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1989–90 Orlando Magic season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the inaugural season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] Several years after local developer and banker Jim Hewitt began promoting the idea of an NBA franchise in Florida, he was awarded the "Orlando Magic". The Magic, along with the Minnesota Timberwolves, joined the NBA as expansion teams in 1989.[2][3][4][5] Hewitt's first move was to hire Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Pat Williams. Together, the two convinced the NBA to give Orlando a franchise after local fans made $100 deposits on season-ticket reservations.[6][7] The Magic revealed a new primary logo, which showed a silver star as the letter "A" in the team name "Magic", along with a blue basketball with silver shooting stars.[8] The team also added new pinstripe uniforms, adding blue, black and silver to their color scheme.[9][10]

1989–90 Orlando Magic season
Head coachMatt Guokas
General managerPat Williams
Owners
  • William du Pont III
  • James Hewitt
  • Robert Hewitt
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record18–64 (.220)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKCF
Sunshine Network
(Chip Caray, Jack Givens, Paul Kennedy)
RadioWWZN
(David Steele)

In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, the Magic selected veteran players like Reggie Theus, Terry Catledge, Otis Smith, Jerry Reynolds, Sam Vincent, Sidney Green, Scott Skiles and Mark Acres.[11][12][13][14][15] The Magic received the eleventh pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Nick Anderson from the University of Illinois.[16][17][18] The team also hired Matt Guokas as their first head coach.[19][20]

On November 4, 1989, a sold out crowd watched the Magic lose, 111–106 to the New Jersey Nets in the first ever game played at the Orlando Arena.[21][22][23] On November 6, the franchise experienced its first victory as the Magic stunned the New York Knicks, 118–110.[24][25][26] The Magic got off to a surprising start, posting a 7–7 record in November. On February 14, 1990, before a game against the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan's number 23 jersey was stolen from the Bulls' locker room at the Orlando Arena; Jordan had to wear a number 12 jersey, and scored 49 points as the Magic won in overtime, 135–129.[27][28][29][30] However, the team struggled through long losing streaks throughout their inaugural season, including a 15-game losing streak near the end of the season. The Magic finished last place in the Central Division with a record of 18 wins and 64 losses.[31][32]

Catledge led the Magic in scoring with 19.4 points and contributed 7.6 rebounds per game, while Theus averaged 18.9 points and 5.4 assists per game, and Smith provided the team with 13.5 points per game. In addition, Reynolds contributed 12.8 points per game, while Anderson contributed 11.5 points per game off the bench, Vincent provided with 11.2 points and 5.6 assists per game, and Green averaged 10.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Second round draft pick Michael Ansley averaged 8.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while Skiles contributed 7.7 points and 4.8 assists per game, and Acres averaged 4.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[33] Following the season, Theus was traded to the New Jersey Nets after only playing just one season with the Magic.[34][35][36]

The team's primary logo remained in use until 2000, while the uniforms lasted until 1998. The black pinstripe road jerseys would be used as the team's primary road uniforms until 1994, where they added blue pinstripe uniforms, and the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate.

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Nick Anderson SG/SF   United States Illinois
2 37 Michael Ansley SF   United States Alabama

Roster edit

1989–90 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 42 Acres, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–11–15 Oral Roberts
G 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois
F 45 Ansley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–02–08 Alabama
F 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–08–22 South Alabama
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1956–04–25 DePaul
F/C 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV
G/F 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–12–23 LSU
G 4 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–05 Michigan State
G/F 32 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–30 Jacksonville
G 24 Theus, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–10–13 UNLV
F 31 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt
G 11 Vincent, Sam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–05–18 Michigan State
G 20 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 1990

NBA Expansion Draft edit

Prior to the 1989 NBA draft, the NBA held a coin toss between the Magic and the other new expansion team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, to determine their order for the NBA Draft and the expansion draft. The Magic won the coin toss and chose to have the first pick in the expansion draft and pick 11th in the NBA Draft, while the Timberwolves picked second in the expansion draft and 10th in the NBA Draft.

The previous season's expansion teams, the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, were not involved in this year's expansion draft and did not lose any player.

