2012–13 Orlando Magic season

2012–13 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Jacque Vaughn
Owner(s)	Orlando Magic, Ltd., a subsidiary of RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena	Amway Center
Results
Record	20–62 (.244)
Place	Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio	WDBO

The 2012–13 Orlando Magic season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Magic were eliminated from playoff contention with their 115–109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 17, 2013. This marked the first time since the 2005–06 season that the Magic failed to qualify for the playoffs. Ending the season with a 20–62 record, the Magic finished with the worst record in the NBA. This was also the worst record posted by the Magic since their inaugural season in 1989–90.

Key dates

• June 28: The 2012 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	Andrew Nicholson	PF	Canada	St. Bonaventure
2	49	Kyle O'Quinn	Center	United States	Norfolk State

Roster

Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 4 Afflalo, Arron  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–10–15 UCLA F/C 11 Davis, Glen  (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1986–01–01 LSU F 21 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993–05–11 St. John's F 3 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980–02–17 St. Patrick HS (NJ) F 12 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1992–07–15 Tennessee G/F 20 Jones, DeQuan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–20 Miami (FL) G 1 Lamb, Doron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–11–06 Kentucky G 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1989–02–25 Purdue G 14 Nelson, Jameer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's F 44 Nicholson, Andrew 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989–12–08 St. Bonaventure F 2 O'Quinn, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–03–26 Norfolk State F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey G 19 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1982–07–05 Slovenia C 9 Vučević, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–10–24 Southern California	Head coach Jacque Vaughn Assistant coach(es) Brett Gunning Wes Unseld Jr. James Borrego Laron Profit Luke Stuckey Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2013–03–29

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 @ New Orleans W 85–80 E'Twaun Moore (16) Nikola Vučević (9) E'Twaun Moore (7) Mexico City Arena 18,133 0–1 2 October 11 Philadelphia L 95–102 Glen Davis (16) Glen Davis (12) Gustavo Ayón, J. J. Redick (5) Amway Center 18,106 0–2 3 October 15 @ Cleveland L 111–114 (OT) Glen Davis (27) DeQuan Jones, Andrew Nicholson (9) J. J. Redick (8) Quicken Loans Arena 5,219 0–3 4 October 16 @ Detroit L 86–112 DeQuan Jones (22) Gustavo Ayón (10) E'Twaun Moore (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,229 0–4 5 October 19 Indiana W 112–96 Glen Davis (21) Hedo Türkoğlu, Nikola Vučević (7) J. J. Redick (8) Amway Center 17,204 1–4 6 October 21 San Antonio W 104–100 Andrew Nicholson (18) Nikola Vučević (9) E'Twaun Moore (8) Amway Arena 17,012 2–4 7 October 24 @ Memphis L 100–115 J. J. Redick (23) Nikola Vučević (9) Jameer Nelson (7) FedExForum 10,263 2–5 8 October 26 Houston L 92–108 E'Twaun Moore (18) Nikola Vučević (14) Kyle O'Quinn (5) Amway Center 17,109 2–6
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Miami Heat	66	16	.805	–	37–4	29–12	15–1	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22	25–16	19–22	11–5	82
Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37	22–19	7–34	5–11	82
Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45	15–26	6–35	6–10	82
Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46	12–29	8–33	3–13	82

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Miami Heat	66	16	.805	-	82
2	y-New York Knicks	54	28	.659	12	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28	82
9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46	82

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Andrew Nicholson Kyle O'Quinn Via free agency Armon Johnson Chris Johnson DeQuan Jones E'Twaun Moore Via trade Arron Afflalo Gustavo Ayón Christian Eyenga Maurice Harkless Al Harrington Josh McRoberts Nikola Vučević

Players Lost Via trade Ryan Anderson Earl Clark Chris Duhon Dwight Howard Jason Richardson Via free agency DeAndre Liggins Daniel Orton

• ^a Waived during the pre-season.

Trades

July 11, 2012	To Orlando Magic Gustavo Ayón	To New Orleans Hornets Ryan Anderson (sign and trade)
August 10, 2012	To Orlando Magic Arron Afflalo (from Denver Nuggets) Al Harrington (from Denver Nuggets) Nikola Vučević (from Philadelphia 76ers) Maurice Harkless (from Philadelphia 76ers) Josh McRoberts (from Los Angeles Lakers) Christian Eyenga (from Los Angeles Lakers) 2013 second round pick (from Denver) 2014 first round pick (from Denver or New York) 2015 conditional first round pick (from Philadelphia) 2015 conditional second round pick (from L. A. Lakers) 2017 conditional second round pick (from L. A. Lakers)	To Los Angeles Lakers Dwight Howard Earl Clark Chris Duhon To Philadelphia 76ers Jason Richardson

Free Agency

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Jameer Nelson	July 16	Orlando Magic (re-signed)
Ish Smith	August 15	Orlando Magic (re-signed)
E'Twaun Moore	September 6	Houston Rockets (claimed off waivers)
Armon Johnson	September 29	Brooklyn Nets
DeQuan Jones	September 29	University of Miami (undrafted in 2012)
Chris Johnson	October 9	Los Angeles Clippers (claimed off waivers)

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New Team
Daniel Orton	August 4	Oklahoma City Thunder
DeAndre Liggins	September 12	Oklahoma City Thunder