2001–02 Orlando Magic season

2001–02 Orlando Magic season
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerJohn Gabriel
OwnersRDV Sports, Inc.
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Hornets 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television

The 2001–02 Orlando Magic season was the 13th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agent All-Star center Patrick Ewing to their roster,[2][3][4] and re-signed former Magic forward Horace Grant to further strengthen the team's depth.[5][6][7] Early into the regular season in November, the team traded Bo Outlaw to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jud Buechler in a three-team trade.[8][9][10]

The Magic played around .500 in winning percentage with a 25–24 record at the All-Star break.[11] However, Grant Hill only played just 14 games this season, averaging 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, as he had to get more surgery on his bad ankle.[12][13][14] Despite Hill's injury, the Magic posted a six-game winning streak in March, and finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 record, which earned them the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.[15]

Tracy McGrady had another stellar season, averaging 25.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, along with 103 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, second-year star Mike Miller averaged 15.2 points per game and contributed 116 three-point field goals, while Darrell Armstrong provided the team with 12.4 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game, along with 139 three-point field goals, Troy Hudson contributed 11.7 points and 3.1 assists per game, and Pat Garrity provided with 11.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, and led the Magic with 169 three-point field goals. Meanwhile, Grant averaged 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, Monty Williams contributed 7.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, and Ewing provided with 6.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[16]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGrady was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team.[17][18][19] Meanwhile, Miller participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[20][21] and was also selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team.[22][23] McGrady also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 7 first-place votes.[24]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Magic faced off against the 4th–seeded Charlotte Hornets, who were led by the trio of Jamal Mashburn, David Wesley, and All-Star guard Baron Davis. Despite both teams finishing with the same regular-season record, the Hornets had home-court advantage in the series. The Magic lost Game 1 to the Hornets on the road, 80–79 at the Charlotte Coliseum, but managed to win Game 2 on the road in overtime, 111–103 to even the series. However, the Magic lost the next two games at home, which included a Game 4 loss to the Hornets at the TD Waterhouse Centre, 102–85, thus losing the series in four games.[25][26][27]

The Magic finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 621,121 at the TD Waterhouse Centre during the regular season.[16][28] Following the season, Ewing retired after seventeen seasons in the NBA, and would take a job as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards,[29][30][31] while Hudson signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves,[32][33] Williams signed with the Philadelphia 76ers,[34][35] and Buechler and Dee Brown both retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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

2001–02 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Darrell Armstrong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
F 30 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
C 55 Andrew DeClercq 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida
C 6 Patrick Ewing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
F 8 Pat Garrity 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–23 Notre Dame
F/C 54 Horace Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 33 Grant Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
G 11 Troy Hudson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–03–13 Southern Illinois
C 34 Steven Hunter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–10–31 DePaul
G 2 Jaren Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–10–27 Georgetown
G 1 Tracy McGrady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mt. Zion HS (NC)
F 50 Mike Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
F 52 Don Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
G 5 Jeryl Sasser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–02–13 SMU
F 3 Monty Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: April 2, 2002

Roster Notes

  • Small forward Grant Hill played 14 games (his last game being on November 26, 2001), but missed the rest of the season and the playoffs after undergoing season-ending surgery on December 19, 2001, to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, and it was the second surgery he had in a year and the third operation on his left ankle.[14]

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
e-Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15 22–19 15–26 12–13
e-Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16 18–23 18–23 10–14
e-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 e-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
10 e-Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
11 e-Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
12 e-Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
13 e-New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
14 e-Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 23
15 e-Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ Charlotte L 79–80 Tracy McGrady (20) Horace Grant (10) Tracy McGrady (6) Charlotte Coliseum
9,505 		0–1
2 April 23 @ Charlotte W 111–103 (OT) Tracy McGrady (31) Tracy McGrady (11) Tracy McGrady (7) Charlotte Coliseum
10,323 		1–1
3 April 27 Charlotte L 100–110 (OT) Tracy McGrady (37) Garrity, Grant (10) Darrell Armstrong (8) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,754 		1–2
4 April 30 Charlotte L 85–102 Tracy McGrady (35) Patrick Ewing (10) Tracy McGrady (6) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,254 		1–3
2002 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong PG 82 79 2,730 319 453 157 10 1,015 33.3 3.9 5.5 1.9 .1 12.4
Troy Hudson PG 81 4 1,854 145 255 57 6 950 22.9 1.8 3.1 .7 .1 11.7
Pat Garrity PF 80 43 2,406 338 99 61 28 884 30.1 4.2 1.2 .8 .4 11.1
Tracy McGrady SG 76 76 2,912 597 400 119 73 1,948 38.3 7.9 5.3 1.6 1.0 25.6
Horace Grant C 76 76 2,210 481 104 57 49 608 29.1 6.3 1.4 .8 .6 8.0
Monty Williams SF 68 19 1,284 235 96 49 17 484 18.9 3.5 1.4 .7 .3 7.1
Don Reid PF 68 5 714 176 27 20 44 224 10.5 2.6 .4 .3 .6 3.3
Patrick Ewing C 65 4 901 263 35 22 45 390 13.9 4.0 .5 .3 .7 6.0
Mike Miller SF 63 53 2,123 273 198 47 23 956 33.7 4.3 3.1 .7 .4 15.2
Andrew DeClercq C 61 14 633 163 22 23 24 162 10.4 2.7 .4 .4 .4 2.7
Jud Buechler† SF 60 2 630 108 29 20 8 105 10.5 1.8 .5 .3 .1 1.8
Steven Hunter C 53 21 516 97 5 5 43 189 9.7 1.8 .1 .1 .8 3.6
Grant Hill SF 14 14 512 125 64 8 4 235 36.6 8.9 4.6 .6 .3 16.8
Bo Outlaw† PF 10 0 160 29 5 9 9 34 16.0 2.9 .5 .9 .9 3.4
Jaren Jackson SG 9 0 144 17 8 5 0 39 16.0 1.9 .9 .6 .0 4.3
Dee Brown PG 7 0 65 9 2 3 1 7 9.3 1.3 .3 .4 .1 1.0
Jeryl Sasser SG 7 0 36 7 2 3 0 10 5.1 1.0 .3 .4 .0 1.4
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tracy McGrady SG 4 4 178 25 22 2 7 123 44.5 6.3 5.5 .5 1.8 30.8
Darrell Armstrong PG 4 4 158 11 13 5 0 61 39.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 .0 15.3
Pat Garrity PF 4 4 147 30 9 2 1 34 36.8 7.5 2.3 .5 .3 8.5
Horace Grant C 4 4 127 31 9 3 1 18 31.8 7.8 2.3 .8 .3 4.5
Monty Williams SF 4 3 93 22 9 3 0 34 23.3 5.5 2.3 .8 .0 8.5
Mike Miller SF 4 1 72 5 5 4 0 19 18.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 .0 4.8
Troy Hudson PG 4 0 106 4 6 0 0 51 26.5 1.0 1.5 .0 .0 12.8
Patrick Ewing C 4 0 67 22 4 1 4 26 16.8 5.5 1.0 .3 1.0 6.5
Don Reid PF 4 0 38 6 0 1 2 9 9.5 1.5 .0 .3 .5 2.3
Jaren Jackson SG 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 .3 .0 .0 .0 .0
Jud Buechler SF 2 0 10 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 .5 .5 .5 .0 .0
Andrew DeClercq C 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and honors

Transactions

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Released

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, 2001 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

Player Transactions Citation:[36]

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