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 35–6 24–17 22–8
x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4 36–5 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15 27–14 17–24 14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17 27–14 15–26 14–16
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17 28–13 14–27 16–14
Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18 25–16 16–25 15–15
Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41 12–29 6–35 4–26

[37]

#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 6
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4
4 x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 7
5 x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17
9 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18
10 Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 28
11 Miami Heat 18 64 .220 41
12 Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41
13 New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 42
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1989–90 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3
Charlotte 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2
Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1
Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1
Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3
New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2

Game log edit

Regular season edit

1989–90 game log
Total: 18–64 (Home: 12–29; Road: 6–35)
November: 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 4 New Jersey L 106-111 Terry Catledge (25) Terry Catledge (16) Scott Skiles (7) Orlando Arena
15,077
0-1
2 November 6 New York W 118-110 Patrick Ewing (29) Jerry Reynolds, Charles Oakley (12) Scott Skiles, Mark Jackson (12) Orlando Arena
15,077
1-1
3 November 8 @ Cleveland W 117-110 Reggie Theus (26) Terry Catledge (12) Sam Vincent (11) Richfield Coliseum
14,110
2-1
4 November 10 Detroit L 121-125 Isiah Thomas (29) Sidney Green, Bill Laimbeer (10) Sam Vincent (10) Orlando Arena
15,077
2-2
5 November 11 @ Atlanta
6 November 13 Atlanta
7 November 14 @ Charlotte L 116–130[permanent dead link] Charlotte Coliseum 2–5
8 November 16 @ Milwaukee
9 November 18 Philadelphia
10 November 21 @ Sacramento
11 November 22 @ Utah
12 November 24 @ Phoenix
13 November 28 Miami W 104–99 Orlando Arena 6–7
14 November 30 Minnesota W 103–96 Orlando Arena 7–7
December: 2–13 (home: 2–4; road: 0–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
15 December 1 @ Indiana
16 December 4 Portland
17 December 6 Atlanta
18 December 8 @ Miami L 114–122 (OT) Miami Arena 7–11
19 December 10 L.A. Lakers
20 December 12 @ Milwaukee
21 December 14 @ Chicago
22 December 16 @ San Antonio
23 December 17 @ Houston
24 December 20 Chicago
25 December 22 Denver
26 December 23 @ Detroit
27 December 26 @ Indiana
28 December 27 Indiana
29 December 30 @ New York
January: 4–10 (home: 3–5; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
30 January 2 Detroit
31 January 5 @ Chicago
32 January 6 Cleveland
33 January 8 San Antonio
34 January 10 @ L.A. Lakers
35 January 11 @ Denver
36 January 13 @ Golden State
37 January 17 Boston
38 January 19 New Jersey
39 January 22 Phoenix
40 January 24 @ Philadelphia
41 January 25 @ New Jersey
42 January 27 Atlanta
43 January 30 Indiana
February: 3–10 (home: 3–3; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
44 February 1 @ Milwaukee
45 February 3 L.A. Clippers
46 February 6 New York
47 February 8 Philadelphia
48 February 14 Chicago
49 February 15 @ Atlanta
50 February 17 @ Dallas
51 February 20 Seattle
52 February 21 @ Detroit
53 February 23 @ Cleveland
54 February 24 @ Washington
55 February 26 @ Philadelphia
56 February 27 Charlotte W 115–109 Orlando Arena 16–40
March: 1–13 (home: 0–8; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
57 March 1 Sacramento
58 March 3 Washington
59 March 6 Utah
60 March 7 @ Miami L 105–122 Miami Arena 16–44
61 March 10 @ L.A. Clippers
62 March 12 @ Seattle
63 March 13 @ Portland
64 March 16 Boston
65 March 18 Cleveland
66 March 20 @ New York
67 March 22 Dallas
68 March 24 Milwaukee
69 March 28 Miami L 104–109 Orlando Arena 17–52
70 March 30 @ Washington
April: 1–11 (home: 0–6; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
71 April 1 @ Boston
72 April 3 Golden State
73 April 5 @ Chicago
74 April 6 @ Indiana
75 April 8 Houston
76 April 10 Milwaukee
77 April 13 @ Minnesota L 102–117[permanent dead link] Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 17–60
78 April 14 @ Detroit
79 April 17 Washington
80 April 18 @ Boston
81 April 20 Cleveland
82 April 22 @ New Jersey
1989–90 schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Transactions edit

References edit

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  • Orlando Magic on Basketball Reference

