2019–20 Orlando Magic season

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2019–20 Orlando Magic season
Head coach Steve Clifford
General manager John Hammond
Owner(s) RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena Amway Center
Results
Record 33–40 (.452)
Place Division: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish First round
(lost to Bucks 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Florida
Radio 96.9 The Game
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

The 2019–20 Orlando Magic season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 11, 2020, the NBA suspended play of the entire league indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On June 4, 2020, the NBA Board of Governors approved a restart plan to resume the season on July 30, with approval from the National Basketball Players Association the next day.[2] As a result, the Magic were one of 22 teams that were invited to play eight games each in the NBA Bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The games, which were closed to the public, counted towards the regular season to determine the seeding for the 2020 NBA playoffs.[3]

On August 8, a loss by the Washington Wizards secured the Magic a playoff berth for the second season in a row. As the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Magic drew top seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. On August 26, with the Magic facing elimination, the fifth game of the series was postponed as a result of the Milwaukee Bucks boycott in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake.[4][5] This ultimately resulted in a brief suspension of the entire NBA playoffs. In the days following, games in several other leagues were postponed as players refused to play in solidarity in order to bring further awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. When game five was eventually played, the Magic lost, ending their season.

As of 2023, this season marked the last time the Magic made the playoffs.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 16 Chuma Okeke PF United States American Auburn
2 46 Talen Horton-Tucker SG United States American Iowa State

The Orlando Magic had one first and second-round draft pick. The 46th pick would then be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.[6]

Roster

2019–20 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 2 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-09-21 Wake Forest
G 14 Augustin, D. J. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987-11-10 Texas
C 5 Bamba, Mo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1998-05-12 Texas
C 24 Birch, Khem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992-09-28 UNLV
G 7 Carter-Williams, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-10-10 Syracuse
F 12 Clark, Gary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994-11-16 Cincinnati
F 11 Ennis, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990-07-01 Long Beach State
G/F 10 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-29 France
G/F 35 Frazier, Melvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-08-30 Tulane
G 20 Fultz, Markelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-29 Washington
F 00 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona
F 1 Isaac, Jonathan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-10-03 Florida State
G/F 25 Iwundu, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-12-20 Kansas State
G 13 Johnson, B. J. (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-12-21 La Salle
F 23 Law, Vic (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-12-19 Northwestern
G/F 31 Ross, Terrence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1991-02-05 Washington
C 9 Vučević, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-24 Southern California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 2020

Standings

Division

Template:2019-20 NBA Southeast standings

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 56 17 .767 – 73
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 x – Boston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 x – Indiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 y – Miami Heat * 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 x – Philadelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 x – Brooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 x – Orlando Magic 33 40 .452 23.0 73
9 Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 30.5 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 29.0 65
11 Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 65
12 New York Knicks 21 45 .318 31.5 66
13 Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 66
14 Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 33.0 67
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 65


Game log

Preseason

2019–20 game log
Preseason: 3–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 3–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 @ San Antonio W 125–89 Mo Bamba (18) Bamba, Carter-Williams, Birch (6) Al-Farouq Aminu (5) AT&T Center
14,123		 1–0
2 October 7 @ Detroit W 115–91 Aaron Gordon (25) Nikola Vučević (10) Markelle Fultz (7) Little Caesars Arena
14,471		 2–0
3 October 9 @ Atlanta W 97–88 Terrence Ross (20) Aminu, Isaac (8) Isaac, Ross, Carter-Williams (4) State Farm Arena
10,945		 3–0
4 October 11 Boston L 75–100 Terrence Ross (21) Mo Bamba (7) Markelle Fultz (4) Amway Center
17,354		 3–1
5 October 13 Philadelphia L 94–126 Mo Bamba (12) Gordon, Isaac (6) D. J. Augustin (6) Amway Center
16,819		 3–2
6 October 17 Miami L 98–107 Nikola Vučević (16) Nikola Vučević (6) Fournier, Magette (4) Amway Center
17,149		 3–3
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season

2019–20 game log
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs

As with the seeding games, all playoff games will be held without fans in attendance.

2020 playoff game log
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2019-20 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Player Signed Contract Former Team Ref.

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team Ref.

References

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