2021–22 Orlando Magic season explained

Team:	Orlando Magic
End Year:	2022
Wins:	22
Losses:	60
Division:	Southeast
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	15
Coach:	Jamahl Mosley
Gm:	John Hammond
Owners:	RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena:	Amway Center
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	ORL
Television:	Bally Sports Florida
Radio:	96.9 The Game

The 2021–22 Orlando Magic season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the first season since 2018 that Steve Clifford did not coach the Magic, after agreeing to part ways on June 5.^[1] On July 11, 2021 Jamahl Mosley was hired as the new head coach.^[2] On March 12, 2022, the Magic were eliminated from playoff contention, making it the second consecutive season that they did not make the playoffs.

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2021 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
1	5	Jalen Suggs	Guard	United States
1	8	Franz Wagner	Small forward	Germany
2	33	Jason Preston	Point guard	United States

In the 2021 NBA draft, the Magic selected Jalen Suggs from Gonzaga University with the fifth pick.^[3] The team also selected Franz Wagner from the University of Michigan with the eighth pick, and Jason Preston from Ohio University with the thirty-third pick.^[4] The draft rights to Preston was later traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 4| @ Boston| | Anthony, Wagner (16)| Mo Bamba (10)| Cole Anthony (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 6| @ New Orleans| | Wendell Carter Jr. (13)| Wendell Carter Jr. (11)| Anthony, Brazdeikis, Dowtin, Lopez, Suggs, F. Wagner, M. Wagner (2)| Smoothie King Center
12,407| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 10| San Antonio| | Terrence Ross (20)| Mo Bamba (10)| Cole Anthony (5)| Amway Center
12,509| 0–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 13| Boston| | R. J. Hampton (20)| Wendell Carter Jr. (9)| Terrence Ross (5)| Amway Center
13,519| 1–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 20| @ San Antonio| | Mo Bamba (18)| Wendell Carter Jr. (8)| Anthony, Bamba (4)| AT&T Center
16,697| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 22| New York| | Franz Wagner (16)| Mo Bamba (10)| Jalen Suggs (8)| Amway Center
18,846| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 24| @ New York| | Cole Anthony (29)| Cole Anthony (16)| Cole Anthony (8)| Madison Square Garden
16,273| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 25| @ Miami| | F. Wagner, Suggs (15)| Cole Anthony (9)| Cole Anthony (5)| FTX Arena
19,600| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 27| Charlotte| | Cole Anthony (24)| Bamba, Carter Jr. (10)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
14,082| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 29| @ Toronto| | Cole Anthony (24)| Mo Bamba (18)| Anthony, Bamba (5)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 1–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 30| @ Detroit| | F. Wagner (19)| Cole Anthony (10)| Jalen Suggs (6)| Little Caesars Arena
11,423| 1–6

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| November 1| @ Minnesota| | Cole Anthony (31)| Wendell Carter Jr. (14)| Cole Anthony (8)| Target Center
14,744| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 3| Boston| | Anthony, Carter Jr. (13)| Wendell Carter Jr. (13)| Anthony, Carter Jr. (4)| Amway Center
12,735| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 5| San Antonio| | Cole Anthony (21)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
14,101| 2–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 7| Utah| | Cole Anthony (33)| Wendell Carter Jr. (16)| Wendell Carter Jr. (6)| Amway Center
13,386| 3–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 10| Brooklyn| | Terrence Ross (17)| Mo Bamba (9)| Jalen Suggs (4)| Amway Center
13,882| 3–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 13| Washington| | Cole Anthony (22)| Mo Bamba (17)| Cole Anthony (8)| Amway Center
17,272| 3–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 15| @ Atlanta| | Cole Anthony (29)| Wendell Carter Jr. (9)| Cole Anthony (11)| State Farm Arena
13,061| 3–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| November 17| @ New York| | Terrence Ross (19)| Mo Bamba (12)| Cole Anthony (7)| Madison Square Garden
16,680| 4–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 19| @ Brooklyn| | Jalen Suggs (21)| Mo Bamba (10)| Cole Anthony (9)| Barclays Center
16,966| 4–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 20| @ Milwaukee| | R. J. Hampton (19)| Mo Bamba (7)| R. J. Hampton (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 4–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 22| @ Milwaukee| | Moritz Wagner (18)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| R. J. Hampton (5)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 4–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 24| Charlotte| | Mo Bamba (18)| Mo Bamba (12)| Hampton, Suggs (6)| Amway Center
16,114| 4–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 26| Chicago| | Wendell Carter Jr. (26)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Harris, F. Wagner (4)| Amway Center
18,236| 4–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 27| @ Cleveland| | Wendell Carter Jr. (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (11)| Lopez, F. Wagner (4)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,248| 4–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| November 29| @ Philadelphia| | Franz Wagner (27)| Mo Bamba (17)| Suggs, F. Wagner (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,193| 4–18

