| 2023–24 Orlando Magic season | |||
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Division champions | |||
| Head coach | Jamahl Mosley | ||
| General manager | Anthony Parker | ||
| Owners | RDV Sports, Inc. | ||
| Arena | Kia Center[a] | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 47–35 (.573) | ||
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 5th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | First round (lost toCavaliers 3–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Bally Sports Florida | ||
| Radio | 96.9 The Game | ||
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The2023–24 Orlando Magic season was the 35th season for the franchise in theNational Basketball Association. This is Orlando's third season withJamahl Mosley ashead coach. With a win over theDetroit Pistons on March 3, the Magic would collect their 35th win on the season and improve on their win total from their previous season.
The Magic started out their season hot by having a record of 13–5 in the month of November, but after struggles in the months of December and January, their record dropped to 25–23, but then they rebounded going 22–12 in their next three months, helping their record improve to 47–35, making them improve from their 34–48 record from last season by 13 wins, and giving them a winning season for the first time in five seasons. Their 47 wins was the most the Magic have had in a season since2010–11.
Paolo Banchero was named to the 2024 NBA All-Star team making him the 9th player in Orlando Magic history to be given the honors, and the first sinceNikola Vucevic in 2021.[2]
On the last day of the NBA's regular season, the Magic would clinch their first playoff berth since the bubble-shortened2019–20 season and would win the Southeast division for the first time since the2018–19 season. The Magic faced theCleveland Cavaliers in the first round, where they lost in seven games.
The Orlando Magic drew an average home attendance of 18,876 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 12th highest in the league.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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| 1 | 6 | Anthony Black | SG/PG |  United States | Arkansas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Jett Howard | SF | United States | Michigan (Fr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Andre Jackson Jr. | PG/SG | United States | UConn (Jr.) |
The Magic held both the 6th overall pick and the 11th overall pick in the2023 NBA draft, along with one second-round pick entering the draft.[4][5]
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| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y –Orlando Magic | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 29–12 | 18–23 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x –Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 1.0 | 22–19 | 24–17 | 13–3 | 82 |
| pi –Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26.0 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 32.0 | 7–34 | 8–33 | 4–12 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z –Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x –New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y –Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x –Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y –Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x –Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x –Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x –Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi –Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi –Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 2023 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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| 2024 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
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This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in an in-season tournament due to the implementation of the2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[6][7] During the in-season tournament period, the Magic competed in Group C of the Eastern Conference, which included theBoston Celtics,Brooklyn Nets,Toronto Raptors, andChicago Bulls.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | BOS | ORL | BKN | TOR | CHI | |
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| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 449 | 422 | +27 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 96–113 | 121–107 | 108–105 | 124–97 | |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 446 | 424 | +22 | 113–96 | — | 104–124 | 126–107 | 103–97 | ||
| 3 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 3[b] | 1 | 455 | 435 | +20 | 107–121 | 124–104 | — | 115–103 | 109–107 | ||
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 436 | 457 | −21 | 105–108 | 107–126 | 103–115 | — | 121–108 | ||
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 0 | 4 | 409 | 457 | −48 | 97–124 | 97–103 | 107–109 | 108–121 | — |
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Anthony | PG | 81 | 0 | 1,817 | 311 | 236 | 64 | 37 | 937 | 22.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | .8 | .5 | 11.6 |
| Paolo Banchero | PF | 80 | 80 | 2,799 | 554 | 431 | 71 | 47 | 1,804 | 35.0 | 6.9 | 5.4 | .9 | .6 | 22.6 |
| Moritz Wagner | C | 80 | 1 | 1,415 | 347 | 96 | 39 | 21 | 868 | 17.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .5 | .3 | 10.9 |
| Jalen Suggs | SG | 75 | 75 | 2,025 | 229 | 205 | 106 | 47 | 943 | 27.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .6 | 12.6 |
| Franz Wagner | SF | 72 | 72 | 2,337 | 381 | 269 | 76 | 28 | 1,421 | 32.5 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.7 |
| Anthony Black | PG | 69 | 33 | 1,164 | 139 | 91 | 35 | 21 | 316 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 4.6 |
| Joe Ingles | SF | 68 | 0 | 1,169 | 142 | 203 | 43 | 5 | 296 | 17.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .6 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Goga Bitadze | C | 62 | 33 | 957 | 286 | 79 | 32 | 72 | 311 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .5 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Caleb Houstan | SF | 59 | 13 | 815 | 84 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 253 | 13.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Jonathan Isaac | PF | 58 | 2 | 914 | 260 | 30 | 43 | 70 | 393 | 15.8 | 4.5 | .5 | .7 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | C | 55 | 48 | 1,406 | 381 | 95 | 35 | 28 | 603 | 25.6 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | 11.0 |
| Gary Harris | SG | 54 | 27 | 1,297 | 91 | 87 | 49 | 14 | 372 | 24.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .9 | .3 | 6.9 |
| Chuma Okeke | SF | 47 | 8 | 432 | 80 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 107 | 9.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Markelle Fultz | PG | 43 | 18 | 910 | 138 | 120 | 42 | 15 | 335 | 21.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 7.8 |
| Admiral Schofield | PF | 23 | 0 | 84 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Jett Howard | SF | 18 | 0 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 3.7 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Trevelin Queen | SG | 14 | 0 | 165 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Kevon Harris | SG | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | PF | 7 | 7 | 262 | 60 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 189 | 37.4 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | 27.0 |
| Franz Wagner | SF | 7 | 7 | 259 | 48 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 132 | 37.0 | 6.9 | 4.4 | .7 | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| Jalen Suggs | SG | 7 | 7 | 232 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 103 | 33.1 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 14.7 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | C | 7 | 5 | 185 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 26.4 | 6.3 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 7.6 |
| Jonathan Isaac | PF | 7 | 3 | 147 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 21.0 | 4.9 | .4 | .7 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Markelle Fultz | PG | 7 | 0 | 106 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 6.4 |
| Moritz Wagner | C | 7 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 15.0 | 4.4 | .3 | .9 | .4 | 6.3 |
| Cole Anthony | PG | 7 | 0 | 103 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.1 |
| Joe Ingles | SF | 7 | 0 | 68 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Gary Harris | SG | 6 | 6 | 159 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 26.5 | 2.0 | .7 | 1.2 | .5 | 4.2 |
| Caleb Houstan | SF | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Anthony Black | PG | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Chuma Okeke | SF | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jett Howard | SF | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Goga Bitadze | C | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| June 23, 2023[8] | ToOrlando Magic 2030 second-round pick Cash considerations | ToMilwaukee Bucks Draft rights toAndre Jackson Jr. (No. 36) |
| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 4 | Bol Bol | Waived | Phoenix Suns | [9][10] |
