The 2017–18 Orlando Magic season was the 29th season of the franchise in the

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(NBA). On May 23, 2017, the Magic announced that John Hammond would be the new general manager, thus officially ending his tenure with the

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. Finishing with a 25–57 record, the Magic extended their postseason drought to six consecutive years. On April 12, 2018, Frank Vogel was fired by the Magic after the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.

Draft picks

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 2 , @ Memphis , ,

Jonathan Isaac Jonathan Judah Isaac (born October 3, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season for the Florida State Seminoles. Isaac ...

(15) , Wesley Iwundu (6) , Evan Fournier (5) , FedExForum
12,986 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , October 5 , Dallas , , Aaron Gordon (17) , Aaron Gordon (10) , Elfrid Payton (5) , Amway Center
15,849 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , October 7 , Miami , , Aaron Gordon (19) ,

Bismack Biyombo Bismack Biyombo Sumba (born August 28, 1992) is a Congolese professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Sacramento Ki ...

(9) , Elfrid Payton (9) , Amway Center
18,428 , 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , October 9 , @ Dallas , ,

D. J. Augustin Darryl Gerard "D. J." Augustin Jr. (born November 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhor ...

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Nikola Vučević Nikola Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вучевић, ; born 24 October 1990) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC ...

(14) , Arron Afflalo (7) , American Airlines Center
16,055 , 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , October 10 , @ San Antonio , , Aaron Gordon (27) , Aaron Gordon (11) , Jonathon Simmons (10) , AT&T Center
17,671 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , October 13 , Cleveland , , Aaron Gordon (21) ,

(9) , Elfrid Payton (6) , Amway Center
19,503 , 3–3

Regular season

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , October 18 , Miami , , Evan Fournier (23) ,

(12) , Elfrid Payton (9) , Amway Center
18,846 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , October 20 , @ Brooklyn , ,

(41) ,

(12) , Augustin, Fournier (5) ,

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16,144 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , October 21 , @ Cleveland , ,

(23) ,

(7) ,

(10) ,

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20,562 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , October 24 , Brooklyn , , Aaron Gordon (41) , Aaron Gordon (14) ,

(6) , Amway Center
16,015 , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , October 27 , San Antonio , , Evan Fournier (25) ,

(8) ,

(6) , Amway Center
17,337 , 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , October 29 , @ Charlotte , , Jonathon Simmons (27) ,

(11) , Augustin, Fournier (5) ,

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15,531 , 4–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , October 30 , @ New Orleans , , Fournier,

Simmons Simmons may refer to: * Simmons (surname), including a list of people with the surname *Simmons, Kentucky, unincorporated community, United States *Simmons, Missouri, unincorporated community, United States * Simmons (Red vs. Blue), a fictional cha ...

Vučević Vučević ( sr-Cyrl, Вучевић) is a South Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Borislav Vučević (born 1958), Montenegrin basketball player * Goran Vučević (born 1971), Croatian footballer *Nikola Vučević Nikola ...

(20) ,

(8) , Augustin, Fournier, Mack,

(4) , Smoothie King Center
14,004 , 5–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , November 1 , @ Memphis , , Evan Fournier (22) , Evan Fournier (8) ,

Shelvin Mack Shelvin Bernard Mack Jr. (born April 22, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player who is an analyst for CBS Sports. He played college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs. High school career Mack attended Bryan Station High Scho ...

(8) , FedExForum
15,434 , 6–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , November 3 , Chicago , , Evan Fournier (21) , Aaron Gordon (7) ,

(8) , Amway Center
19,171 , 6–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , November 5 , Boston , , Aaron Gordon (18) , Aaron Gordon (12) ,

(7) , Amway Center
17,731 , 6–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 8 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, ,

(24) , Elfrid Payton (6) , Elfrid Payton (11) , Amway Center
18,500 , 7–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , November 10 , @ Phoenix , , Aaron Gordon (22) , Gordon,

(7) , Elfrid Payton (7) , Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,507 , 8–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , November 11 , @ Denver , , Marreese Speights (19) , Arron Afflalo (8) ,

(8) , Pepsi Center
16,688 , 8–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , November 13 , @ Golden State , ,

(20) , Aaron Gordon (10) ,

(6) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 8–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , November 15 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, , Evan Fournier (22) ,

(10) , Elfrid Payton (5) ,

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19,206 , 8–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , November 18 , Utah , , Aaron Gordon (18) , Aaron Gordon (9) , Arron Afflalo (4) , Amway Center
19,157 , 8–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , November 20 , Indiana , ,

(25) ,

(13) , Elfrid Payton (7) , Amway Center
17,239 , 8–9 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , November 22 , @ Minnesota , , Aaron Gordon (26) ,