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 1| Denver| | Cole Anthony (24)| Anthony, Carter Jr. (8)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
14,191| 5–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 3| @ Houston| | Cole Anthony (26)| Wendell Carter Jr. (16)| Cole Anthony (7)| Toyota Center
13,697| 5–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 6| @ Golden State| | Gary Harris (17)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Franz Wagner (6)| Chase Center
18,064| 5–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 8| @ Sacramento| | Cole Anthony (33)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Cole Anthony (8)| Golden 1 Center
14,364| 5–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 11| @ L. A. Clippers| | Cole Anthony (23)| Wendell Carter Jr. (14)| Wendell Carter Jr. (7)| Staples Center
17,156| 5–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 12| @ L. A. Lakers| | Cole Anthony (21)| Robin Lopez (9)| Cole Anthony (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 5–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 15| Atlanta| | Moritz Wagner (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (15)| Terrence Ross (8)| Amway Center
13,576| 5–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 17| Miami| | Franz Wagner (27)| Chuma Okeke (10)| Gary Harris (5)| Amway Center
14,103| 5–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 18| @ Brooklyn| | Robin Lopez (20)| Franz Wagner (11)| Franz Wagner (6)| Barclays Center
16,292| 6–25|- style="background:#ccc;"| —| December 20| @ Toronto| colspan="6"|Postponed due to Magic players and staff members entering the NBA's Health and Safety Protocols. Makeup date: March 4.^{[5] [6]} |- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| December 22| @ Atlanta| | Franz Wagner (25)| Freddie Gillespie (8)| Robin Lopez (11)| State Farm Arena
15,299| 7–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 23| New Orleans| | Anthony, Harris (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Cole Anthony (11)| Amway Center
13,954| 7–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 26| @ Miami| | Gary Harris (20)| Wendell Carter Jr. (14)| R. J. Hampton (5)| FTX Arena
19,600| 7–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 28| Milwaukee| | Franz Wagner (38)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Gravett, Hampton, Harris, Lopez (4)| Amway Center
16,696| 7–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| December 30| Milwaukee| | Franz Wagner (20)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Carter Jr., Frazier, Hampton (5)| Amway Center
15,855| 7–29

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 2| @ Boston| | Terrence Ross (33)| Wendell Carter Jr. (16)| Wendell Carter Jr. (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 7–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 3| @ Chicago| | Franz Wagner (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10) | Wendell Carter Jr. (10) | United Center
20,502| 7–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 5| Philadelphia| | Cole Anthony (26)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
13,116| 7–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 8| @ Detroit| | Gary Harris (28)| Chuma Okeke (10)| Cole Anthony (6)| Little Caesars Arena
18,644| 7–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 9| Washington| | Terrence Ross (32)| Mo Bamba (9)| Chuma Okeke (5)| Amway Center
13,223| 7–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| January 12| @ Washington| | Cole Anthony (19)| Anthony, Lopez (11)| Franz Wagner (10)| Capital One Arena
13,138| 7–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 14| @ Charlotte| | Moritz Wagner (26)| Chuma Okeke (10)| Cole Anthony (8)| Spectrum Center
16,011| 8–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 15| @ Dallas| | Lopez, Suggs, M. Wagner (16)| Bamba, Okeke (6)| Anthony, F. Wagner (3)| American Airlines Center
19,816| 8–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 17| Portland| | F. Wagner, M. Wagner (14)| Anthony, Bamba (9)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
13,648| 8–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 19| @ Philadelphia| | Mo Bamba (32)| Franz Wagner (11)| Cole Anthony (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,081| 8–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 21| L. A. Lakers| | Jalen Suggs (22)| Mo Bamba (8)| Jalen Suggs (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 8–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| January 23| Chicago| | Moritz Wagner (23)| Carter Jr., Okeke (7)| Jalen Suggs (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 9–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 26| L. A. Clippers| | Franz Wagner (21)| Wendell Carter Jr. (9)| Cole Anthony (11)| Amway Center
12,448| 9–40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| January 28| Detroit| | Franz Wagner (24)| Bamba, Carter Jr. (11)| Cole Anthony (9)| Amway Center
13,156| 10–40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| January 30| Dallas| | Chuma Okeke (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (14)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
13,376| 11–40

