2020–21 Orlando Magic season

The 2020–21 Orlando Magic season is the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season for the league began on December 22, 2020 and features a 72-game schedule rather than the typical 82-game schedule.[1]

2020–21 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Steve Clifford
General manager	John Hammond
Owners	RDV Sports, Inc.
Arena	Amway Center
Results
Record	9–15 (.375)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida
Radio	96.9 The Game

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
1	15	Cole Anthony	PG	USA	UNC

Roster

Roster listing

Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F 2 Aminu, Al-Farouq  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-09-21 Wake Forest G 50 Anthony, Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-15 North Carolina G/F 8 Bacon, Dwayne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1995-08-30 Florida State C 5 Bamba, Mohamed 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1998-05-12 Texas C 24 Birch, Khem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992-09-28 UNLV G 7 Carter-Williams, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-10-10 Syracuse F 12 Clark, Gary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994-11-16 Cincinnati F 11 Ennis, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990-07-01 Long Beach State G/F 10 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-29 France G 20 Fultz, Markelle  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-29 Washington F 00 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona F 1 Isaac, Jonathan  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-10-03 Florida State G 4 Mané, Karim (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-16 Vanier G 15 Mason, Frank (TW) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-04-03 Kansas F 3 Okeke, Chuma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-18 Auburn G/F 31 Ross, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1991-02-05 Washington C 9 Vučević, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-24 Southern California	Head coach Steve Clifford Assistant coach(es) Tyrone Corbin Pat Delany Mike Batiste Steve Hetzel Bruce Kreutzer Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: December 20, 2020

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Atlanta Hawks	11	12	.478	0.0	6–7	5–5	1–2	23
Charlotte Hornets	11	13	.458	0.5	6–7	5–6	4–1	24
Miami Heat	9	14	.391	2.0	6–7	3–7	2–3	23
Orlando Magic	9	15	.375	2.5	5–8	4–7	4–1	24
Washington Wizards	5	15	.250	4.5	2–7	3–8	1–5	20

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Philadelphia 76ers *	17	7	.708	–	24
2	Milwaukee Bucks *	15	8	.652	1.5	23
3	Brooklyn Nets	14	11	.560	3.5	25
4	Boston Celtics	12	10	.545	4.0	22
5	Indiana Pacers	12	12	.500	5.0	24
6	Atlanta Hawks *	11	12	.478	5.5	23
7	Charlotte Hornets	11	13	.458	6.0	24
8	New York Knicks	11	14	.440	6.5	25
9	Toronto Raptors	10	13	.435	6.5	23
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	10	14	.417	7.0	24
11	Chicago Bulls	9	13	.409	7.0	22
12	Miami Heat	9	14	.391	7.5	23
13	Orlando Magic	9	15	.375	8.0	24
14	Washington Wizards	5	15	.250	10.0	20
15	Detroit Pistons	5	18	.217	11.5	23

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 11 @ Atlanta W 116–112 Nikola Vučević (18) Nikola Vučević (11) Aaron Gordon (6) State Farm Arena 1–0 2 December 13 @ Atlanta L 107–116 Markelle Fultz (21) Nikola Vučević (15) Michael Carter-Williams (5) State Farm Arena 1–1 3 December 17 Charlotte L 115–123 Nikola Vučević (27) Nikola Vučević (12) Markelle Fultz (6) Amway Center 1–2 4 December 19 Charlotte W 120–117 Aaron Gordon (20) Nikola Vučević (12) Anthony, Fultz (4) Amway Center 2–2
2020–21 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Games are being held with a limited number of fans in attendance, if any at all due to varying COVID-19 guidelines from state to state.[2]

