List of Orlando Magic seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1989. The Magic have not won an NBA title, but they have won 7 division titles and appeared in the NBA Finals twice, in 1995 and 2009. The best record posted by the Magic was 60–22, in the 1995–96 season, and their worst record was 18–64, in the team's inaugural season. In their 35 seasons of existence, the Magic have made the playoffs 17 times.

Table key

AMVP All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY Coach of the Year
DPOY Defensive Player of the Year
Finish Final position in league or division standings
GB Games behind first-place team in division
L Number of regular season losses
EOY Executive of the Year
FMVP Finals Most Valuable Player
JWKC J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MVP Most Valuable Player
ROY Rookie of the Year
SIX Sixth Man of the Year
MIP Most Improved Player Award
SPOR Sportsmanship Award
W Number of regular season wins

Seasons

NBA champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth
Season Team Conference Finish Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head coach
1989–90 1989–90 Eastern 12th Central 7th 18 64 .220 41 Matt Guokas
1990–91 1990–91 Western 9th Midwest 4th 31 51 .378 24 Scott Skiles (MIP)
1991–92 1991–92 Eastern 14th Atlantic 7th 21 61 .256 30
1992–93 1992–93 Eastern 9th Atlantic 4th 41 41 .500 19 Shaquille O'Neal (ROY)
1993–94 1993–94 Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 50 32 .610 7 Lost First round (Pacers) 3–0 Brian Hill
1994–95 1994–95 Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 57 25 .695 — Won First round (Celtics) 3–1
Won Conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–2
Won Conference finals (Pacers) 4–3
Lost NBA Finals (Rockets) 4–0
1995–96 1995–96 Eastern 2nd Atlantic 1st 60 22 .732 — Won First round (Pistons) 3–0
Won Conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–1
Lost Conference finals (Bulls) 4–0
1996–97 1996–97 Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 45 37 .549 16 Lost First round (Heat) 3–2 Brian Hill
Richie Adubato
1997–98 1997–98 Eastern 10th Atlantic 5th 41 41 .500 14 Chuck Daly
1998–99 1998–99 Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 33 17 .660 — Lost First round (76ers) 3–1 Darrell Armstrong (SIX, MIP)
1999–00 1999–00 Eastern 9th Atlantic 4th 41 41 .500 11 Doc Rivers (COY)
John Gabriel (EOY) 		Doc Rivers
2000–01 2000–01 Eastern 7th Atlantic 4th 43 39 .524 13 Lost First round (Bucks) 3–1 Mike Miller (ROY)
Tracy McGrady (MIP)
2001–02 2001–02 Eastern 5th Atlantic 3rd 44 38 .537 8 Lost First round (Hornets) 3–1
2002–03 2002–03 Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 42 40 .512 7 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–3
2003–04 2003–04 Eastern 15th Atlantic 7th 21 61 .256 26 Doc Rivers
Johnny Davis
2004–05 2004–05 Eastern 10th Southeast 3rd 36 46 .439 23 Grant Hill (SPOR) Johnny Davis
Chris Jent
2005–06 2005–06 Eastern 10th Southeast 3rd 36 46 .439 16 Brian Hill
2006–07 2006–07 Eastern 8th Southeast 3rd 40 42 .488 4 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–0
2007–08 2007–08 Eastern 3rd Southeast 1st 52 30 .634 — Won First round (Raptors) 4–1
Lost Conference semifinals (Pistons) 4–1 		Hedo Türkoğlu (MIP) Stan Van Gundy
2008–09 2008–09 Eastern 3rd Southeast 1st 59 23 .720 — Won First round (76ers) 4–2
Won Conference semifinals (Celtics) 4–3
Won Conference finals (Cavaliers) 4–2
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–1 		Dwight Howard (DPOY)
2009–10 2009–10 Eastern 2nd Southeast 1st 59 23 .720 — Won First round (Bobcats) 4–0
Won Conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–0
Lost Conference finals (Celtics) 4–2 		Dwight Howard (DPOY)
2010–11 2010–11 Eastern 4th Southeast 2nd 52 30 .634 6 Lost First round (Hawks) 4–2 Dwight Howard (DPOY)
2011–12 2011–12 Eastern 6th Southeast 3rd 37 29 .561 9 Lost First round (Pacers) 4–1 Ryan Anderson (MIP)
2012–13 2012–13 Eastern 15th Southeast 5th 20 62 .244 46 Jacque Vaughn
2013–14 2013–14 Eastern 13th Southeast 5th 23 59 .280 31
2014–15 2014–15 Eastern 13th Southeast 5th 25 57 .305 35 Jacque Vaughn
James Borrego
2015–16 2015–16 Eastern 11th Southeast 5th 35 47 .427 13 Scott Skiles
2016–17 2016–17 Eastern 13th Southeast 5th 29 53 .354 20 Frank Vogel
2017–18 2017–18 Eastern 14th Southeast 4th 25 57 .305 19
2018–19 2018–19 Eastern 7th Southeast 1st 42 40 .512 — Lost First round (Raptors) 4–1 Steve Clifford
2019–20 2019–20 Eastern 8th Southeast 2nd 33 40 .452 11.5 Lost First round (Bucks) 4–1
2020–21 2020–21 Eastern 14th Southeast 5th 21 51 .292 20
2021–22 2021–22 Eastern 15th Southeast 5th 22 60 .268 31 Jamahl Mosley
2022–23 2022–23 Eastern 13th Southeast 3rd 34 48 .415 10 Paolo Banchero (ROY)
2023–24 2023–24 Eastern 5th Southeast 1st 47 35 .573 — Lost First round (Cavaliers) 4–3

All-time records

Note: statistics are correct as of the conclusion of the 2023–24 NBA season

Statistic Wins Losses Win%
All-time regular season record 1,315 1,488 .469
All-time post-season record 62 78 .443
All-time regular and post-season record 1,377 1,566 .468

Notes

  • Due to a lockout, the 1998–99 season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 50 games.[1] The Magic finished tied with the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers for the best record in the Eastern Conference; based on tiebreakers, the Heat won the Atlantic Division and earned the top seed, while the Pacers won the Central Division and earned the #2 seed.[2]
  • Due to a lockout, the 2011–12 season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 66 games.[3]
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season was suspended from March 11 to July 30, 2020, and the regular season was shortened to 73 games for the Magic.
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season did not start until December 22, 2020, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 72 games.

References

  1. ^ Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "NBPA History". National Basketball Player's Association. Archived from the original on 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  3. ^ Beck, Howard (November 28, 2011). "Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2021.