Chapter 16: The Magic Team II
[Ran^Text^Library] The team began to change after the '00 season, and this history is also very good, the personnel changes before the start of the season and during the season made the Magic a team that was no longer in the spotlight, and the team had eleven NBA players under three years of experience, five of whom were non-draft players, and four of those five were still starters (John?). Amici, Darrell? Armstrong, Bo? Outlaw and Ben? Wallace). But the Magic finished the season with a 41-41 regular season record and were locked out of the playoffs by just one game. From 14 June 1999 to 24 February 2000, the team's general manager, John Brown, was the team's general manager. Gabriel made a total of 37 turns, involving 38 players. With these trades, the Magic not only freed up valuable salary space, but also hoarded nine first-round picks over the next five years. And John? Gabriel was also voted Team Manager of the Year 1999-2000 for his outstanding work. On the player side: Darrell? Armstrong is the team's core as captain, scoring (16.2), assists (6.1), steals (2.06) and minutes played (31.6) all in the team, ranking third in the league in free throw percentage (91.1%), sixth in steals and 16th in assists, and is one of the 26 players in the league who have played all 82 games. In the summer of 2000, the Magic, with a lot of salary space, made a big splash in the free agent market, signing two of the hottest free agents of the time: Grant? Hill and Tracy? Mcgrady. In the 2000-01 season, the Magic team played in the Doug ? Rivers led the playoffs with a 43-39 record. It's also the sixth time in eight years that the Magic have made the playoffs, and for nine straight years, they've had a win percentage of over 50 percent. From Jan. 30 to Feb. 18, the Magic enjoyed the longest nine-game winning streak in franchise history. With these nine consecutive wins, the team finished 24-17 in the second half of the season, and finally entered the playoffs as seventh in the East to challenge the Bucks. However, due to the difference in strength, the Bucks eliminated the Magic with a total score of 3-1. In the 2001-02 season, under head coach Doug ? Under Rivers' leadership, the Magic made the playoffs for the seventh and second consecutive time in nine seasons. The team's 44-38 record also puts the team's winning percentage at least 50% for 10 consecutive years. But the Magic's dream of chasing a championship was once again crushed by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. In the 2001-02 season, Tracy? McGrady has grown into a true superstar, leading the team in scoring (25.6 points, fourth in the league), rebounding (7.8), and playing time (38.3). With 5.3 assists and 1.57 steals, it was also second behind Armstrong. In the end, he successfully made the NBA All-NBA First Team and also scored fourth in the Most Valuable Player (MVP) rating. Darrell as one of the captains of the team? Armstrong continues to be the epitome of the Magic's fighting spirit, leading the team in assists (5.5, 19th in the league) and steals (1.91, sixth in the league), and still maintains an extremely high free-throw shooting percentage (88.8%, third in the league). The 2002-03 season was the eleventh consecutive time that the Magic finished the regular season with a win rate of more than half. A 42-40 record would be enough to send the team to the playoffs for the third year in a row, but it also means they will meet the Pistons, the best team in the East, in the first round. In the end, they lost to the Pistons with a total score of 3-4 and eliminated the tournament. On the player side: Tracy? McGrady became the league's leading scorer (32.1 points per game),[3] with 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists, making Maddie the undisputed All-NBA First Team and fourth in the MVP rankings.
In the 2003-04 season, the strong striker Zhu Wan? Howard and point guard Tyron? The addition of Lue has strengthened the Magic team, which already has star McGrady. But after winning a good start against New York, the Magic went 19 games without a win in a streak. While a record-breaking losing streak has taken a heavy toll on the team's morale, injury issues are starting to plague the team: Grant? Hill continues to be sidelined throughout the season, and Pat? Garriti followed Hill's footsteps after his only appearance. At the end of the season, the team had a record of just 21 wins and 61 losses. But McGrady was the league's leading scorer (28.0)[3] for the second year in a row, scoring his 10,000th career point. This also makes him the second-youngest player to score 10,000 points. In the 2004-05 season, the Magic changed their jerseys and started the season by signing the third No. 1 pick in franchise history, Naismith Award-winning Dwight from Atlanta, Georgia. Howard. On January 29, 2004, the team underwent an even bigger change in the roster, and the team sent away All-Star and league scoring champion Tracy Brown. McGrady and the rest of the players in exchange for Steve from Houston? Francis, Catino? Mobley and Kelvin? Cato. The team got off to a good start with 13 wins and 7 losses in the first 20 games, and then went on to go on to a 28-24 record before the All-Star weekend led by Francis and Howard, the rebounding machine.