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The 1989 90 NBA season was the inaugural season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association 1 Several years after local developer and banker Jim Hewitt began promoting the idea of an NBA franchise in Florida he was awarded the Orlando Magic The Magic along with the Minnesota Timberwolves joined the NBA as expansion teams in 1989 2 3 4 5 Hewitt s first move was to hire Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Pat Williams Together the two convinced the NBA to give Orlando a franchise after local fans made 100 deposits on season ticket reservations 6 7 The Magic revealed a new primary logo which showed a silver star as the letter A in the team name Magic along with a blue basketball with silver shooting stars 8 The team also added new pinstripe uniforms adding blue black and silver to their color scheme 9 10 1989 90 Orlando Magic seasonHead coachMatt GuokasGeneral managerPat WilliamsOwnersWilliam du Pont III James Hewitt Robert HewittArenaOrlando ArenaResultsRecord18 64 220 PlaceDivision 7th Central Conference 12th Eastern Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWKCFSunshine Network Chip Caray Jack Givens Paul Kennedy RadioWWZN David Steele 1990 91 gt In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft the Magic selected veteran players like Reggie Theus Terry Catledge Otis Smith Jerry Reynolds Sam Vincent Sidney Green Scott Skiles and Mark Acres 11 12 13 14 15 The Magic received the eleventh pick in the 1989 NBA draft and selected shooting guard Nick Anderson from the University of Illinois 16 17 18 The team also hired Matt Guokas as their first head coach 19 20 On November 4 1989 a sold out crowd watched the Magic lose 111 106 to the New Jersey Nets in the first ever game played at the Orlando Arena 21 22 23 On November 6 the franchise experienced its first victory as the Magic stunned the New York Knicks 118 110 24 25 26 The Magic got off to a surprising start posting a 7 7 record in November On February 14 1990 before a game against the Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan s number 23 jersey was stolen from the Bulls locker room at the Orlando Arena Jordan had to wear a number 12 jersey and scored 49 points as the Magic won in overtime 135 129 27 28 29 30 However the team struggled through long losing streaks throughout their inaugural season including a 15 game losing streak near the end of the season The Magic finished last place in the Central Division with a record of 18 wins and 64 losses 31 32 Catledge led the Magic in scoring with 19 4 points and contributed 7 6 rebounds per game while Theus averaged 18 9 points and 5 4 assists per game and Smith provided the team with 13 5 points per game In addition Reynolds contributed 12 8 points per game while Anderson contributed 11 5 points per game off the bench Vincent provided with 11 2 points and 5 6 assists per game and Green averaged 10 4 points and 8 1 rebounds per game Second round draft pick Michael Ansley averaged 8 7 points and 5 0 rebounds per game while Skiles contributed 7 7 points and 4 8 assists per game and Acres averaged 4 5 points and 5 4 rebounds per game 33 Following the season Theus was traded to the New Jersey Nets after only playing just one season with the Magic 34 35 36 The team s primary logo remained in use until 2000 while the uniforms lasted until 1998 The black pinstripe road jerseys would be used as the team s primary road uniforms until 1994 where they added blue pinstripe uniforms and the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 NBA Expansion Draft 4 Regular season 4 1 Season standings 4 2 Record vs opponents 5 Game log 5 1 Regular season 6 Player statistics 6 1 Season 7 Transactions 8 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 1989 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School Club Team1 11 Nick Anderson SG SF nbsp United States Illinois2 37 Michael Ansley SF nbsp United States AlabamaRoster edit1989 90 Orlando Magic rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromC 42 Acres Mark 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg 1962 11 15 Oral RobertsG 25 Anderson Nick 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg 1968 01 20 IllinoisF 45 Ansley Michael 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 225 lb 102 kg 1967 02 08 AlabamaF 33 Catledge Terry 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg 1963 08 22 South AlabamaC 40 Corzine Dave 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 113 kg 1956 04 25 DePaulF C 21 Green Sidney 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 1961 01 04 UNLVG F 35 Reynolds Jerry 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 200 lb 91 kg 1962 12 23 LSUG 4 Skiles Scott 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg 1964 03 05 Michigan StateG F 32 Smith Otis 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1964 01 30 JacksonvilleG 24 Theus Reggie 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg 1957 10 13 UNLVF 31 Turner Jeff 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg 1962 04 09 VanderbiltG 11 Vincent Sam 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg 1963 05 18 Michigan StateG 20 Wiley Morlon 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 1966 09 24 Long Beach State Head