Orlando Magic draft history explained

The Orlando Magic first participated in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 27, 1989, about five months before their inaugural NBA season. The NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds from 1989 onward.[1] Before each draft, an NBA draft lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed the playoffs during the prior season.[1] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than two picks.

The Magic were given their two picks in 1989. They selected Nick Anderson with the eleventh overall pick and Michael Ansley with the 37th pick. In 1992, the Magic won the NBA Lottery and with the first pick, they drafted Shaquille O'Neal, who went on to be selected as an All-Star a record-tying 14 consecutive times.[2] In 2004, the Magic drafted a future All-Star, Dwight Howard.[3] Throughout the years, the Magic had traded away some of their picks as well as traded for other teams' picks. As a result of the various trades, the Orlando Magic had three first round picks in 1998 and 2000.

Key

Abbreviation Meaning
G Guard
PG Point guard
SG Shooting guard
F Forward
SF Small forward
PFPower forward
C Center
Naismith Basketball Hall of FamerFirst Overall NBA Draft PickSelected for an NBA All-Star Game

Selections

Year Round Pick Player Nationality Position College/High School/Club Notes
1989-11989111SG/SFIllinois
1989-21989237SFAlabama
199014SFGeorgia Tech
1991110CArizona
1991123C(from San Antonio)[4]
1991236PGNorth Carolina State
199211 C
199311PFMichigan(traded to Golden State)[5]
126C(from New York)[6]
1994127SGOklahoma State(from L.A. Clippers)
1994231CKentucky
1995125PF/CMemphis
1996127SFIndiana
249PF/CMarquette
1997117SFChattanooga
1997247SG/SFAlabama(traded to Denver)[7]
1998112PF/CUtah
113PF(from Golden State, traded to Denver)[8]
115SFGeorgia Tech(from New Jersey)[9]
242SGArizona
1999238SG/SFMaryland(from Golden State,[10] traded to Washington)[11]
200015SG/SFFlorida(from Golden State)
2000110PGMissouri(from Denver)
2000113SGFresno State
2001115CDePaul
2001122PG/SG(from Houston)[12]
2001232PGSt. John's(from Washington, traded to Denver)[13]
2002118CStanford(traded to Utah)[14]
2003115PGLouisville
2003242 GeorgiaPF/CÜlkerspor (Turkey)
200411CSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta)
230 BrazilPFFC Barcelona (Spain)(traded to Cleveland)[15]
2004236PGMemphis
2005111 SpainPFUnicaja Málaga (Spain)
2005238PG/SGMarquette
2005244 LithuaniaCŽalgiris (Lithuania)(from Cleveland, traded to Cleveland)[16]
2006111SGDuke
2006241PFIllinois
2006244 IsraelSFHapoel Galil Elyon (Israel)(from Cleveland, traded to Houston)[17]
2007244SFNorth Carolina(traded to Dallas)[18]
2008122SGWestern Kentucky
2010129CKentucky
2010259SFConnecticut
2011253SGKentucky
2012119 CanadaPFSt. Bonaventure
2012249CNorfolk St.
201312SGIndiana
2013251PFOklahoma
201414PFArizona
2014112PF/SFCibona Zagreb (Croatia)(from New York via Denver, traded to Philadelphia)
201515SG/SFFC Barcelona (Spain)
2015251PGEastern Washington(from Chicago)
2016111 LithuaniaPF/CGonzaga(traded to Oklahoma City)[19]
2016241PF/CUNLV
2016247SFMaryland(from Chicago, traded to Portland)
201716SF/PFFlorida State
2017125CHerbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)(from Toronto, traded to Philadelphia)
2017233SFKansas State(from L.A. Lakers)
2017235PFCalifornia(traded to Memphis)
201816CTexas
2018235SFTulane
2018241SFKentucky(from Charlotte via Memphis and Phoenix,
traded to Denver)
2019116PFAuburn
2020115PGNorth Carolina
202115PG/SGGonzaga
202118SFMichigan(from Chicago)
2021233PGOhio(traded to LA Clippers)
202211PFDuke
2022232SFMichigan
202316SGArkansas
2023align=center 1align=center 11Jett HowardSFMichigan(from Chicago)
2023align=center 2align=center 36Andre Jackson Jr.SGUConn(traded to Milwaukee)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evolution of the Draft and Lottery . NBA.com . March 18, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318105833/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html . March 18, 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: Riley suggests Shaq should be given All-Star role; O'Neal disagrees . ESPN.com . February 2008 . March 18, 2008.
