2006–07 Orlando Magic season

2006–07 Orlando Magic season
Head coachBrian Hill
PresidentBob Vander Weide
General managerOtis Smith
OwnerRichard DeVos
ArenaAmway Arena
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Pistons 0–4)
Local media
TelevisionFSN Florida, Sun Sports, WRBW
RadioWDBO

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. Following the season, Grant Hill signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns and Brian Hill was fired again.

Draft picks

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

Roster

2006–07 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 1 Trevor Ariza 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-06-30 UCLA
G 30 Carlos Arroyo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1979-07-30 FIU
F 40 James Augustine 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-02-27 Illinois
F/C 4 Tony Battie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976-02-11 Texas Tech
G 10 Keith Bogans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-05-12 Kentucky
G 34 Travis Diener 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1982-03-01 Marquette
G 5 Keyon Dooling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1980-05-08 Missouri
F 8 Pat Garrity 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976-08-03 Notre Dame
F 33 Grant Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972-10-05 Duke
C 12 Dwight Howard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985-12-08 SW Atlanta Christian Academy HS (GA)
F 31 Darko Miličić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-06-20 Serbia
G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-02-09 Saint Joseph's
F 45 Bo Outlaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971-04-13 Houston
G 7 JJ Redick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-06-24 Duke
F 15 Hedo Türkoğlu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979-03-19 Turkey
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: January 25, 2007

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 - 27–14 17–24 9–7
x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 3 26–15 15–26 8–8
x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 4 25–16 15–26 9–7
Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 11 20–21 13–28 9–7
Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 14 18–23 12–29 5–11
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 53 29 .646 –
2 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 3
3 y-Toronto Raptors 47 35 .573 6
4 y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 9
5 x-Chicago Bulls 49 33 .598 4
6 x-New Jersey Nets 41 41 .500 12
7 x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 12
8 x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 13
9 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 18
10 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 18
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 20
12 Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 20
13 Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 23
14 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 25
15 Boston Celtics 24 58 .293 29

Game log

Playoffs

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 21 @ Detroit L 92–100 Hedo Türkoğlu (17) Dwight Howard (10) Grant Hill (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–1
2 April 23 @ Detroit L 90–98 Hedo Türkoğlu (22) Dwight Howard (11) Hill, Arroyo (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–2
3 April 26 Detroit L 77–93 Jameer Nelson (27) Dwight Howard (12) Nelson, Türkoğlu (4) Amway Arena
17,451 		0–3
4 April 28 Detroit L 93–97 Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (17) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Arena
17,451 		0–4
2007 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dwight Howard C 82 82 3,023 1,008 158 70 156 1,443 36.9 12.3 1.9 .9 1.9 17.6
Darko Miličić PF 80 16 1,913 437 90 44 140 639 23.9 5.5 1.1 .6 1.8 8.0
Jameer Nelson PG 77 77 2,331 236 330 73 5 1,000 30.3 3.1 4.3 .9 .1 13.0
Hedo Türkoğlu SF 73 73 2,268 293 233 70 16 970 31.1 4.0 3.2 1.0 .2 13.3
Carlos Arroyo PG 72 5 1,304 134 202 39 2 552 18.1 1.9 2.8 .5 .0 7.7
Tony Battie PF 66 66 1,575 344 35 29 30 404 23.9 5.2 .5 .4 .5 6.1
Keyon Dooling SG 66 2 1,435 86 112 52 15 521 21.7 1.3 1.7 .8 .2 7.9
Grant Hill SG 65 64 2,009 237 138 61 25 934 30.9 3.6 2.1 .9 .4 14.4
Keith Bogans SG 59 18 990 93 59 28 2 298 16.8 1.6 1.0 .5 .0 5.1
Trevor Ariza SG 57 7 1,278 249 65 59 19 506 22.4 4.4 1.1 1.0 .3 8.9
JJ Redick PG 42 0 622 52 36 12 0 252 14.8 1.2 .9 .3 .0 6.0
Bo Outlaw PF 41 0 460 106 16 17 6 81 11.2 2.6 .4 .4 .1 2.0
Pat Garrity PF 33 0 277 42 14 7 0 71 8.4 1.3 .4 .2 .0 2.2
Travis Diener PG 26 0 288 18 35 4 0 98 11.1 .7 1.3 .2 .0 3.8
James Augustine PF 2 0 7 3 2 0 0 2 3.5 1.5 1.0 .0 .0 1.0

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dwight Howard C 4 4 167 59 7 2 4 61 41.8 14.8 1.8 .5 1.0 15.3
Hedo Türkoğlu SF 4 4 156 13 14 5 4 55 39.0 3.3 3.5 1.3 1.0 13.8
Grant Hill SG 4 4 143 22 15 2 1 60 35.8 5.5 3.8 .5 .3 15.0
Jameer Nelson PG 4 4 129 12 13 3 0 57 32.3 3.0 3.3 .8 .0 14.3
Tony Battie PF 4 4 87 16 1 0 0 15 21.8 4.0 .3 .0 .0 3.8
Darko Miličić PF 4 0 115 18 4 1 4 49 28.8 4.5 1.0 .3 1.0 12.3
Keyon Dooling SG 4 0 65 7 5 2 1 29 16.3 1.8 1.3 .5 .3 7.3
Trevor Ariza SG 4 0 47 9 5 1 0 11 11.8 2.3 1.3 .3 .0 2.8
Carlos Arroyo PG 3 0 40 5 6 1 0 12 13.3 1.7 2.0 .3 .0 4.0
JJ Redick PG 1 0 11 0 2 0 0 3 11.0 .0 2.0 .0 .0 3.0

Awards and records

References

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