2014–15 Orlando Magic season

The 2014–15 Orlando Magic season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Magic looked to improve on their 23–59 record the previous season where they had finished 5th in the Southeastern division and 13th in the Eastern Conference. While they did improve their record by two games, they still finished 5th and 13th in the division and conference, respectively.

2014–15 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Jacque Vaughn (fired on February 5) James Borrego
Owners	RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena	Amway Center
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio	WDBO

Preseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Aaron Gordon	PF	United States	Arizona
1	12	Dario Šarić	SF	Croatia	Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
2	56	Roy Devyn Marble	SG	United States	Iowa

Regular season

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Atlanta Hawks	60	22	.732	0.0	35–6	25–16	12–4	82
x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	29–12	17–24	10–6	82
Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	20–21	17–24	6–10	82
Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	19–22	14–27	8–8	82
Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	13–28	12–29	4–12	82

Standings

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Atlanta Hawks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers *	53	29	.646	7.0	82
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	10.0	82
4	y-Toronto Raptors *	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	82
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	20.0	82
8	x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	22.0	82
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	22.0	82
10	Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	28.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

Game log

Regular season

2014–15 game log -Total: 25–57 (Home: 13–28; Road: 12–29)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ New Orleans L 84–101 Tobias Harris (25) Nikola Vučević (23) Elfrid Payton (7) Smoothie King Center 17,907 0–1 2 October 30 Washington L 98–105 Nikola Vučević (23) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center 18,846 0–2
November : 7–10 (Home: 2–4; Road: 5–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 Toronto L 95–108 Evan Fournier (18) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center 16,141 0–3 4 November 4 @ Chicago L 90–98 Tobias Harris (21) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (7) United Center 21,809 0–4 5 November 5 @ Philadelphia W 91–89 Tobias Harris (18) Channing Frye (11) Elfrid Payton (5) Wells Fargo Center 12,111 1–4 6 November 7 Minnesota W 112–103 (OT) Evan Fournier (20) Tobias Harris (16) Elfrid Payton (4) Amway Center 16,379 2–4 7 November 9 @ Brooklyn L 96–104 Nikola Vučević (27) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (6) Barclays Center 16,127 2–5 8 November 11 @ Toronto L 100–104 Evan Fournier (24) Tobias Harris (13) Ridnour, Vučević (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 2–6 9 November 12 @ New York W 97–95 Evan Fournier (28) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 3–6 10 November 14 Milwaukee W 101–85 Tobias Harris (26) Tobias Harris (10) Nikola Vučević (4) Amway Center 15,957 4–6 11 November 15 @ Washington L 93–98 Tobias Harris (19) Nikola Vučević (11) Victor Oladipo (7) Verizon Center 19,110 4–7 12 November 17 @ Detroit W 107–93 Nikola Vučević (25) Nikola Vučević (14) Evan Fournier (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,619 5–7 13 November 19 L.A. Clippers L 90–114 Tobias Harris (25) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (5) Amway Center 16,034 5–8 14 November 21 @ Charlotte W 105–100 Evan Fournier (21) Tobias Harris (16) Elfrid Payton (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,126 6–8 15 November 22 Miami L 92–99 Nikola Vučević (33) Nikola Vučević (17) Evan Fournier (6) Amway Center 18,846 6–9 16 November 24 @ Cleveland L 74–106 Victor Oladipo (22) Nikola Vučević (13) Maurice Harkless (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 6–10 17 November 26 Golden State L 96–111 Tobias Harris (16) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (5) Amway Center 17,202 6–11 18 November 28 @ Indiana L 83–98 Nikola Vučević (16) Nikola Vučević (7) Elfrid Payton (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 6–12 19 November 30 @ Phoenix W 93–90 Tobias Harris (21) Elfrid Payton (9) Oladipo, Payton (4) US Airways Center 15,558 7–12