  3. Web site: Magic's Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson meet with GM, coach ahead of Hawks game . . March 10, 2008 . March 18, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080313015346/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-bk-magic1008mar10,0,6626235.story?track=rss . March 13, 2008 . dead .
  4. On October 10, 1990, Orlando acquired center Mark McNamara and first round pick in 1991 from San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Sidney Green.
  5. On June 30, 1993, Orlando traded the rights to Chris Webber to the Golden State Warriors for the rights to Anfernee Hardaway (Memphis State, 3rd overall pick) and first round picks in 1996, 1998 and 2000. The first round pick in 1996 was later traded to the Washington Wizards.
    Web site: Clifton . Brown . PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber . . July 1, 1993 . March 18, 2008.
  6. On September 22, 1992, Orlando traded Stanley Roberts to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade with the New York Knicks for a 1993 first round draft pick from the Knicks and a 1994 first round draft pick from the Clippers.
    Web site: Clifton . Brown . BASKETBALL; Knicks Get Trade, Thanks to Roberts . . September 23, 1992 . March 18, 2008.
  7. On June 25, 1997, Orlando traded the rights to Eric Washington along with the 1999 second round draft pick to the Denver Nuggets for the rights to Jason Lawson (Villanova, 42nd overall pick).
  8. On January 21, 1999, Orlando traded Johnny Taylor and the draft rights to Keon Clark to the Denver Nuggets for a first round pick in 2000.
  9. On February 19, 1999, Orlando traded Rony Seikaly and Brian Evans to the New Jersey Nets for David Benoit, Kevin Edwards, Yinka Dare and the 1998 first round draft pick.
    Web site: Steve . Popper . PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Traded to Nets in a Last-Minute Deal . . February 20, 1999 . March 18, 2008.
  10. On November 2, 1996, Orlando traded Jon Koncak, Donald Royal and Felton Spencer to the Golden State Warriors for Rony Seikaly, Clifford Rozier and a 1999 second round draft pick.
  11. On September 22, 1999, Orlando traded the draft rights to Laron Profit to the Washington Wizards for a 2001 second round draft pick (#32).
  12. On June 2, 2001, Orlando traded its 2001 first round pick to the Houston Rockets for the Rockets' 2001 first round pick.
  13. On June 27, 2001, Orlando traded the draft rights to Omar Cook to the Denver Nuggets to fulfill "a previous obligation".
    Web site: Orlando Trades Rights to Omar Cook to Denver . April 1, 2008 . NBA.com/magic .
  14. On June 26, 2002, Orlando traded the draft rights to Curtis Borchardt to the Utah Jazz for the draft rights to Ryan Humphrey and Jamal Sampson.
    Web site: Magic Acquire draft Rights to Ryan Humphrey and Second Round Pick from Utah . April 1, 2008 . NBA.com/magic .
  15. On June 23, 2004, Orlando traded the draft rights to Anderson Varejão along with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Tony Battie and two future second round draft picks (#44 in the 2005 NBA draft and #54 in the 2007 NBA draft).
    Web site: Magic Acquire Tony Battie, Picks from Cleveland . June 23, 2004 . March 21, 2008 . NBA.com/magic .
  16. On June 28, 2005, Orlando traded the rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 2006 second round draft pick and cash considerations.
  17. On June 28, 2006, Orlando traded the draft rights to Lior Eliyahu to the Houston Rockets for cash consideration.
    Web site: Magic Select James Augustine With 2006 Second Round Pick . NBA.com/magic . June 28, 2006 . March 20, 2008.
  18. On June 28, 2007, Orlando traded the draft rights to Reyshawn Terry to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to Milovan Raković, (Mega Ishrana Serbia), 60th overall pick).
    Web site: Magic Obtain Draft Rights to Milovan Raković From Dallas . NBA.com/magic . June 28, 2007 . March 20, 2008.
  19. On June 23, 2016, Orlando traded the rights to Domantas Sabonis along with Ersan Ilyasova and Victor Oladipo to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Serge Ibaka.
    Web site: Thunder trade Serge Ibaka to Magic for Victor Oladipo, Domantas Sabonis, Ersan Ilyasova . nbcsports.com/northwest . June 23, 2016 . February 2, 2019.