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2022–23 Orlando Magic Season
The 2022–23 Orlando Magic season was the 34th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite improving upon their 22–60 record from the previous season, the Magic were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season after a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 4, 2023. Draft picks The Magic had the first overall pick in addition to two second round selections. Roster Standings Division Conference Game log Preseason , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 3 , @ Memphis , , Cole Anthony (17) , Bol Bol (6) , R. J. Hampton (7) , FedEx Forum13,431 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , October 6 , @ San Antonio , , Wendell Carter Jr. (20) , Wendell Carter Jr. (10) , Banchero, Carter Jr., Hampton, Suggs, F. Wagner (3) , AT&T Center11,561 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , October 7 , @ Dallas , , Paolo Banchero (19) , Wendell Carter Jr. (8) , Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamahl Mosley
Jamahl Mosley (born October 6, 1978) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball, Colorado Buffaloes and professionally for four seasons overseas. Mosley began his coaching career in 2005 as a player development coach for the Denver Nuggets. He was promoted to assistant coach in 2007 and served in the same capacity for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks. After seven years with the Mavericks, Mosley was hired as head coach for the Orlando Magic in 2021. Early life Mosley was born on October 7, 1978, in Milwaukee as the second child to parents James and Deborah Mosley. His parents divorced when he was 6 and he moved to San Diego with his mother and brother when he was 13. Mosley attended Rancho Buena Vista High School where he was named the California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA First Overall
The first overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the league's annual draft. The first pick is awarded to the team that wins the NBA draft lottery; in most cases, that team had a losing record in the previous season. The NBA team that garners the top overall draft pick selection generates significant media attention, as does the respective player who eventually gets selected with that first pick. Eleven first picks have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (record six-time winner), Bill Walton, Magic Johnson (three-time winner), Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan (two-time winner), LeBron James (four-time winner), and Derrick Rose (youngest winner). China's Yao Ming (2002), Italy's Andrea Bargnani (2006), France's Victor Wembanyama (2023) and Zaccharie Risacher (2024) are the only players without co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalen Suggs
Jalen Rashon Suggs (born June 3, 2001) is an American player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was selected by the Magic with the fifth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. Early life Suggs was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Larry Suggs and Molly Manley. Suggs' father was an accomplished local athlete. Suggs started playing basketball at an early age. In seventh grade, he played three games of junior varsity basketball for Minnehaha Academy, a private Christian school in Minneapolis, before moving to the varsity team. Suggs was a starter at the varsity level as an eighth-grade student, averaging 17.5 points, 4.4 steals, and four assists per game. High school career As a freshman at Minnehaha Academy, Suggs averaged 21.5 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game. He scored 22 points, including 15 in the second half, to win the Class 2A state championship over Crosby-Ironton High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Carter Jr
Wendell Andre Carter Jr. ( ; born April 16, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. High school career Carter attended Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. As a sophomore, he averaged 21.3 points per game, 12.3 rebounds per game, and 4.1 blocks while leading the Knights to a (27–3) record and a Georgia 6AA regional title. Carter would continue to develop his game during the summer of 2015 where he led his AAU team, Georgia Stars, to a Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Peach Jam championship and was named Co-MVP alongside Jared Harper. after his sophomore season, Carter also earned the Georgia Region 6 AA Player of the Year and second-team Atlanta Tipoff Club All Metro-honors. In his junior season in 2015–16, he averaged 21.6 points per game and 13.6 rebounds per game. In the state finals game, Carter scored 30 points and recorded 20 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 San Antonio Spurs Season
The 2022–23 San Antonio Spurs season was the 56th season of the franchise, its 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 50th in the San Antonio area. On March 7, 2023, the Spurs were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season with the Oklahoma City Thunder's win over the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks win over the Utah Jazz. The Spurs also had their worst season since the 1996–97 season where they went 20–62. Draft The Spurs held three first-round picks and one second-round pick entering the draft. Roster Standings Division Conference Game log Preseason , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 2 , @ Houston , , Devin Vassell (13) , Jakob Pöltl (10) , Collins, Wesley (4) , Toyota Center10,640 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc; , 2 , October 6 , Orlando , , Doug McDermott (14) , Pöltl, Roby (6) , Devin Vassell (5) , AT&T Center11,561 , 0–2 , -style="bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FedEx Forum
FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. The venue also has the capability of hosting ice hockey games, concerts, and family shows. The arena officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also a derecho wind storm on July 22, 2003, that nearly brought down the cranes that were building it near the famed Beale Street. It was built at a cost of US$250 million and is owned by the City of Memphis; naming rights were purchased by one of Memphis's best-known businesses, FedEx, for $92 million. FedExForum was financed using $250 million of public bonds, which were issued by the Memphis Public Building Authority (PBA). Design Before FedExForum was built, Memphis' primary indoor entertainment venue had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bol Bol
Bol Manute Bol ( ; born November 16, 1999) is a South Sudanese–American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. A son of basketball player Manute Bol, who was known for being one of the tallest players in NBA history, Bol was born in Khartoum, Sudan, but was raised in the Kansas City area from a young age. In high school, Bol was considered one of the best players in the class of 2018, having been rated a consensus five-star recruit and earning McDonald's All-American honors. A center listed at , he is one of the tallest players in the NBA. Bol started his high school career at Blue Valley Northwest High School, where he was assigned to the junior varsity team. He transferred to Bishop Miege High School in the middle of the season but remained on junior varsity due to transfer rules. He joined varsity in his second year. As a junior, he moved to Mater Dei High Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole Anthony
Cole Hilton Anthony (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Listed at and , he plays the point guard position. The son of Greg Anthony, who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he grew up in Manhattan, New York and attended Archbishop Molloy High School before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his final year. He was rated a consensus five-star recruit and the best point guard in the 2019 class. As a senior, he earned ''USA Today'' All-USA first team honors and was named most valuable player (MVP) of the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit. In his freshman season at North Carolina, Anthony earned third-team All-ACC accolades despite missing six weeks due to injury. In 2018, Anthony led the United States to a gold medal and was named to the all-tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies Season
The 2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 22nd in Memphis. The Grizzlies qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season and won the Southwest division title for the second consecutive season. In the playoffs the Grizzlies were upset by the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, losing in six games, becoming the sixth 2-seed team to lose a playoff series against a 7-seed, following the Dallas Mavericks in 1987, the Utah Jazz in 1989, the San Antonio Spurs in 1991, the Miami Heat in 1998, and the Dallas Mavericks again in 2010. Throughout the season, the Grizzlies were marred by controversy, being heavily scrutinized for their antics and lack of maturity. Particularly scrutinized was Dillon Brooks, who was amongst the league leaders for most technical and flagrant fouls and, throughout the season, became known for cheap shots on opposing players and even a cameraman, leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the Minor league#Basketball, developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 NBA G League season, 2024–25 season, all are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except for the independent Mexico City Capitanes. The league was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), renamed the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in 2005. It received its present name in 2017 under a deal with Gatorade, becoming the first U.S. professional sports league named for an advertiser. Initially eight teams, the league expanded after 2005 under a plan by NBA commissioner David Stern to develop it into a true minor-league farm team, farm system, with each team affiliated with one or more NBA teams. By mid-2014, one-third of NBA players had spent time in the league, up from 23% in 2011. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Tibbetts
Nate Tibbetts (born May 15, 1977) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Early life Tibbetts is the son of girls high school basketball coach Fred Tibbetts. He grew up in Jefferson, South Dakota, and attended high school there before transferring to Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls as a junior. A , point guard, he led the basketball team at Roosevelt to a third-place finish in the state tournament as a Senior (education), senior, when he averaged 11 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and was chosen all-conference and all-state. He appeared in a total of 46 games at Roosevelt and set the school's all-time assists record, with 366. Tibbetts enrolled at the University of South Dakota and began playing for the South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team. He Redshirt (college sports), redshirted his first year and then started the final nine games of his redshirt-freshman season. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