(14) , Elfrid Payton (13) , Target Center
16,402 , 8–10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 19 , November 24 , @ Boston , , Jonathon Simmons (14) ,

(11) ,

(8) , TD Garden
18,624 , 8–11 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , November 25 , @ Philadelphia , , Elfrid Payton (22) ,

(14) , Elfrid Payton (9) ,

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20,585 , 8–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , November 27 , @ Indiana , , Jonathon Simmons (21) ,

(12) , Elfrid Payton (5) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,501 , 8–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , November 29 , Oklahoma City , , Aaron Gordon (40) , Aaron Gordon (15) ,

(7) , Amway Center
17,797 , 9–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , December 1 , Golden State , , Aaron Gordon (29) , Biyombo, Gordon,

(7) , Elfrid Payton (9) , Amway Center
18,846 , 9–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , December 3 , @

, ,

(34) ,

(12) , Elfrid Payton (5) ,

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19,082 , 10–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , December 4 , @ Charlotte , , Evan Fournier (18) ,

(8) , Elfrid Payton (7) ,

14,419 , 10–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , December 6 , Atlanta , , Evan Fournier (27) ,

(16) , Elfrid Payton (6) , Amway Center
16,167 , 11–15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , December 8 , Denver , ,

(21) ,

(17) , Elfrid Payton (6) , Amway Center
16,024 , 11–16 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , December 9 , @ Atlanta , ,

(31) ,

(13) ,

(10) ,

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12,719 , 11–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , December 13 ,

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, , Jonathon Simmons (20) ,

(12) , Jonathon Simmons (8) , Amway Center
16,011 , 11–18 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , December 15 ,

, ,

(26) ,

(14) ,

(4) , Amway Center
16,963 , 11–19 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , December 17 , @ Detroit , , Mario Hezonja (28) ,

(14) , Payton,

(7) , Little Caesars Arena
16,312 , 11–20 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , December 20 , @ Chicago , ,

(18) ,

(10) , Elfrid Payton (8) , United Center
20,285 , 11–21 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , December 22 , New Orleans , , Jonathon Simmons (22) ,

(8) , Elfrid Payton (6) , Amway Center
16,922 , 11–22 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 34 , December 23 , @ Washington , , Elfrid Payton (30) ,

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, Payton (5) , Elfrid Payton (10) ,

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17,218 , 11–23 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , December 26 , @ Miami , , Elfrid Payton (19) ,

(12) , Elfrid Payton (6) , American Airlines Arena
19,600 , 11–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , December 28 , Detroit , , Elfrid Payton (19) ,

(13) , Elfrid Payton (8) , Amway Center
18,846 , 12–24 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 37 , December 30 , Miami , , Aaron Gordon (39) ,

(10) , Elfrid Payton (13) , Amway Center
18,846 , 12–25 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 38 , January 1 , @ Brooklyn , , Aaron Gordon (20) ,

(17) , Elfrid Payton (7) ,

16,164 , 12–26 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , January 3 , Houston , , Aaron Gordon (16) , Mario Hezonja (9) ,

(7) , Amway Center
18,588 , 12–27 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , January 6 , Cleveland , , Aaron Gordon (30) ,

(11) ,

(7) , Amway Center
18,997 , 12–28 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 41 , January 9 , @ Dallas , , Aaron Gordon (19) , Marreese Speights (10) ,

(5) , American Airlines Center
19,306 , 12–29 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 42 , January 10 , @ Milwaukee , , Evan Fournier (21) ,

(9) , Elfrid Payton (7) ,

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14,543 , 12–30 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , January 12 , @ Washington , , Elfrid Payton (27) ,

(13) , Elfrid Payton (8) ,

18,171 , 12–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , January 16 , Minnesota , , Evan Fournier (32) ,

(16) ,

(6) , Amway Center
18,589 , 13–31 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , January 18 , @ Cleveland , , Elfrid Payton (19) ,

(10) , Elfrid Payton (8) ,

20,502 , 13–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , January 21 , @ Boston , , Elfrid Payton (22) , Aaron Gordon (13) , Gordon, Mack,

(4) , TD Garden
18,624 , 14–32 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , January 23 , Sacramento , , Evan Fournier (22) , Aaron Gordon (12) , Elfrid Payton (7) , Amway Center
18,846 , 14–33 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 48 , January 27 , @ Indiana , , Aaron Gordon (22) , Aaron Gordon (11) , Mack, Payton (5) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923 , 14–34 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 49 , January 30 , @ Houston , , Hezonja, Speights (17) , Biyombo, Mack (6) , Evan Fournier (5) , Toyota Center
18,055 , 14–35 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , January 31 , L.A. Lakers , , Marreese Speights (21) , Elfrid Payton (7) ,

