2017–18 Orlando Magic season explained

Team:	Orlando Magic
End Year:	2018
Wins:	25
Losses:	57
Division:	Southeast
Division Place:	4
Conf Place:	14
Coach:	Frank Vogel
Gm:	John Hammond
Owners:	RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena:	Amway Center
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	ORL
Television:	Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio:	WDBO

The 2017–18 Orlando Magic season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 23, 2017, the Magic announced that John Hammond would be the new general manager, thus officially ending his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks.^[1] Finishing with a 25–57 record, the Magic extended their postseason drought to six consecutive years. On April 12, 2018, Frank Vogel was fired by the Magic after the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.^[2]

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2017 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Jonathan Isaac	SF / PF		Florida State
2	33	Wesley Iwundu	SF		Kansas State

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 2| @ Memphis| | Jonathan Isaac (15)| Wesley Iwundu (6)| Evan Fournier (5)| FedExForum
12,986| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 5| Dallas| | Aaron Gordon (17)| Aaron Gordon (10)| Elfrid Payton (5)| Amway Center
15,849| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 7| Miami| | Aaron Gordon (19)| Bismack Biyombo (9)| Elfrid Payton (9)| Amway Center
18,428| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 9| @ Dallas| | D. J. Augustin (24)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Arron Afflalo (7)| American Airlines Center
16,055| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 10| @ San Antonio| | Aaron Gordon (27)| Aaron Gordon (11)| Jonathon Simmons (10)| AT&T Center
17,671| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 13| Cleveland| | Aaron Gordon (21)| Bismack Biyombo (9)| Elfrid Payton (6)| Amway Center
19,503| 3–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 18| Miami| | Evan Fournier (23)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Elfrid Payton (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 20| @ Brooklyn| | Nikola Vučević (41)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Augustin, Fournier (5)| Barclays Center
16,144| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 21| @ Cleveland| | Nikola Vučević (23)| Nikola Vučević (7)| D. J. Augustin (10)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 24| Brooklyn| | Aaron Gordon (41)| Aaron Gordon (14)| D. J. Augustin (6)| Amway Center
16,015| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 27| San Antonio| | Evan Fournier (25)| Bismack Biyombo (8)| D. J. Augustin (6)| Amway Center
17,337| 4–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 29| @ Charlotte| | Jonathon Simmons (27)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Augustin, Fournier (5)| Spectrum Center
15,531| 4–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| October 30| @ New Orleans| | Fournier, Simmons, Vučević (20)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Augustin, Fournier, Mack, Simmons (4)| Smoothie King Center
14,004| 5–2

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| November 1| @ Memphis| | Evan Fournier (22)| Evan Fournier (8)| Shelvin Mack (8)| FedExForum
15,434| 6–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 3| Chicago| | Evan Fournier (21)| Aaron Gordon (7)| Shelvin Mack (8)| Amway Center
19,171| 6–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 5| Boston| | Aaron Gordon (18)| Aaron Gordon (12)| Nikola Vučević (7)| Amway Center
17,731| 6–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 8| New York| | Nikola Vučević (24)| Elfrid Payton (6)| Elfrid Payton (11)| Amway Center
18,500| 7–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 10| @ Phoenix| | Aaron Gordon (22)| Gordon, Vučević (7)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,507| 8–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 11| @ Denver| | Marreese Speights (19)| Arron Afflalo (8)| Shelvin Mack (8)| Pepsi Center
16,688| 8–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 13| @ Golden State| | Nikola Vučević (20)| Aaron Gordon (10)| Shelvin Mack (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 8–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 15| @ Portland| | Evan Fournier (22)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Elfrid Payton (5)| Moda Center
19,206| 8–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 18| Utah| | Aaron Gordon (18)| Aaron Gordon (9)| Arron Afflalo (4)| Amway Center
19,157| 8–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 20| Indiana| | Nikola Vučević (25)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Amway Center
17,239| 8–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 22| @ Minnesota| | Aaron Gordon (26)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Elfrid Payton (13)| Target Center
16,402| 8–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 24| @ Boston| | Jonathon Simmons (14)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Shelvin Mack (8)| TD Garden
18,624| 8–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 25| @ Philadelphia| | Elfrid Payton (22)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Elfrid Payton (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,585| 8–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 27| @ Indiana| | Jonathon Simmons (21)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Elfrid Payton (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,501| 8–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| November 29| Oklahoma City| | Aaron Gordon (40)| Aaron Gordon (15)| Nikola Vučević (7)| Amway Center
17,797| 9–13

