2006–07 Orlando Magic season

2006–07 Orlando Magic season
Head coach Brian Hill
Arena Amway Arena
Results
Record 40–42 (.488)
Place Division: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 0-4)
Local media
Television FSN Florida, Sun Sports, WRBW
Radio WDBO

The 2006–07 Orlando Magic season was the team's 18th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 36-46 output from the previous season. They best it by four wins, finishing 40-42, qualifying for the playoffs.[1] A four-game sweep to the Detroit Pistons in the opening round eliminated the Magic from the playoffs.

Draft picks

Main article: 2006 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 J. J. Redick SG  United States Duke
2 41 James Augustine PF  United States Illinois
2 44 Lior Eliyahu PF  Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel)

Roster

Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA
PG 30 Arroyo, Carlos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1979–07–30 Florida International
PF 40 Augustine, James 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-02-27 Illinois
F/C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech
SG 10 Bogans, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-05-12 Kentucky
PG 34 Diener, Travis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1982–03–01 Marquette
SG 5 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1980–05–08 Missouri
F 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–03 Notre Dame
F 33 Hill, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS
PF 31 Miličić, Darko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–06–20 Serbia
PG 14 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's
PF 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston
SG 7 Redick, J.J 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-06-24 Duke
F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat 44 38 .537 — 27–14 17–24 9–7 82
Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 3 26–15 15–26 8–8 82
Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 4 25–16 15–26 9–7 82
Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 11 20–21 13–28 9–7 82
Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 14 18–23 12–29 5–11 82

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Orlando Magic

April 23
Orlando Magic 90, Detroit Pistons 98
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
TNT
April 26
Detroit Pistons 93, Orlando Magic 77
TNT
April 28
Detroit Pistons 97, Orlando Magic 93
Detroit wins series, 4–0
Amway Arena, Orlando

Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 4-3)

Player statistics

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 2006-07 Orlando Magic
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