coachMatt GuokasAssistant coach es John Gabriel Bob WeissLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction February 23 1990NBA Expansion Draft editMain article 1989 NBA Expansion Draft Prior to the 1989 NBA draft the NBA held a coin toss between the Magic and the other new expansion team the Minnesota Timberwolves to determine their order for the NBA Draft and the expansion draft The Magic won the coin toss and chose to have the first pick in the expansion draft and pick 11th in the NBA Draft while the Timberwolves picked second in the expansion draft and 10th in the NBA Draft The previous season s expansion teams the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat were not involved in this year s expansion draft and did not lose any player Regular season editSeason standings edit Central Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Detroit Pistons 59 23 720 35 6 24 17 22 8x Chicago Bulls 55 27 671 4 36 5 19 22 20 10x Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 537 15 27 14 17 24 14 16x Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 17 27 14 15 26 14 16x Indiana Pacers 42 40 512 17 28 13 14 27 16 14Atlanta Hawks 41 41 500 18 25 16 16 25 15 15Orlando Magic 18 64 220 41 12 29 6 35 4 26 37 Eastern ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Detroit Pistons 59 23 720 2 y Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 646 63 x Chicago Bulls 55 27 671 44 x Boston Celtics 52 30 634 75 x New York Knicks 45 37 549 146 x Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 537 157 x Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 512 178 x Indiana Pacers 42 40 512 179 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 500 1810 Washington Bullets 31 51 378 2811 Miami Heat 18 64 220 4112 Orlando Magic 18 64 220 4113 New Jersey Nets 17 65 207 42z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents edit 1989 90 NBA recordsTeam ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WASAtlanta 1 3 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 4 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2Boston 3 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 5 0 2 2 1 1 5 1 4 1 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 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2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1Phoenix 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 5 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 4 3 2 3 1 2 0Portland 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 5 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 1Sacramento 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 4 0 2 2 3 0 4 1 1 3 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 4 2 2 1 3 1 1San Antonio 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 0Seattle 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 0Utah 1 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 0Washington 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 0 5 4 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 Game log editRegular season edit 1989 90 game logTotal 18 64 Home 12 29 Road 6 35 November 7 7 home 4 3 road 3 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 November 4 New Jersey L 106 111 Terry Catledge 25 Terry Catledge 16 Scott Skiles 7 Orlando Arena15 077 0 12 November 6 New York W 118 110 Patrick Ewing 29 Jerry Reynolds Charles Oakley 12 Scott Skiles Mark Jackson 12 Orlando Arena15 077 1 13 November 8 Cleveland W 117 110 Reggie Theus 26 Terry Catledge 12 Sam Vincent 11 Richfield Coliseum14 110 2 14 November 10 Detroit L 121 125 Isiah Thomas 29 Sidney Green Bill Laimbeer 10 Sam Vincent 10 Orlando Arena15 077 2 25 November 11 Atlanta6 November 13 Atlanta7 November 14 Charlotte L 116 130 permanent dead link Charlotte Coliseum 2 58 November 16 Milwaukee9 November 18 Philadelphia10 November 21 Sacramento11 November 22 Utah12 November 24 Phoenix13 November 28 Miami W 104 99 Orlando Arena 6 714 November 30 Minnesota W 103 96 Orlando Arena 7 7December 2 13 home 2 4 road 0 9 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record15 December 1 Indiana16 December 4 Portland17 December 6 Atlanta18 December 8 Miami L 114 122 OT Miami Arena 7 1119 December 10 L A Lakers20 December 12 Milwaukee21 December 14 Chicago22 December 16 San Antonio23 December 17 Houston24 December 20 Chicago25 December 22 Denver26 December 23 Detroit27 December 26 Indiana28 December 27 Indiana29 December 30 New YorkJanuary 4 10 home 3 5 road 1 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record30 January 2 Detroit31 January 5 Chicago32 January 6 Cleveland33 January 8 San Antonio34 January 10 L A Lakers35 January 11 Denver36 January 13 Golden State37 January 17 Boston38 January 19 New Jersey39 January 22 Phoenix40 January 24 Philadelphia41 January 25 New Jersey42 January 27 Atlanta43 January 30 IndianaFebruary 3 10 home 3 3 road 0 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record44 February 1 Milwaukee45 February 3 L A Clippers46 February 6 New York47 February 8 Philadelphia48 February 14 Chicago49 February 15 Atlanta50 February 17 Dallas51 February 20 Seattle52 February 21 Detroit53 February 23 Cleveland54 February 24 Washington55 February 26 Philadelphia56 February 27 Charlotte W 115 109 Orlando Arena 16 40March 1 13 home 0 8 road 1 