve on their win total from their previous season.
| 2023–24 Orlando Magic season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Jamahl Mosley |
| General manager | Anthony Parker |
| Owners | RDV Sports, Inc. |
| Arena | Kia Center[a] |
| Results | |
| Record | 47–35 (.573) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Cavaliers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Florida |
| Radio | 96.9 The Game |
The Magic started out their season hot by having a record of 13–5 in the month of November, but after struggles in the months of December and January, their record dropped to 25–23, but then they rebounded going 22–12 in their next three months, helping their record improve to 47–35, making them improve from their 34–48 record from last season by 13 wins, and giving them a winning season for the first time in five seasons. Their 47 wins was the most the Magic have had in a season since 2010–11.
On the last day of the NBA's regular season, the Magic would clinch their first playoff berth since the bubble-shortened 2019–20 season and would win the Southeast division for the first time since the 2018–19 season. The Magic faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, where they lost in seven games.
Draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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| 1 | 6 | Anthony Black | SG/PG |  United States
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Arkansas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Jett Howard | SF | United States
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Michigan (Fr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Andre Jackson Jr. | PG/SG | United States
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UConn (Jr.) |
The Magic held both the 6th overall pick and the 11th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with one second-round pick entering the draft.[1][2]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Orlando Magic | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 29–12 | 18–23 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 1.0 | 22–19 | 24–17 | 13–3 | 82 |
| pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26.0 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 32.0 | 7–34 | 8–33 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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Regular season
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Playoffs
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
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In-Season Tournament
editThis was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in an in-season tournament due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[3][4] During the in-season tournament period, the Magic competed in Group C of the Eastern Conference, which included the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, and Chicago Bulls.
East group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | BOS | ORL | BKN | TOR | CHI | |
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| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 449 | 422 | +27 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 96–113 | 121–107 | 108–105 | 124–97 | |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 446 | 424 | +22 | 113–96 | — | 104–124 | 126–107 | 103–97 | ||
| 3 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 455 | 435 | +20 | 107–121 | 124–104 | — | 115–103 | 109–107 | ||
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 436 | 457 | −21 | 105–108 | 107–126 | 103–115 | — | 121–108 | ||
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 0 | 4 | 409 | 457 | −48 | 97–124 | 97–103 | 107–109 | 108–121 | — |
Player statistics
editRagular season
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Cole Anthony | PG | 81 | 0 | 1,817 | 311 | 236 | 64 | 37 | 937 | 22.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | .8 | .5 | 11.6 |
| Paolo Banchero | PF | 80 | 80 | 2,799 | 554 | 431 | 71 | 47 | 1,804 | 35.0 | 6.9 | 5.4 | .9 | .6 | 22.6 |
| Moritz Wagner | C | 80 | 1 | 1,415 | 347 | 96 | 39 | 21 | 868 | 17.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .5 | .3 | 10.9 |
| Jalen Suggs | SG | 75 | 75 | 2,025 | 229 | 205 | 106 | 47 | 943 | 27.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .6 | 12.6 |
| Franz Wagner | SF | 72 | 72 | 2,337 | 381 | 269 | 76 | 28 | 1,421 | 32.5 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.7 |
| Anthony Black | PG | 69 | 33 | 1,164 | 139 | 91 | 35 | 21 | 316 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 4.6 |
| Joe Ingles | SF | 68 | 0 | 1,169 | 142 | 203 | 43 | 5 | 296 | 17.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .6 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Goga Bitadze | C | 62 | 33 | 957 | 286 | 79 | 32 | 72 | 311 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .5 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Caleb Houstan | SF | 59 | 13 | 815 | 84 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 253 | 13.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Jonathan Isaac | PF | 58 | 2 | 914 | 260 | 30 | 43 | 70 | 393 | 15.8 | 4.5 | .5 | .7 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | C | 55 | 48 | 1,406 | 381 | 95 | 35 | 28 | 603 | 25.6 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | 11.0 |
| Gary Harris | SG | 54 | 27 | 1,297 | 91 | 87 | 49 | 14 | 372 | 24.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .9 | .3 | 6.9 |
| Chuma Okeke | SF | 47 | 8 | 432 | 80 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 107 | 9.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Markelle Fultz | PG | 43 | 18 | 910 | 138 | 120 | 42 | 15 | 335 | 21.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 7.8 |
| Admiral Schofield | PF | 23 | 0 | 84 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Jett Howard | SF | 18 | 0 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 3.7 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Trevelin Queen | SG | 14 | 0 | 165 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Kevon Harris | SG | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Playoffs
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Paolo Banchero | PF | 7 | 7 | 262 | 60 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 189 | 37.4 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | 27.0 |
| Franz Wagner | SF | 7 | 7 | 259 | 48 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 132 | 37.0 | 6.9 | 4.4 | .7 | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| Jalen Suggs | SG | 7 | 7 | 232 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 103 | 33.1 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 14.7 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | C | 7 | 5 | 185 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 26.4 | 6.3 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 7.6 |
| Jonathan Isaac | PF | 7 | 3 | 147 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 21.0 | 4.9 | .4 | .7 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Markelle Fultz | PG | 7 | 0 | 106 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 6.4 |
| Moritz Wagner | C | 7 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 15.0 | 4.4 | .3 | .9 | .4 | 6.3 |
| Cole Anthony | PG | 7 | 0 | 103 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.1 |
| Joe Ingles | SF | 7 | 0 | 68 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Gary Harris | SG | 6 | 6 | 159 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 26.5 | 2.0 | .7 | 1.2 | .5 | 4.2 |
| Caleb Houstan | SF | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Anthony Black | PG | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Chuma Okeke | SF | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jett Howard | SF | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Goga Bitadze | C | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| June 23, 2023[5] | To Orlando Magic 2030 second-round pick Cash considerations |
To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Andre Jackson Jr. (No. 36) |
Free agency
editSubtractions
edit| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| July 4 | Bol Bol | Waived | Phoenix Suns | [6][7] |
References
edit- ^ "Orlando Magic Emerge From Lottery with Sixth and Eleventh Overall Picks in 2023 NBA Draft". www.nba.com. May 17, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks acquire draft rights to Andre Jackson Jr. from Orlando Magic". NBA.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Orlando Magic Waive Bol Bol". NBA.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Suns Sign Bol Bol, Strike Trades With Spurs, Magic, per Reports". si.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.