2020–21 game log Total: 9–15 (Home: 5–8; Road: 4–7)
December: 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 Miami W 113–107 Evan Fournier (25) Nikola Vučević (11) Cole Anthony (6) Amway Center 3,396 1–0 2 December 26 @ Washington W 130–120 Terrence Ross (25) Nikola Vučević (17) Markelle Fultz (7) Capital One Arena Held without fans 2–0 3 December 27 @ Washington W 120–113 Fultz, Ross (26) Nikola Vučević (8) Nikola Vučević (4) Capital One Arena Held without fans 3–0 4 December 29 @ Oklahoma City W 118–107 Nikola Vučević (28) Nikola Vučević (10) Markelle Fultz (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena Held without fans 4–0 5 December 31 Philadelphia L 92–116 Nikola Vučević (19) Nikola Vučević (10) Markelle Fultz (4) Amway Center 3,247 4–1
January : 4–12 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 January 2 Oklahoma City L 99–108 Nikola Vučević (30) Nikola Vučević (13) Markelle Fultz (8) Amway Center 3,339 4–2 7 January 4 Cleveland W 103–83 Aaron Gordon (24) Khem Birch (12) Markelle Fultz (8) Amway Center 2,726 5–2 8 January 6 Cleveland W 105–94 Terrence Ross (20) Khem Birch (10) Nikola Vučević (6) Amway Center 2,948 6–2 9 January 8 @ Houston L 90–132 Nikola Vučević (22) Nikola Vučević (12) Jordan Bone (4) Toyota Center 3,039 6–3 10 January 9 @ Dallas L 98–112 Nikola Vučević (30) Nikola Vučević (15) Aaron Gordon (5) American Airlines Center Held without fans 6–4 11 January 11 Milwaukee L 99–121 Nikola Vučević (28) Nikola Vučević (13) Aaron Gordon (8) Amway Center 3,248 6–5 — January 13 @ Boston Postponed due to Boston not having enough players available. Makeup date TBA.[3] 12 January 15 @ Boston L 97–124 Aaron Gordon (17) Khem Birch (12) Nikola Vučević (4) TD Garden Held without fans 6–6 13 January 16 @ Brooklyn L 115–122 Nikola Vučević (34) Nikola Vučević (10) Cole Anthony (8) Barclays Center Held without fans 6–7 14 January 18 @ New York L 84–91 Nikola Vučević (24) Aaron Gordon (17) Aaron Gordon (9) Madison Square Garden Held without fans 6–8 15 January 20 @ Minnesota W 97–96 Nikola Vučević (28) Aaron Gordon (9) Aaron Gordon (7) Target Center Held without fans 7–8 16 January 22 @ Indiana L 118–120 (OT) Evan Fournier (26) Nikola Vučević (12) Fournier, Gordon (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse Held without fans 7–9 17 January 24 Charlotte L 104–107 Nikola Vučević (22) Nikola Vučević (13) Anthony, Fournier (6) Amway Center 3,507 7–10 18 January 25 Charlotte W 117–108 Nikola Vučević (28) Nikola Vučević (12) Gordon, Vučević (7) Amway Center 3,167 8–10 19 January 27 Sacramento L 107–121 Nikola Vučević (26) Khem Birch (14) Cole Anthony (6) Amway Center 3,216 8–11 20 January 29 L.A. Clippers L 90–116 Terrence Ross (24) Clark, Gordon (7) Cole Anthony (6) Amway Center 3,763 8–12 21 January 31 @ Toronto L 102–115 Cole Anthony (16) Nikola Vučević (14) Cole Anthony (6) Amalie Arena Held without fans 8–13
February: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 2 Toronto L 108–123 Fournier, Vučević (21) Nikola Vučević (18) Bone, Fournier, Vučević (4) Amway Center 3,211 8–14 23 February 5 Chicago W 123–119 Nikola Vučević (43) Nikola Vučević (19) Cole Anthony (9) Amway Center 3,535 9–14 24 February 6 Chicago L 92–118 Nikola Vučević (17) Nikola Vučević (8) Cole Anthony (5) Amway Center 3,880 9–15 25 February 9 @ Portland Moda Center 26 February 11 @ Golden State Chase Center 27 February 12 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 28 February 14 @ Phoenix PHX Arena 29 February 17 New York Amway Center 30 February 19 Golden State Amway Center 31 February 21 Detroit Amway Center 32 February 23 Detroit Amway Center 33 February 25 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 34 February 27 Utah Amway Center
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 March 1 Dallas Amway Center 36 March 3 Atlanta Amway Center The second half of the regular season schedule will be announced at a future date. The NBA will attempt to reschedule any postponed games that can reasonably be incorporated.
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

Subtractions

References

1. "NBA announces structure and format for 2020-21 season". NBA.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "Where NBA teams stand on in-arena attendance". NBA.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
3. "Magic-Celtics game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.