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record57 March 1 Sacramento58 March 3 Washington59 March 6 Utah60 March 7 Miami L 105 122 Miami Arena 16 4461 March 10 L A Clippers62 March 12 Seattle63 March 13 Portland64 March 16 Boston65 March 18 Cleveland66 March 20 New York67 March 22 Dallas68 March 24 Milwaukee69 March 28 Miami L 104 109 Orlando Arena 17 5270 March 30 WashingtonApril 1 11 home 0 6 road 1 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record71 April 1 Boston72 April 3 Golden State73 April 5 Chicago74 April 6 Indiana75 April 8 Houston76 April 10 Milwaukee77 April 13 Minnesota L 102 117 permanent dead link Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome 17 6078 April 14 Detroit79 April 17 Washington80 April 18 Boston81 April 20 Cleveland82 April 22 New Jersey1989 90 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameSeason edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGTransactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 References edit 1989 90 Orlando Magic Goldaper Sam April 23 1987 No Headline The New York Times Retrieved March 10 2022 NBA Gives Florida Two Franchises Miami Orlando League Also Grants Expansion Teams to Minneapolis and Charlotte for 32 5 Million Los Angeles Times Associated Press April 23 1987 Retrieved December 28 2022 Cotton Anthony April 23 1987 NBA Accepts Miami Charlotte Orlando Twin Cities The Washington Post Retrieved December 28 2022 Cooper Barry December 27 1987 1987 Was a Magical Year for Sports in Orlando Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 Blumenstyk Goldie Cooper Barry February 26 1987 NBA to Inspect Orlando on Monday Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 Magic Chronology Orlando Sentinel November 3 1989 Retrieved December 28 2022 Orlando Magic Logo Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved February 1 2022 Orlando Magic Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved February 1 2022 Orlando Magic Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved February 1 2022 Brown Clifton June 16 1989 Knicks Green Is Taken First in N B A s Expansion Draft The New York Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Howard Cooper Scott June 16 1989 NBA Expansion Draft Timberwolves Get Mahorn Lakers Lose Rivers Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Cotton Anthony June 16 1989 Green Tabbed No 1 Mahorn No 2 in NBA Expansion Draft The Washington Post Retrieved January 31 2023 Smith Sam June 16 1989 Magic Day for Vincent Not for Mahorn Chicago Tribune Retrieved July 8 2023 1989 NBA Expansion Draft Basketball Reference Retrieved December 28 2022 McManis Sam June 28 1989 THE NBA DRAFT The Other Teams Sacramento s Secret Is Out It s Ellison Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Cooper Barry June 28 1989 Magic Goes for Quick Fix Sun Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 1989 NBA Draft Basketball Reference Retrieved December 28 2022 Cooper Barry May 27 1988 Magic May Conjure Up First Coach in Former 76ers Chief Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 SPORTS PEOPLE Guokas Joins Magic The New York Times June 2 1988 Retrieved December 28 2022 Brown Clifton November 5 1989 PRO BASKETBALL Nets Keep Calm to Edge the Magic The New York Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Dezern Craig November 5 1989 A Jumping Stomping Hand Clapping Debut Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 New Jersey Nets at Orlando Magic Box Score November 4 1989 Basketball Reference Retrieved December 28 2022 Brown Clifton November 7 1989 Knicks Shocked by Magic The New York Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Orlando Gets Bit of Magic Beats Knicks Los Angeles Times Associated Press November 7 1989 Retrieved December 28 2022 New York Knicks at Orlando Magic Box Score November 6 1989 Basketball Reference Retrieved December 28 2022 Povtak Tim February 15 1990 Orlando Thief Gets Jordan s Number Orlando Sentinel Retrieved January 19 2022 Cooper Barry February 15 1990 Magic Steal One from Bulls Despite Jordan s 49 Fired Up Orlando Wins in OT 135 129 Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 Harris John February 15 1990 Magic Tops Bulls in OT 135 129 Orlando Overcomes Jordan s 49 Behind Catledge Theus and Skiles Tampa Bay Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Orlando Magic Reveal Real Story of Michael Jordan No 12 Jersey Game NBC Sports April 21 2020 Retrieved December 28 2022 1989 90 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results Basketball Reference Retrieved January 13 2022 Orlando Magic 1989 Present 1989 90 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved January 13 2022 Stutzman Rene June 25 1990 Magic Trade Reggie Theus to Nets United Press International Retrieved December 28 2022 Harris John June 26 1990 Magic Trades Theus to Nets Tampa Bay Times Retrieved December 28 2022 Cooper Barry June 27 1990 Theus Counts Bitter Numbers Damage Control Is 200 000 Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 28 2022 1989 90 NBA Season Summary Basketball Reference com Orlando Magic on Database Basketball Orlando Magic on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 90 Orlando Magic season amp oldid 1172551602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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