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 1| Golden State| | Aaron Gordon (29)| Biyombo, Gordon, Vučević (7)| Elfrid Payton (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 9–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 3| @ New York| | Nikola Vučević (34)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Elfrid Payton (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,082| 10–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 4| @ Charlotte| | Evan Fournier (18)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Spectrum Center
14,419| 10–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 6| Atlanta| | Evan Fournier (27)| Nikola Vučević (16)| Elfrid Payton (6)| Amway Center
16,167| 11–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 8| Denver| | Simmons, Vučević (21)| Nikola Vučević (17)| Elfrid Payton (6)| Amway Center
16,024| 11–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 9| @ Atlanta| | Nikola Vučević (31)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Philips Arena
12,719| 11–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 13| L.A. Clippers| | Jonathon Simmons (20)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Jonathon Simmons (8)| Amway Center
16,011| 11–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 15| Portland| | Nikola Vučević (26)| Nikola Vučević (14)| D. J. Augustin (4)| Amway Center
16,963| 11–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 17| @ Detroit| | Mario Hezonja (28)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Payton, Simmons, Vučević (7)| Little Caesars Arena
16,312| 11–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 20| @ Chicago| | Nikola Vučević (18)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Elfrid Payton (8)| United Center
20,285| 11–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 22| New Orleans| | Jonathon Simmons (22)| Simmons, Vučević (8)| Elfrid Payton (6)| Amway Center
16,922| 11–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 23| @ Washington| | Elfrid Payton (30)| Payne, Payton (5)| Elfrid Payton (10)| Capital One Arena
17,218| 11–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 26| @ Miami| | Elfrid Payton (19)| Bismack Biyombo (12)| Elfrid Payton (6)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 11–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| December 28| Detroit| | Elfrid Payton (19)| Bismack Biyombo (13)| Elfrid Payton (8)| Amway Center
18,846| 12–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| December 30| Miami| | Aaron Gordon (39)| Bismack Biyombo (10)| Elfrid Payton (13)| Amway Center
18,846| 12–25

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 1| @ Brooklyn| | Aaron Gordon (20)| Bismack Biyombo (17)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Barclays Center
16,164| 12–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 3| Houston| | Aaron Gordon (16)| Mario Hezonja (9)| Shelvin Mack (7)| Amway Center
18,588| 12–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 6| Cleveland| | Aaron Gordon (30)| Bismack Biyombo (11)| D. J. Augustin (7)| Amway Center
18,997| 12–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 9| @ Dallas| | Aaron Gordon (19)| Marreese Speights (10)| D. J. Augustin (5)| American Airlines Center
19,306| 12–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| January 10| @ Milwaukee| | Evan Fournier (21)| Bismack Biyombo (9)| Elfrid Payton (7)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,543| 12–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 12| @ Washington| | Elfrid Payton (27)| Bismack Biyombo (13)| Elfrid Payton (8)| Capital One Arena
18,171| 12–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 16| Minnesota| | Evan Fournier (32)| Bismack Biyombo (16)| D. J. Augustin (6)| Amway Center
18,589| 13–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 18| @ Cleveland| | Elfrid Payton (19)| Bismack Biyombo (10)| Elfrid Payton (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,502| 13–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 21| @ Boston| | Elfrid Payton (22)| Aaron Gordon (13)| Gordon, Mack, Simmons (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 14–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 23| Sacramento| | Evan Fournier (22)| Aaron Gordon (12)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 14–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 27| @ Indiana| | Aaron Gordon (22)| Aaron Gordon (11)| Mack, Payton (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 14–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 30| @ Houston| | Hezonja, Speights (17)| Biyombo, Mack (6)| Evan Fournier (5)| Toyota Center
18,055| 14–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| January 31| L.A. Lakers| | Marreese Speights (21)| Elfrid Payton (7)| Shelvin Mack (7)| Amway Center
18,553| 15–35