December : 6–10 (Home: 2–5; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 2 @ Golden State L 97–98 Victor Oladipo (27) Kyle O'Quinn (11) Elfrid Payton (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 7–13 21 December 3 @ L.A. Clippers L 86–114 Tobias Harris (16) Dedmon, Harris (8) Elfrid Payton (6) Staples Center 19,060 7–14 22 December 5 @ Utah W 98–93 Tobias Harris (22) Dewayne Dedmon (9) Victor Oladipo (6) EnergySolutions Arena 18,997 8–14 23 December 6 @ Sacramento W 105–96 Tobias Harris (27) Dewayne Dedmon (8) Victor Oladipo (7) Sleep Train Arena 16,021 9–14 24 December 10 Washington L 89–91 Victor Oladipo (17) Dewayne Dedmon (7) O'Quinn, Payton (4) Amway Center 16,081 9–15 25 December 12 @ Atlanta L 81–87 Victor Oladipo (21) Tobias Harris (11) Evan Fournier (4) Philips Arena 13,247 9–16 26 December 13 Atlanta W 100–99 Tobias Harris (20) Nikola Vučević (11) Oladipo, Payton (7) Amway Center 15,939 10–16 27 December 15 @ Toronto L 82–95 Tobias Harris (18) Nikola Vučević (9) Victor Oladipo (4) Air Canada Centre 19,800 10–17 28 December 17 @ Boston L 92–109 Nikola Vučević (18) Nikola Vučević (13) Fournier, Payton (4) TD Garden 16,764 10–18 29 December 19 Utah L 94–101 Tobias Harris (24) Nikola Vučević (9) Elfrid Payton (11) Amway Center 16,032 10–19 30 December 21 Philadelphia L 88–96 Victor Oladipo (23) Nikola Vučević (17) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center 15,682 10–20 31 December 23 Boston W 100–95 Tobias Harris (19) Kyle O'Quinn (13) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center 17,489 11–20 32 December 26 Cleveland L 89–98 Tobias Harris (16) Nikola Vučević (8) Victor Oladipo (8) Amway Center 18,846 11–21 33 December 27 @ Charlotte W 102–94 Nikola Vučević (22) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,085 12–21 34 December 29 @ Miami W 102–101 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (9) Elfrid Payton (8) American Airlines Arena 19,887 13–21 35 December 30 Detroit L 86–109 Victor Oladipo (16) Dewayne Dedmon (10) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center 17,414 13–22
January : 2–13 (Home: 1–7; Road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 2 Brooklyn L 98–100 Victor Oladipo (17) Elfrid Payton (9) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center 17,008 13–23 37 January 3 Charlotte L 90–98 Victor Oladipo (21) Tobias Harris (11) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center 15,274 13–24 38 January 7 @ Denver L 90–93 Nikola Vučević (20) Nikola Vučević (11) Oladipo, Payton (6) Pepsi Center 13,513 13–25 39 January 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–101 Victor Oladipo (17) Nikola Vučević (11) Frye, Harris, O'Quinn, Oladipo (3) Staples Center 18,997 13–26 40 January 10 @ Portland L 92–103 Nikola Vučević (36) Nikola Vučević (16) Oladipo, Payton, Ridnour (4) Moda Center 19,546 13–27 41 January 12 @ Chicago W 121–114 Oladipo, Vučević (33) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (7) United Center 21,302 14–27 42 January 14 Houston W 120–113 Victor Oladipo (32) Nikola Vučević (12) Victor Oladipo (6) Amway Center 16,828 15–27 43 January 16 Memphis L 96–106 Elfrid Payton (22) Nikola Vučević (9) Elfrid Payton (12) Amway Center 18,141 15–28 44 January 18 Oklahoma City L 99–127 Victor Oladipo (23) Nikola Vučević (7) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center 16,128 15–29 45 January 21 @ Detroit L 118–128 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (15) Elfrid Payton (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,148 15–30 46 January 23 @ New York L 106–113 Nikola Vučević (34) Nikola Vučević (18) Elfrid Payton (11) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–31 47 January 25 Indiana L 99–106 Nikola Vučević (27) Nikola Vučević (7) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center 16,704 15–32 48 January 26 @ Memphis L 94–103 Oladipo, Vučević (18) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (6) FedExForum 15,407 15–33 49 January 29 Milwaukee L 100–115 Victor Oladipo (21) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center 16,071 15–34 50 January 31 Dallas L 93–108 Nikola Vučević (15) Nikola Vučević (13) Payton, Harris (6) Amway Center 17,626 15–35
February : 4–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 February 2 @ Oklahoma City L 97–104 Victor Oladipo (22) Gordon, O'Quinn (8) Oladipo, Harris (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 15–36 52 February 4 @ San Antonio L 103–110 Nikola Vučević (25) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (9) AT&T Center 18,581 15–37 53 February 6 L.A. Lakers W 103–97 (OT) Tobias Harris (34) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center 16,206 16–37 54 February 8 Chicago L 97–98 Victor Oladipo (18) Elfrid Payton (9) Victor Oladipo (6) Amway Center 16,944 16–38 55 February 9 @ Washington L 80–96 Evan Fournier (18) Nikola Vučević (8) Elfrid Payton (6) Verizon Center 16,031 16–39 56 February 11 New York W 89–83 Nikola Vučević (28) Nikola Vučević (18) Payton, Oladipo (4) Amway Center 15,473 17–39 All-Star Break 57 February 20 New Orleans W 95–84 Victor Oladipo (22) Nikola Vučević (13) Payton, Oladipo (11) Amway Center 18,259 18–39 58 February 22 Philadelphia W 103–98 Nikola Vučević (31) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center 16,108 19–39 59 February 25 Miami L 90–93 (OT) Nikola Vučević (26) Victor Oladipo (13) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center 18,309 19–40 60 February 27 @ Atlanta L 88–95 Nikola Vučević (21) Nikola Vučević (15) Victor Oladipo (6) Philips Arena 18,968 19–41
