2001–02 Orlando Magic season

2001–02 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Doc Rivers
Arena	TD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001–02 season was the 13th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Magic signed All-Star center Patrick Ewing to their roster. Tracy McGrady continued to emerge as a superstar as he finished 4th in the NBA in scoring with 25.6 points per game. However, McGrady would not have much help as Grant Hill's comeback was ended after just 14 games, as he had to get more surgery on his bad ankle. Despite Hill's injury, the Magic made it to the playoffs with a record of 44–38, third in the Atlantic Division. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost four games to the Charlotte Hornets. Following the season, Ewing retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	15	Steven Hunter	C	United States	DePaul
1	22	Jeryl Sasser	SG	United States	SMU
2	31	Omar Cook	PG	United States	St. John's

Roster

Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State SF 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida C 6 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown PF 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–23 Notre Dame PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson SF 33 Hill, Grant  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke PG 11 Hudson, Troy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–03–13 Southern Illinois C 34 Hunter, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–10–31 DePaul SG 2 Jackson, Jaren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–10–27 Georgetown SF 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mount Zion Christian Academy (N.C.) SG 50 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida PF 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown SG 5 Sasser, Jeryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–02–13 SMU SF 3 Williams, Monty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame

Head coach Doc Rivers Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2002–04–02

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	16–8
x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3	27–14	22–19	17–7
x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8	27–14	17–24	12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9	22–19	21–20	14–11
Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15	22–19	15–26	12–13
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16	18–23	18–23	10–14
New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22	19–22	11–30	4–20

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	2
3	x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	8
5	x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9
7	x-Toronto Raptors	42	40	.512	10
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	10
9	Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	11
10	Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16
12	Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	19
13	New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	23
15	Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Orlando Magic Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Hornets and Magic.

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (CHA-ORL)	Venue	TV Time
1	April 20	Orlando	79	Charlotte	80	1-0	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	TNT 8:30et
2*	April 23	Orlando	111	Charlotte	103	1-1	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	TBS 8:00et
3*	April 27	Charlotte	110	Orlando	100	2-1	TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando	NBC 12:30et
4	April 30	Charlotte	102	Orlando	85	3-1	TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando	TBS 8:30et
Charlotte wins series 3–1

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 honors

• Tracy McGrady, All-NBA First Team
• Tracy McGrady, NBA All-Star

Transactions

Players Added Via draft Steven Hunter Jeryl Sasser Omar Cook Via free agency Patrick Ewing Horace Grant Todd Fuller Jaren Jackson Via trade Brendan Haywood Laron Profit Jud Buechler

Players Lost Via trade Omar Cook Michael Doleac Brendan Haywood Bo Outlaw Waived Todd Fuller Released Dee Brown

Trades

June 27, 2001	To Orlando Magic Future first round draft pick	To Denver Nuggets Omar Cook
June 27, 2001	To Orlando Magic Brendan Haywood	To Cleveland Cavaliers Michael Doleac
August 1, 2011	To Orlando Magic Laron Profit 2005 first round draft pick (Julius Hodge)	To Washington Wizards Brendan Haywood
November 16, 2001	To Orlando Magic Jud Buechler	To Phoenix Suns Bo Outlaw 2002 first round draft pick (Amar'e Stoudemire)

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Patrick Ewing	July 18	Seattle SuperSonics
Horace Grant	July 19	Los Angeles Lakers
Todd Fuller	October 19	Miami Heat
Jaren Jackson	April 2	San Antonio Spurs