In the 2006-07 season, Howard's strong rise to become the league's most lethal power forward. In the 2007-08 season, the Magic got free agent Rassad? Lewis, and with Dwight? Howard's outburst and Hidayt? Tekoglu's rapid progress has returned to the ranks of the Eastern Conference powerhouses. In the end, the Magic returned to the playoffs in third place in the East. eliminated the Toronto Raptors 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs, breaking the embarrassing record of not breaking the first round for more than 10 years. However, the Magic faced a strong opponent in the division semifinals, the Detroit Pistons, and was eventually eliminated 1-4. In the 2008-09 season, in a three-way trade between the Rockets, Magic, and Grizzlies, Ralph? Alston was traded to the Orlando Magic and became a strong point guard for the Magic. In this season's playoffs, the Magic defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers all the way, reaching the Finals again after 13 seasons, but lost 1-4 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. In the summer of 2009, a few hours before the start of the draft, the Nets and the Magic came to an agreement. Carter and Ryan? Anderson sent to the Magic in exchange for Raff? Alstom, Tony? Barty and Contney? Plum. In the 2009-10 season, the Magic reached the playoffs with a second-best record in the league during the regular season. In the playoffs, the Magic swept the Charlotte Bobcats and Atlanta Hawks, but in the Eastern Conference Finals, they started the game 0-3 behind the Boston Celtics, and although they pulled back two games, they eventually lost 2-4 to the Celtics. On December 19, 2010, the Orlando Magic made two blockbuster trades with the Washington Wizards and the Phoenix Suns. Lewis traded for Gilbert from the Wizards? Arenas, Vince again? Carter, Marcin? Gortat, Michael? Petrus, a 2011 first-round pick and some cash-to-Suns trades in exchange for Hildo? Turkgru, and Jason? Richardson and Earle? Clarke. Magic in Dwight? Howard made the playoffs in the first round against the Indiana Pacers, who won the first game but lost to the Pacers in a 1-4 winning streak for the second straight year. On August 11, 2012, the Orlando Magic sent the team's big man Dwight in a four-way trade with the Nuggets, 76ers and Lakers. Howard, Howard has officially announced that he is a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 21, 2013, the Magic team will play J.J. Redick, Ismail? Smith and Gustavo? Ayon was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and in return, the Magic received Benno? Yudri, Tobias? Harris. In the 2012-13 season, the Magic had a record of just 20-62, the worst record in the NBA, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006. In the 2013-2014 season, the Magic selected Aaron in the 2014 NBA draft. Gordon, Dario? Sarich. Then in exchange for a 2017 first-round pick and a second-round pick for the No. 10 pick. On February 5, 2015, Jacques? Vaughn was relieved of his position as head coach with an overall record of 58-158 and was replaced by interim head coach James? Borrego is at the end of the season. In the 2014-15 season, the Knicks and the Magic, the two teams with the lowest record in the Eastern Conference, met each other, and in the second quarter, the Knicks scored only 8 points on 3-of-20 shooting, and the Magic scored only 7 points on 3-of-19 shooting, writing the league's record for the lowest total points scored by the two teams in a single quarter since 1954-55 when the 24-second offensive time limit began to be used. The 7 points in a single quarter also tied the Magic's record for the lowest score in a single quarter, and in the end, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Magic 80-79.
On October 1, 2010, the Amway Center, home of the Orlando Magic, opened in Orlando, Florida, USA. The Nutrilite Fan Experience Center, which houses the Amway Center, will focus on the Orlando Magic players and the Amway brand culture, advocating the Nutrilite brand proposition of sports + nutrition = health. As the most high-tech arena in the United States, the Amway Center cost nearly $400 million and can accommodate more than 20,000 spectators. Prior to moving into the Amway Center, the Orlando Magic's home stadium was Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida, USA. The stadium can accommodate more than 17,000 spectators and can host large-scale concerts and various international competitions. In 1989, the arena was built as Orlando Arena. In February 2000, the stadium was renamed TD Water House Center. In 2006, the owner of the arena, Richard? DeVos won the naming rights to the arena, and the stadium was officially renamed Amway Arena, and the Amway logo can be seen both inside and outside the arena and on television broadcasts. The arena hosts more than 150 events a year and was once the center of sports, entertainment and cultural activity in the city of Orlando.
After leading Guo Feng into the stadium, a person came to meet him, and the staff saw that it was the team's head coach Jacques? Vaughn, Guo Feng saw that the coach was not tall, about 180, it seemed that he should have played basketball, Vaughn stepped forward and shook hands with Guo Feng and said to the staff, take this new colleague around, he is going to a meeting now, after saying that, he left with a smile, the staff often breathed a sigh of relief, Guo Feng looked at Vaughn's distant back, and began to ask the staff Can you introduce this coach?
The staff said, "Jacques? Vaughn was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 27th pick in the first round in 1997. Although he is not tall enough and has average bounce power, he has a lot of strength, has a certain confrontation, and has a relatively balanced offense and defense. Vaughn's career has been played as a substitute, and he has performed decently, without great achievements, but also without fault. He and his wife, Laura, married in 2002 and now have two sons. Vaughn, who majored in business administration at the University of Kansas, is preparing to return to school and pursue an MBA after his NBA career. As a California resident, Vaughn joined Johnny High School and became the best local high school player after Stacy Ogmon. Vaughn has excelled on the pitch and in life. In his second year of high school, he was considered the No. 7 player and No. 2 point guard in the nation for the Class of 1993. And the number one point guard is Randy Livingston. At the McDonald's All-American High School All-Star Game, Vaughn had a brilliant performance, scoring only 6 points but dished out 13 assists (still a record for the event). In the end, he was awarded MVP with Jerry Starkerhouse from North Carolina. And once again, such a performance completely beat the higher-ranked Livingston - on the national stage. (Previously, at the 1992 Nike Training Camp All-Star Game, Vaughn had managed to beat Livingston.) As soon as he entered college, Vaughn showed his influence. As a freshman, he quickly assumed the starting point guard position at the University of Kansas. He then went on to win the MVP at the NIT preseason at Madison Square Garden and then hit a game-winning 3-pointer at Indiana University. During his four years at the University of Kansas, Vaughn was known for his lightning-fast skills, playmaking, ferocious defense, and good sense. In the end, he also became the all-time leader in Kansas with 804 assists, which is also the highest record in the NCAA Big Eight League. He also won the 1996 NCAA Big Eight Conference Player of the Year, the 1996 NCAA All-American Team and the 1997 NCAA All-American. That's his history, it's just that the current Magic team isn't very prosperous!