March : 3–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Charlotte L 83–98 Victor Oladipo (21) Vučević, Dedmon, Harris (9) Victor Oladipo (5) Amway Center 15,422 19–42 62 March 4 Phoenix L 100–105 Victor Oladipo (38) Dewayne Dedmon (8) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center 15,822 19–43 63 March 6 Sacramento W 119–114 Victor Oladipo (32) Channing Frye (10) Elfrid Payton (12) Amway Center 15,112 20–43 64 March 8 Boston W 103–98 Victor Oladipo (22) Dewayne Dedmon (16) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center 17,041 21–43 65 March 10 @ Indiana L 86–118 Tobias Harris (22) Dewayne Dedmon (8) Elfrid Payton (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,295 21–44 66 March 11 @ Milwaukee L 91–97 Nikola Vučević (19) Nikola Vučević (14) Victor Oladipo (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,593 21–45 67 March 13 @ Boston L 88–95 Elfrid Payton (20) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (9) TD Garden 18,624 21–46 68 March 15 Cleveland L 108–123 Victor Oladipo (25) Nikola Vučević (15) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center 17,786 21–47 69 March 17 @ Houston L 94–107 Victor Oladipo (29) Nikola Vučević (15) Elfrid Payton (7) Toyota Center 18,235 21–48 70 March 18 @ Dallas L 102–107 Victor Oladipo (19) Elfrid Payton (12) Elfrid Payton (10) American Airlines Center 20,294 21–49 71 March 20 Portland W 111–104 Oladipo, Payton, Vučević (22) Elfrid Payton (10) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center 16,203 22–49 72 March 22 Denver L 100–119 Victor Oladipo (21) Payton, Vučević (8) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center 15,788 22–50 73 March 25 Atlanta L 83–95 Elfrid Payton (19) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center 17,224 22–51 74 March 27 Detroit L 97–111 Tobias Harris (21) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (13) Amway Center 16,427 22–52
April : 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 San Antonio L 91–103 Victor Oladipo (24) Nikola Vučević (11) Oladipo, Payton (7) Amway Center 17,229 22–53 76 April 3 @ Minnesota W 97–84 Nikola Vučević (37) Nikola Vučević (17) Elfrid Payton (13) Target Center 18,334 23–53 77 April 4 @ Milwaukee W 97–90 Tobias Harris (23) Tobias Harris (10) Elfrid Payton (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,090 24–53 78 April 8 Chicago W 105–103 Victor Oladipo (23) Dewayne Dedmon (11) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center 18,249 25–53 79 April 10 Toronto L 99–101 Victor Oladipo (19) Tobias Harris (7) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center 16,227 25–54 80 April 11 New York L 79–80 Victor Oladipo (21) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center 17,207 25–55 81 April 13 @ Miami L 93–100 Victor Oladipo (30) Tobias Harris (12) Victor Oladipo (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 25–56 82 April 15 @ Brooklyn L 88–101 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (6) Barclays Center 17,098 25–57
2014–15 season schedule

Roster

Roster listing

2014–15 Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From C 3 Dedmon, Dewayne 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–08–12 Southern California G 10 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–10–29 France F/C 8 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona F 00 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–09–16 Arizona G 7 Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1983–04–04 Connecticut G 34 Green, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–07–28 Detroit F 21 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–05–11 St. John's F 12 Harris, Tobias (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992–07–15 Tennessee G/F 11 Marble, Devyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–09–21 Iowa F 44 Nicholson, Andrew 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989–12–08 St. Bonaventure F/C 2 O'Quinn, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–03–26 Norfolk State G 5 Oladipo, Victor (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–04 Indiana G 4 Payton, Elfrid 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–02–22 Louisiana G 13 Ridnour, Luke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–02–13 Oregon C 9 Vučević, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990–10–24 Southern California	Head coach Scott Skiles Assistant coach(es) Igor Kokoškov Jay Hernandez (player development) Laron Profit (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015–02–21

Transactions

Trades

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

References

1. "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

External links

• 2014–15 Orlando Magic preseason at ESPN
• 2014–15 Orlando Magic regular season at ESPN