National Basketball Association team draft history
Shaquille O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic in 1992.
TheOrlando Magic first participated in theNational Basketball Association (NBA)Draft on June 27, 1989, about five months before their inaugural NBA season. The NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds from 1989 onward.[1] Before each draft, anNBA draft lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed theplayoffs during the prior season.[1] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than two picks.
The Magic were given their two picks in 1989. They selectedNick Anderson with the eleventh overall pick andMichael Ansley with the 37th pick. In 1992, the Magic won the NBA Lottery and with the first pick, they draftedShaquille O'Neal, who went on to be selected as anAll-Star a record-tying 14 consecutive times.[2] In 2004, the Magic drafted a future All-Star,Dwight Howard.[3] Throughout the years, the Magic had traded away some of their picks as well as traded for other teams' picks. As a result of the various trades, the Orlando Magic had three first round picks in 1998 and 2000.
^On June 25, 1997, Orlando traded the rights to Eric Washington along with the 1999 second round draft pick to theDenver Nuggets for the rights toJason Lawson (Villanova, 42nd overall pick).
^abOn January 21, 1999, Orlando traded Johnny Taylor and the draft rights to Keon Clark to theDenver Nuggets for a first round pick in 2000.
^abOn June 28, 2005, Orlando traded the rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius to theCleveland Cavaliers for a 2006 second round draft pick and cash considerations.