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| February 3| Washington| | Hezonja, Simmons (15)| Khem Birch (8)| Elfrid Payton (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 15–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52| February 5| @ Miami| | Mario Hezonja (20)| Arron Afflalo (6)| Elfrid Payton (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 16–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 6| Cleveland| | Jonathon Simmons (34)| Bismack Biyombo (8)| Elfrid Payton (8)| Amway Center
18,846| 17–36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 8| Atlanta| | Evan Fournier (22)| Mario Hezonja (10)| D. J. Augustin (9)| Amway Center
16,125| 18–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 10| Milwaukee| | Mario Hezonja (23)| Khem Birch (9)| Shelvin Mack (10)| Amway Center
18,347| 18–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 12| @ Chicago| | Mario Hezonja (24)| Khem Birch (8)| Shelvin Mack (6)| United Center
18,611| 18–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 14| Charlotte| | Mario Hezonja (21)| Mario Hezonja (10)| D. J. Augustin (4)| Amway Center
18,428| 18–39|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 22| New York| | Evan Fournier (25)| Nikola Vučević (6)| Fournier, Gordon, Simmons (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 18–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 24| @ Philadelphia| | Aaron Gordon (20)| Nikola Vučević (9)| Aaron Gordon (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,594| 18–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 26| @ Oklahoma City| | Fournier, Simmons (19)| Gordon, Vučević (7)| D. J. Augustin (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 18–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| February 28| Toronto| | Fournier, Hezonja (17)| Bismack Biyombo (11)| D. J. Augustin (6)| Amway Center
17,328| 18–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| March 2| Detroit| | Aaron Gordon (27)| Aaron Gordon (13)| D. J. Augustin (9)| Amway Center
17,223| 19–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 3| Memphis| | Fournier, Vučević (19)| Aaron Gordon (8)| D. J. Augustin (5)| Amway Center
17,875| 20–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 5| @ Utah| | Nikola Vučević (15)| Nikola Vučević (12)| D. J. Augustin (5)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 20–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 7| @ L.A. Lakers| | Aaron Gordon (28)| Aaron Gordon (14)| D. J. Augustin (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 20–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 9| @ Sacramento| | Jonathon Simmons (25)| Bismack Biyombo (7)| D. J. Augustin (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,583| 20–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 10| @ L.A. Clippers| | Jonathon Simmons (24)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Jonathon Simmons (7)| Staples Center
16,561| 20–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 13| @ San Antonio| | Simmons, Vučević (10)| Nikola Vučević (10)| D. J. Augustin (6)| AT&T Center
18,418| 20–48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 14| Milwaukee| | Jonathon Simmons (35)| Birch, Vučević (9)| Nikola Vučević (9)| Amway Center
17,713| 21–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 16| Boston| | Shelvin Mack (16)| Biyombo, Mack (7)| D. J. Augustin (4)| Amway Center
18,981| 21–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 20| Toronto| | Shelvin Mack (16)| Nikola Vučević (9)| D. J. Augustin (10)| Amway Center
16,228| 21–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 22| Philadelphia| | Rodney Purvis (19)| Aaron Gordon (11)| Shelvin Mack (6)| Amway Center
17,881| 21–51|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 24| Phoenix| | Aaron Gordon (29)| Gordon, Vučević (11)| D. J. Augustin (10)| Amway Center
17,393| 22–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 28| Brooklyn| | Nikola Vučević (24)| Nikola Vučević (15)| Shelvin Mack (6)| Amway Center
16,517| 22–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 30| Chicago| | Aaron Gordon (18)| Nikola Vučević (14)| D. J. Augustin (4)| Amway Center
18,918| 22–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| April 1| @ Atlanta| | D. J. Augustin (20)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Shelvin Mack (5)| Philips Arena
13,587| 22–54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 3| @ New York| | Mario Hezonja (19)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Shelvin Mack (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 23–54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 4| Dallas| | Aaron Gordon (20)| Bismack Biyombo (12)| Shelvin Mack (9)| Amway Center
18,112| 24–54|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 6| Charlotte| | D. J. Augustin (19)| Bismack Biyombo (8)| Shelvin Mack (11)| Amway Center
17,018| 24–55|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 8| @ Toronto| | Aaron Gordon (16)| Khem Birch (12)| Mario Hezonja (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,948| 24–56|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 9| @ Milwaukee| | Nikola Vučević (17)| Nikola Vučević (10)| D. J. Augustin (9)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
18,717| 24–57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 11| Washington| | Mario Hezonja (15)| Khem Birch (9)| Mario Hezonja (6)| Amway Center
17,598| 25–57

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	C	82	25	1,495	468	66	21	95	468	18.2	5.7	.8	.3	1.2	5.7
	PG	75	36	1,760	160	287	54	0	766	23.5	2.1	3.8	.7	.0	10.2
	SF	75	30	1,657	281	106	81	31	722	22.1	3.7	1.4	1.1	.4	9.6
	SG	69	50	2,029	239	171	58	16	962	29.4	3.5	2.5	.8	.2	13.9
	PG	69	3	1,365	166	272	54	8	473	19.8	2.4	3.9	.8	.1	6.9
	SF	62	12	1,020	137	57	33	12	229	16.5	2.2	.9	.5	.2	3.7
	PF	58	57	1,909	457	136	59	45	1,022	32.9	7.9	2.3	1.0	.8	17.6
	SF	57	57	1,837	180	165	47	16	1,013	32.2	3.2	2.9	.8	.3	17.8
	C	57	57	1,683	523	191	56	62	939	29.5	9.2	3.4	1.0	1.1	16.5
	SG	53	3	682	66	30	4	9	179	12.9	1.2	.6	.1	.2	3.4
	C	52	3	675	133	40	8	22	402	13.0	2.6	.8	.2	.4	7.7
^†	PG	44	44	1,257	174	275	64	16	573	28.6	4.0	6.3	1.5	.4	13.0
	C	42	0	578	180	34	15	21	178	13.8	4.3	.8	.4	.5	4.2
	PF	27	10	536	99	18	33	30	145	19.9	3.7	.7	1.2	1.1	5.4
	SG	24	20	600	73	38	27	11	209	25.0	3.0	1.6	1.1	.5	8.7
	SG	16	2	290	27	17	3	3	96	18.1	1.7	1.1	.2	.2	6.0
	SG	15	1	279	38	18	2	3	77	18.6	2.5	1.2	.1	.2	5.1
	PF	5	0	43	9	0	2	0	21	8.6	1.8	.0	.4	.0	4.2
^†	SG	5	0	35	4	0	1	0	5	7.0	.8	.0	.2	.0	1.0

