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1989–90 Orlando Magic season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the inaugural season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] Several years after local developer and banker Jim Hewitt began promoting the idea of an NBA franchise in Florida, he was awarded the "Orlando Magic". The Magic, along with the Minnesota Timberwolves, joined the NBA as expansion teams in 1989.[2][3][4][5][6] Hewitt's first move was to hire Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Pat Williams; together, the two convinced the NBA to give Orlando, Florida a franchise after local fans made $100 deposits on season-ticket reservations.[7][8][9][10] The Magic revealed a new primary logo, which showed a silver star as the letter "A" in the team name "Magic", along with a blue basketball with silver shooting stars.[11] The team also added new pinstripe uniforms, adding blue, black and silver to their color scheme.[12][13]

1989–90 Orlando Magic season
Head coachMatt Guokas
General managerPat Williams
Owners
  • William du Pont III
  • James Hewitt
  • Robert Hewitt
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record18–64 (.220)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKCF
Sunshine Network
(Chip Caray, Jack Givens, Paul Kennedy)
RadioWWZN
(David Steele)
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In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, the Magic selected veteran players like Reggie Theus, Terry Catledge, Otis Smith, Jerry Reynolds, Sam Vincent, Sidney Green, Scott Skiles and Mark Acres.[14][15][16][17][18] The Magic received the eleventh overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Nick Anderson from the University of Illinois.[19][20][21][22] The team also hired Matt Guokas as their first ever head coach.[23][24]

On November 4, 1989, a sold-out crowd watched the Magic lose, 111–106 to the New Jersey Nets in the first ever game played at the Orlando Arena.[25][26][27] On November 6, the franchise experienced its first victory as the Magic stunned the New York Knicks, 118–110.[28][29][30] The Magic got off to a surprising start, posting a 7–7 record in November. On February 14, 1990, before a game against the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan's number 23 jersey was stolen from the Bulls' locker room at the Orlando Arena; Jordan had to wear a number 12 jersey, and scored 49 points as the Magic won in overtime, 135–129.[31][32][33][34] However, the team struggled through long losing streaks throughout their inaugural season, including a 15-game losing streak near the end of the season. The Magic finished last place in the Central Division with a record of 18 wins and 64 losses.[35][36]

Catledge led the Magic in scoring, averaging 19.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Theus averaged 18.9 points and 5.4 assists per game, and Smith provided the team with 13.5 points per game. In addition, Reynolds contributed 12.8 points per game, while Anderson contributed 11.5 points per game off the bench, Vincent provided with 11.2 points and 5.6 assists per game, and Green averaged 10.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Second-round draft pick Michael Ansley averaged 8.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while Skiles contributed 7.7 points and 4.8 assists per game, and Acres averaged 4.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[37] Following the season, Theus was traded to the New Jersey Nets after just one season with the Magic.[38][39][40][41]

The team's primary logo remained in use until 2000, while the uniforms lasted until 1998. The black pinstripe road jerseys would be used as the team's primary road uniforms until 1994, where they added blue pinstripe uniforms, and the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Nick Anderson SG/SF   United States Illinois
2 37 Michael Ansley SF   United States Alabama

Roster

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1989–90 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 42 Acres, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–11–15 Oral Roberts
G 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois
F 45 Ansley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–02–08 Alabama
F 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–08–22 South Alabama
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1956–04–25 DePaul
F/C 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV
G/F 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–12–23 LSU
G 4 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–05 Michigan State
G/F 32 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–30 Jacksonville
G 24 Theus, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–10–13 UNLV
F 31 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt
G 11 Vincent, Sam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–05–18 Michigan State
G 20 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 1990

NBA expansion draft

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Main article: 1989 NBA expansion draft

Prior to the 1989 NBA draft, the NBA held a coin toss between the Magic and the other new expansion team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, to determine their order for the NBA draft and the expansion draft. The Magic won the coin toss and chose to have the first pick in the expansion draft and pick 11th in the NBA draft, while the Timberwolves picked second in the expansion draft and 10th in the NBA draft.

The previous season's expansion teams, the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, were not involved in this year's expansion draft and did not lose any player.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 22–8
x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4 36–5 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15 27–14 17–24 14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17 27–14 15–26 14–16
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17 28–13 14–27 16–14
Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18 25–16 16–25 15–15
Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41 12–29 6–35 4–26

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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 6
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4
4 x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 7
5 x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17
9 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18
10 Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 28
11 Miami Heat 18 64 .220 41
12 Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41
13 New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 42
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1989–90 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 – 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3
Charlotte 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2
Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 – 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 – 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1
Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 – 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1
Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 – 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3
New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 – 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 – 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 – 3–1 3–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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Regular season