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 1| @ Chicago| | Wendell Carter Jr. (24)| Bamba, Carter Jr. (8)| Cole Anthony (9)| United Center
20,217| 11–41|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 2| @ Indiana| | Gary Harris (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (18)| Anthony, Suggs (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,528| 12–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 5| Memphis| | Cole Anthony (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Anthony, Suggs (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 12–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 6| Boston| | Jalen Suggs (17)| Mo Bamba (10)| Jalen Suggs (5)| Amway Center
14,402| 12–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 8| @ Portland| | Cole Anthony (23)| Bamba, F. Wagner (9)| Cole Anthony (9)| Moda Center
16,024| 13–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 11| @ Utah| | Wendell Carter Jr. (22)| Wendell Carter Jr. (9)| Jalen Suggs (7)| Vivint Arena
18,306| 13–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 12| @ Phoenix| | Jalen Suggs (20)| Wendell Carter Jr. (11)| Jalen Suggs (10)| Footprint Center
17,071| 13–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 14| @ Denver| | Franz Wagner (26)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Carter Jr., Okeke, F. Wagner (4)| Ball Arena
15,025| 13–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 16| Atlanta| | Cole Anthony (23)| Wendell Carter Jr. (10)| Wendell Carter Jr. (6)| Amway Center
14,398| 13–47|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| February 25| Houston| | Wendell Carter Jr. (24)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Cole Anthony (6)| Amway Center
16,631| 14–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| February 28| Indiana| | Wendell Carter Jr. (21)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Jalen Suggs (10)| Amway Center
13,014| 15–47

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 2| Indiana| | Franz Wagner (28)| Wendell Carter Jr. (18)| Carter Jr., Suggs (5)| Amway Center
11,121| 15–48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 4| @ Toronto| | Anthony, Suggs (15)| Cole Anthony (12)| Jalen Suggs (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,081| 16–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 5| @ Memphis| | Cole Anthony (19)| Moritz Wagner (11)| Franz Wagner (6)| FedExForum
17,794| 16–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 8| Phoenix| | Wendell Carter Jr. (20)| Mo Bamba (15)| Cole Anthony (5)| Amway Center
14,024| 16–50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67| March 9| @ New Orleans| | Cole Anthony (19)| Moritz Wagner (9)| Anthony, Carter Jr. (5)| Smoothie King Center
15,633| 17–50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 11| Minnesota| | Mo Bamba (27)| Mo Bamba (12)| Markelle Fultz (7)| Amway Center
14,557| 18–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 13| Philadelphia| | Wendell Carter Jr. (23)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Markelle Fultz (11)| Amway Center
14,444| 18–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 15| Brooklyn| | Cole Anthony (19)| Moritz Wagner (11)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
15,282| 18–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 17| Detroit| | Franz Wagner (26)| Mo Bamba (12)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
14,369| 18–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72| March 20| Oklahoma City| | Wendell Carter Jr. (30)| Wendell Carter Jr. (16)| Cole Anthony (7)| Amway Center
15,012| 19–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 22| Golden State| | Wendell Carter Jr. (19)| Wendell Carter Jr. (8)| Anthony, Hampton (5)| Amway Center
17,164| 20–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 23| @ Oklahoma City| | Chuma Okeke (19)| Mo Bamba (10)| Cole Anthony (11)| Paycom Center
14,393| 20–54|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 26| Sacramento| | Franz Wagner (19)| Mo Bamba (13)| Cole Anthony (9)| Amway Center
16,366| 20–55|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 28| @ Cleveland| | Wendell Carter Jr. (15)| Wendell Carter Jr. (12)| Carter Jr., F. Wagner (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 20–56|- style="background:#fcc;"| 77| March 30| @ Washington| | Franz Wagner (28)| Okeke, M. Wagner (8)| Markelle Fultz (7)| Capital One Arena
16,455| 20–57|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 1| Toronto| | Mo Bamba (15)| Mo Bamba (10)| Markelle Fultz (7)| Amway Center
17,566| 20–58|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 3| New York| | Moritz Wagner (18)| Mo Bamba (12)| Markelle Fultz (6)| Amway Center
15,747| 20–59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 5| Cleveland| | Mo Bamba (21)| Mo Bamba (12)| R. J. Hampton (7)| Amway Center
16,897| 21–59|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 7| @ Charlotte| | Chuma Okeke (20)| R. J. Hampton (8)| Markelle Fultz (6)| Spectrum Center
16,427| 21–60|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 10| Miami| | Bamba, Hampton (21)| Moritz Wagner (11)| Markelle Fultz (15)| Amway Center
19,253| 22–60

