The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter , Rashard Lewis , and Hedo Türkoğlu have played for the club throughout its young history. As of 2017 [update] , the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs for exactly half of its existence (14 playoff appearances in 28 years), and twice went to the NBA Finals , in 1995 and 2009 . Orlando has been the second most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage, only after the Miami Heat .
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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter , Rashard Lewis , and Hedo Türkoğlu have played for the club throughout its young history. As of 2017 [update] , the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs for exactly half of its existence (14 playoff appearances in 28 years), and twice went to the NBA Finals , in 1995 and 2009 . Orlando has been the second most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage, only after the Miami Heat . |
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2017 |
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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter , Rashard Lewis , and Hedo Türkoğlu have played for the club throughout its young history. As of 2017 [update] , the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs for exactly half of its existence (14 playoff appearances in 28 years), and twice went to the NBA Finals , in 1995 and 2009 . Orlando has been the second most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage, after fellow Floridian team Miami Heat . |
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2016 |
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The Orlando Magic is an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter , and Rashard Lewis have played for the club throughout its young history. The franchise has also played in the NBA playoffs for more than half of its existence (14 playoff appearances in 27 years), and twice went to the NBA Finals , in 1995 and 2009 . Orlando has been the second most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage, after fellow Floridian team Miami Heat . |
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2015 |
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The Orlando Magic is an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter , and Rashard Lewis have played for the club throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of its existence (14 playoff appearances in 27 years). |
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2014 |
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The Orlando Magic is an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . It is part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and has had such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (14 playoff appearances in 24 years). |
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2013 |
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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and has had such notable NBA stars such as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Patrick Ewing , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (14 playoff appearances in 24 years). Orlando has been the second most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning percentage, after the Miami Heat . They currently are the only team in the major pro sports leagues to play in the city of Orlando. This will change in 2015 when Orlando City Soccer Club , a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise , will become the second team and the first MLS team in the state since 2001 . [1] |
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2012 |
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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and has had such notable NBA stars such as Shaquille O'Neal , Penny Hardaway , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Vince Carter , and Rashard Lewis throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (14 playoff appearances in 23 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 2012, they are the only team in the "big four" sports leagues to play in the city of Orlando. |
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2011 |
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The Orlando Magic is 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 , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Hedo Türkoğlu , Vince Carter , Nick Anderson , Gilbert Arenas and Rashard Lewis throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (13 playoff appearances in 22 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 2011, they are the only team in the "big four" sports leagues to play in the city of Orlando. |
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2010 |
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Template:NBA team The Orlando Magic is 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 , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , Hedo Turkoglu , Vince Carter and Gilbert Arenas 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. |
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2009 |
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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 , Tracy McGrady , Steve Francis , Dwight Howard , and Vince Carter throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (11 playoff appearances in 20 years). |
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The Orlando Magic is 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 as Shaquille O'Neal , Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway , Nick Anderson , Grant Hill , Tracy McGrady and Dwight Howard throughout its young history. The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (10 playoff appearances in 19 years). |
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2007 |
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The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). |
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2006 |
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Template:NBA team The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida . They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their current coach is Brian Hill , in his second stint with the team as head coach. |
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2005 |
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The Orlando Magic officially entered the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1989. Led by former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Pat Williams , the Magic hired Matt Guokas as the team's first coach. The inaugural team compiled a record of 18-64 with players including Reggie Theus , Scott Skiles (now current coach of the Chicago Bulls ), Terry Catledge , Sam Vincent , Otis Smith , and Jerry Reynolds . In the club's first draft in 1989, the Magic chose Nick Anderson with the 11th pick in the first round. |
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