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1989–90 game log
Total: 18–64 (Home: 12–29; Road: 6–35)
November: 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 New Jersey L 106-111 Terry Catledge (25) Terry Catledge (16) Scott Skiles (7) Orlando Arena
15,077 		0–1
2 November 6 New York W 118-110 Patrick Ewing (29) Jerry Reynolds, Charles Oakley (12) Scott Skiles, Mark Jackson (12) Orlando Arena
15,077 		1-1
3 November 8 @ Cleveland W 117-110 Reggie Theus (26) Terry Catledge (12) Sam Vincent (11) Richfield Coliseum
14,110 		2–1
4 November 10 Detroit L 121-125 Isiah Thomas (29) Sidney Green, Bill Laimbeer (10) Sam Vincent (10) Orlando Arena
15,077 		2-2
5 November 11 @ Atlanta
6 November 13 Atlanta
7 November 14 @ Charlotte L 116–130[permanent dead link‍] Charlotte Coliseum 2–5
8 November 16 @ Milwaukee
9 November 18 Philadelphia
10 November 21 @ Sacramento
11 November 22 @ Utah
12 November 24 @ Phoenix
13 November 28 Miami W 104–99 Orlando Arena 6–7
14 November 30 Minnesota W 103–96 Orlando Arena 7–7
December: 2–13 (home: 2–4; road: 0–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 1 @ Indiana
16 December 4 Portland
17 December 6 Atlanta
18 December 8 @ Miami L 114–122 (OT) Miami Arena 7–11
19 December 10 L.A. Lakers
20 December 12 @ Milwaukee
21 December 14 @ Chicago
22 December 16 @ San Antonio
23 December 17 @ Houston
24 December 20 Chicago
25 December 22 Denver
26 December 23 @ Detroit
27 December 26 @ Indiana
28 December 27 Indiana
29 December 30 @ New York
January: 4–10 (home: 3–5; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 2 Detroit
31 January 5 @ Chicago
32 January 6 Cleveland
33 January 8 San Antonio
34 January 10 @ L.A. Lakers
35 January 11 @ Denver
36 January 13 @ Golden State
37 January 17 Boston
38 January 19 New Jersey
39 January 22 Phoenix
40 January 24 @ Philadelphia
41 January 25 @ New Jersey
42 January 27 Atlanta
43 January 30 Indiana
February: 3–10 (home: 3–3; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 1 @ Milwaukee
45 February 3 L.A. Clippers
46 February 6 New York
47 February 8 Philadelphia
48 February 14 Chicago
49 February 15 @ Atlanta
50 February 17 @ Dallas
51 February 20 Seattle
52 February 21 @ Detroit
53 February 23 @ Cleveland
54 February 24 @ Washington
55 February 26 @ Philadelphia
56 February 27 Charlotte W 115–109 Orlando Arena 16–40
March: 1–13 (home: 0–8; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1 Sacramento
58 March 3 Washington
59 March 6 Utah
60 March 7 @ Miami L 105–122 Miami Arena 16–44
61 March 10 @ L.A. Clippers
62 March 12 @ Seattle
63 March 13 @ Portland
64 March 16 Boston
65 March 18 Cleveland
66 March 20 @ New York
67 March 22 Dallas
68 March 24 Milwaukee
69 March 28 Miami L 104–109 Orlando Arena 17–52
70 March 30 @ Washington
April: 1–11 (home: 0–6; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 April 1 @ Boston
72 April 3 Golden State
73 April 5 @ Chicago
74 April 6 @ Indiana
75 April 8 Houston
76 April 10 Milwaukee
77 April 13 @ Minnesota L 102–117[permanent dead link‍] Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 17–60
78 April 14 @ Detroit
79 April 17 Washington
80 April 18 @ Boston
81 April 20 Cleveland
82 April 22 @ New Jersey
1989–90 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nick Anderson SG 81 9 1,785 316 124 69 34 931 22.0 3.9 1.5 .9 .4 11.5
Mark Acres C 80 50 1,691 431 67 36 25 362 21.1 5.4 .8 .5 .3 4.5
Reggie Theus SG 76 71 2,350 221 407 60 12 1,438 30.9 2.9 5.4 .8 .2 18.9
Terry Catledge PF 74 72 2,462 563 72 36 17 1,435 33.3 7.6 1.0 .5 .2 19.4
Sidney Green C 73 31 1,860 588 99 50 26 761 25.5 8.1 1.4 .7 .4 10.4
Michael Ansley SF 72 5 1,221 362 40 24 17 626 17.0 5.0 .6 .3 .2 8.7
Scott Skiles PG 70 32 1,460 159 334 36 4 536 20.9 2.3 4.8 .5 .1 7.7
Jerry Reynolds SF 67 40 1,817 323 180 93 64 858 27.1 4.8 2.7 1.4 1.0 12.8
Otis Smith SF 65 35 1,644 300 147 76 57 875 25.3 4.6 2.3 1.2 .9 13.5
Sam Vincent PG 63 45 1,657 194 354 65 20 705 26.3 3.1 5.6 1.0 .3 11.2
Jeff Turner PF 60 15 1,105 227 53 23 12 308 18.4 3.8 .9 .4 .2 5.1
Morlon Wiley PG 40 2 638 52 114 45 3 229 16.0 1.3 2.9 1.1 .1 5.7
Dave Corzine C 6 3 79 18 2 2 0 22 13.2 3.0 .3 .3 .0 3.7
Jawann Oldham† C 3 0 36 15 0 2 3 4 12.0 5.0 .0 .7 1.0 1.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Transactions

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References

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