(7) , Amway Center
18,553 , 15–35 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 51 , February 3 , Washington , , Hezonja,

(15) , Khem Birch (8) , Elfrid Payton (4) , Amway Center
18,846 , 15–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , February 5 , @ Miami , , Mario Hezonja (20) , Arron Afflalo (6) , Elfrid Payton (7) , American Airlines Arena
19,600 , 16–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , February 6 , Cleveland , , Jonathon Simmons (34) ,

(8) , Elfrid Payton (8) , Amway Center
18,846 , 17–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , February 8 , Atlanta , , Evan Fournier (22) , Mario Hezonja (10) ,

(9) , Amway Center
16,125 , 18–36 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , February 10 , Milwaukee , , Mario Hezonja (23) , Khem Birch (9) ,

(10) , Amway Center
18,347 , 18–37 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 56 , February 12 , @ Chicago , , Mario Hezonja (24) , Khem Birch (8) ,

(6) , United Center
18,611 , 18–38 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 57 , February 14 , Charlotte , , Mario Hezonja (21) , Mario Hezonja (10) ,

(4) , Amway Center
18,428 , 18–39 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , February 22 ,

, , Evan Fournier (25) ,

(6) , Fournier, Gordon,

(5) , Amway Center
18,846 , 18–40 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , February 24 , @ Philadelphia , , Aaron Gordon (20) ,

(9) , Aaron Gordon (7) ,

20,594 , 18–41 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , February 26 , @ Oklahoma City , , Fournier,

(19) , Gordon,

(7) ,

(9) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 , 18–42 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 61 , February 28 , Toronto , , Fournier, Hezonja (17) ,

(11) ,

(6) , Amway Center
17,328 , 18–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , March 2 , Detroit , , Aaron Gordon (27) , Aaron Gordon (13) ,

(9) , Amway Center
17,223 , 19–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , March 3 , Memphis , , Fournier,

(19) , Aaron Gordon (8) ,

(5) , Amway Center
17,875 , 20–43 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , March 5 , @ Utah , ,

(15) ,

(12) ,

(5) , Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 , 20–44 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , March 7 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Aaron Gordon (28) , Aaron Gordon (14) ,

(8) ,

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18,997 , 20–45 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 66 , March 9 , @ Sacramento , , Jonathon Simmons (25) ,

(7) ,

(7) , Golden 1 Center
17,583 , 20–46 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , March 10 , @

, , Jonathon Simmons (24) ,

(10) , Jonathon Simmons (7) ,

16,561 , 20–47 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , March 13 , @ San Antonio , ,

(10) ,

(6) , AT&T Center
18,418 , 20–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , March 14 , Milwaukee , , Jonathon Simmons (35) , Birch,

(9) ,

(9) , Amway Center
17,713 , 21–48 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 70 , March 16 , Boston , ,

(16) , Biyombo, Mack (7) ,

(4) , Amway Center
18,981 , 21–49 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , March 20 , Toronto , ,

(16) ,

(9) ,

(10) , Amway Center
16,228 , 21–50 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , March 22 , Philadelphia , ,

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(19) , Aaron Gordon (11) ,

(6) , Amway Center
17,881 , 21–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , March 24 , Phoenix , , Aaron Gordon (29) , Gordon,

(11) ,

(10) , Amway Center
17,393 , 22–51 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 74 , March 28 , Brooklyn , ,

(24) ,

(15) ,

(6) , Amway Center
16,517 , 22–52 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 75 , March 30 , Chicago , , Aaron Gordon (18) ,

(14) ,

(4) , Amway Center
18,918 , 22–53 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 76 , April 1 , @ Atlanta , ,

(20) ,

(14) ,

(5) ,

13,587 , 22–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , April 3 , @

, , Mario Hezonja (19) ,

(10) ,

(8) ,

19,812 , 23–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , April 4 , Dallas , , Aaron Gordon (20) ,

(12) ,

(9) , Amway Center
18,112 , 24–54 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 79 , April 6 , Charlotte , ,

(19) ,

(8) ,

(11) , Amway Center
17,018 , 24–55 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , April 8 , @ Toronto , , Aaron Gordon (16) , Khem Birch (12) , Mario Hezonja (5) , Air Canada Centre
19,948 , 24–56 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 81 , April 9 , @ Milwaukee , ,

(17) ,

(10) ,

(9) ,

18,717 , 24–57 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , April 11 , Washington , , Mario Hezonja (15) , Khem Birch (9) , Mario Hezonja (6) , Amway Center
17,598 , 25–57

Transactions

Trades

* As part of the conditions in the 2013 four-way trade that saw Dwight Howard dealt to the

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, Orlando retains the 2018 second round pick of Los Angeles. Toronto will receive one of Orlando's two picks.

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

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