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	SF	79	79	2,429	356	231	68	34	1,197	30.7	4.5	2.9	.9	.4	15.2
	C	71	69	1,824	572	85	38	118	756	25.7	8.1	1.2	.5	1.7	10.6
	PF	70	20	1,749	347	118	97	42	605	25.0	5.0	1.7	1.4	.6	8.6
	PG	65	65	2,059	348	369	46	17	1,062	31.7	5.4	5.7	.7	.3	16.3
	SG	64	14	1,402	194	158	42	13	489	21.9	3.0	2.5	.7	.2	7.6
	C	63	3	960	232	87	20	13	564	15.2	3.7	1.4	.3	.2	9.0
	SG	63	0	1,448	161	116	28	12	629	23.0	2.6	1.8	.4	.2	10.0
	PF	62	61	1,852	648	171	36	43	931	29.9	10.5	2.8	.6	.7	15.0
	SG	61	30	1,730	122	108	59	9	679	28.4	2.0	1.8	1.0	.1	11.1
	PG	48	45	1,307	171	209	59	19	564	27.2	3.6	4.4	1.2	.4	11.8
	SF	42	1	536	72	37	10	3	210	12.8	1.7	.9	.2	.1	5.0
	SF	38	1	469	89	25	4	5	146	12.3	2.3	.7	.1	.1	3.8
	C	36	9	612	126	54	2	18	254	17.0	3.5	1.5	.1	.5	7.1
	PG	18	3	360	49	99	20	5	195	20.0	2.7	5.5	1.1	.3	10.8
^†	PG	15	2	195	21	3	4	1	55	13.0	1.4	.2	.3	.1	3.7
^†	PG	10	3	200	19	33	3	1	37	20.0	1.9	3.3	.3	.1	3.7
	PF	9	2	119	36	5	3	9	21	13.2	4.0	.6	.3	1.0	2.3
	PG	8	3	171	21	20	5	1	50	21.4	2.6	2.5	.6	.1	6.3
	PG	5	0	145	6	10	5	3	50	29.0	1.2	2.0	1.0	.6	10.0
	SF	5	0	74	15	2	1	0	14	14.8	3.0	.4	.2	.0	2.8
^†	PG	4	0	77	11	7	5	0	13	19.3	2.8	1.8	1.3	.0	3.3
	SF	4	0	65	15	0	0	1	26	16.3	3.8	.0	.0	.3	6.5

Transactions

See main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions.

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Robin Lopez^[8]	1-year contract worth $5 million	Washington Wizards
Hassani Gravett^[9]	Exhibit 10 contract	MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Jeff Dowtin	Exhibit 10 contract	Lakeland Magic
Jon Teske	Exhibit 10 contract	Filou Oostende
E'Twaun Moore^[10]	1-year contract worth $2.6 million	Phoenix Suns
Admiral Schofield^[11]	1-year contract worth $1.4 million	Greensboro Swarm

Subtractions

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 5, 2021 . Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Mutually Agree to Part Ways . June 5, 2021 . NBA.com.
2. Web site: July 11, 2021 . Orlando Magic Name Jamahl Mosley Head Coach . July 11, 2021 . NBA.com.
3. Web site: Orlando Magic Emerge From 2021 NBA Draft with Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner. NBA.com. October 5, 2021. July 30, 2021.
4. Web site: Preston selected 33rd overall by Orlando Magic; acquired by LA Clippers in 2021 NBA Draft. Ohio University. October 5, 2021. August 2, 2021.
5. Web site: Orlando at Toronto Game Scheduled for Dec. 20 Postponed. NBA.com. December 20, 2021. December 20, 2021.
6. Web site: NBA reschedules 11 games postponed in December. Tim. Reynolds. Associated Press. January 3, 2022. January 3, 2022.
7. Web site: Orlando Magic Acquire Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations From L.A. Clippers. NBA.com. September 16, 2021. July 29, 2020.
8. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Robin Lopez. NBA.com. September 16, 2021. August 6, 2021.
9. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Jeff Dowtin, Hassani Gravett and Jon Teske. NBA.com. September 8, 2021. September 16, 2021.
10. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign E’Twaun Moore. NBA.com. September 16, 2021. September 9, 2021.
11. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Admiral Schofield. NBA.com. September 27, 2021. September 21, 2021.
12. Web site: Orlando Magic Waive Dwayne Bacon. NBA.com. September 16, 2021. August 8, 2021.