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions.

Trades

• As part of the conditions in the 2013 four-way trade that saw Dwight Howard dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando retains the 2018 second round pick of Los Angeles.^[3] Toronto will receive one of Orlando's two picks.^[4]

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Shelvin Mack^[6]	2-year contract worth $12 million	Utah Jazz
Jonathon Simmons^[7]	3-year contract worth $20 million	San Antonio Spurs
Arron Afflalo^[8]	1-year contract worth $2.3 million	Sacramento Kings
Marreese Speights^[9]	1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Los Angeles Clippers
Khem Birch^[10]	2-year contract terms undisclosed	Olympiacos Piraeus
Adreian Payne	Two-way contract	Minnesota Timberwolves
Troy Caupain^[11]		Cincinnati Bearcats
Kalin Lucas		Erie BayHawks (G League)
Jamel Artis	Two-way contract	Pittsburgh Panthers / New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Jeff Green^[12]	1-year contract worth $2.3 million	Cleveland Cavaliers
Jodie Meeks^[13]	2-year contract worth $7 million	Washington Wizards
Stephen Zimmerman^[14] ^[15]	Waived	Los Angeles Lakers
C. J. Watson^[16]	Waived	Muratbey Uşak Sportif
Marcus Georges-Hunt^[17]	Waived	Minnesota Timberwolves
Patricio Garino^[18]	Waived	Saski Baskonia
Damjan Rudež	Waived	Valencia Basket
Adreian Payne	Waived / Involved with sexual assault case	Panathinaikos Athens Superfoods B.C.

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 23, 2017 . Magic Name John Hammond General Manager . May 23, 2017 . NBA.com.
2. Web site: April 12, 2018 . Orlando Magic Dismiss Frank Vogel as Head Coach . April 12, 2018 . NBA.com.
3. Web site: The Lakers saved 2 1st-round picks by moving into the top 3 of the 2017 NBA Draft lottery. Kristian. Winfield. May 16, 2017. sbnation.com. SB Nation. October 28, 2017.
4. Web site: Magic owe Raptors 2nd-round pick as compensation for hiring Jeff Weltman. Josh. Robbins. May 25, 2017. orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. October 28, 2017.
5. Web site: Magic Re-Sign Damjan Rudez. NBA.com. September 8, 2017. September 7, 2017.
6. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Shelvin Mack. NBA.com. July 9, 2017. July 9, 2017.
7. Web site: Magic sign free agent Jonathon Simmons. NBA.com. July 15, 2017. July 15, 2017.
8. Web site: Magic Sign Arron Afflalo. NBA.com. July 27, 2017. July 27, 2017.
9. Web site: Magic Sign Marreese Speights. NBA.com. July 27, 2017. July 27, 2017.
10. Web site: Magic Sign Khem Birch. NBA.com. July 27, 2017. July 27, 2017.
11. Web site: Magic Sign Troy Caupain and Kalin Lucas. NBA.com. August 31, 2017. August 31, 2017.
12. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Jeff Green. NBA.com. July 11, 2017. July 11, 2017.
13. Web site: Wizards add veteran scoring threat in Meeks. NBA.com. July 12, 2017. July 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170723061459/https://washingtonwizardsblog.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/2017/07/12/wizards-add-veteran-scoring-threat-in-meeks. July 23, 2017. dead.
14. Web site: Magic Waive Stephen Zimmerman. NBA.com. July 4, 2017. July 4, 2017.
15. Web site: Lakers Sign Stephen Zimmerman. NBA.com. August 9, 2017. August 9, 2017.
16. Web site: Orlando Magic Waive C.J. Watson. NBA.com. July 10, 2017. July 10, 2017.
17. Web site: Magic Waive Marcus Georges-Hunt. NBA.com. July 31, 2017. July 31, 2017.
18. Web site: Magic Waive Patricio Garino. NBA.com. August 1, 2017. August 1, 2017.