2011–12 Orlando Magic season

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2011–12 Orlando Magic season
Head coachStan Van Gundy
General managerOtis Smith
OwnersRDV Sports, Inc.
ArenaAmway Center
Results
Record37–29 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Pacers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • Fox Sports Florida
  • Sun Sports
RadioWDBO
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Orlando Magic season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 37–29 record in a regular season shortened by the lockout and an offseason where trade rumours that included starting center Dwight Howard abounded.[1] After the Magic's playoff loss against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Orlando franchise parted ways with head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith.[2] The Amway Center, the Magic's home court, was the venue of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.

This season also marked the end of an era as Dwight Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2012 off-season. The Magic would not earn a playoff berth again until the 2018–19 season.

Key dates[]

  • June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[3]
  • December 18: The Magic had the first of their two-game preseason against Miami at American Airlines Arena.
  • December 25: The regular season begins and the Magic have an away game at Oklahoma City. This is the Magic's first regular season game. They lost the season opener 89-97.
  • December 26: The Magic had their first home game of the regular season at the Amway Center. They played the Houston Rockets. The Magic also achieved their first win of the season, with a score of 104-95.
  • April 15: Orlando secures a playoff spot with a 100–84 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[4]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 53 DeAndre Liggins SG / SF  United States Kentucky

Roster[]

2011–12 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-05-06 California
F 3 Clark, Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-01-17 Louisville
F/C 11 Davis, Glen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1986-01-01 LSU
G 25 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-08-31 Duke
F 32 Harper, Justin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-08-30 Richmond
C 12 Howard, Dwight Injured (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985-12-08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F 34 Liggins, DeAndre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988-03-31 Kentucky
G 14 Nelson, Jameer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-02-09 Saint Joseph's
F/C 21 Orton, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990-08-06 Kentucky
G 7 Redick, JJ 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-06-24 Duke
G 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981-01-20 Michigan State
F 5 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980-04-13 DePaul
G 10 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-07-05 Wake Forest
F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979-03-19 Turkey
G 1 Wafer, Von 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1985-07-21 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 2, 2012

Roster Notes[]

  • Center Dwight Howard played 54 games (his last game being on April 7, 2012) but missed the remainder of the season and the playoffs after undergoing back surgery to repair a herniated disk which also led to him missing the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[5][6][7]

Pre-season[]

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.


2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 18 @ Miami L 85–118 Ryan Anderson, JJ Redick (22) Ryan Anderson (8) Jameer Nelson (7) American Airlines Arena
20,100 		0–1
2 December 21 Miami W 104–100 Glen Davis (18) Dwight Howard (9) Jameer Nelson (10) Amway Center
19,045 		1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Southeast Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Miami Heat 46 20 .697 – 28–5 18–15 9–5 66
x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 6 23–10 17–16 11–3 66
x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 9 21–12 16–17 8–7 66
Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 26 11–22 9–24 7–7 66
Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 39 4–29 3–30 1–14 66


Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 66
2 y-Miami Heat * 46 20 .697 4.0 66
3 x-Indiana Pacers * 42 24 .636 8.0 66
4 y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 11.0 66
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 10.0 66
6 x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 13.0 66
7 x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 14.0 66
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 15.0 66
9 Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19.0 66
10 Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25.0 66
11 Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 27.0 66
12 New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 28.0 66
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29.0 66
14 Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 30.0 66
15 Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 43.0 66

Game log[]

2011–12 game log
Total: 37–29 (Home: 21–12; Road: 16–17)
December: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 25 @ Oklahoma City L 89–97 Ryan Anderson (25) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		0–1
2 December 26 Houston W 104–95 Hedo Türkoğlu (23) Dwight Howard (7) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center
18,846 		1–1
3 December 29 New Jersey W 94–78 Ryan Anderson (22) Dwight Howard (24) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,954 		2–1
4 December 30 @ Charlotte W 100–79 Ryan Anderson (23) Dwight Howard (24) Chris Duhon (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
18,064 		3–1
January: 9–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 1 Toronto W 102–96 Ryan Anderson (24) Dwight Howard (15) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,846 		4–1
6 January 2 @ Detroit L 78–89 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (7) Jameer Nelson (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,120 		4–2
7 January 4 Washington W 103–85 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (20) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center
18,846 		5–2
8 January 6 Chicago L 83–97 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (15) Chris Duhon (4) Amway Center
18,912 		5–3
9 January 8 @ Sacramento W 104–97 Jason Richardson (22) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson (6) Power Balance Pavilion
14,150 		6–3
10 January 11 @ Portland W 107–104 JJ Redick (17) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Rose Garden
20,467 		7–3
11 January 12 @ Golden State W 117–109 Dwight Howard (45) Dwight Howard (23) Hedo Türkoğlu (9) Oracle Arena
17,754 		8–3
12 January 16 @ New York W 102–93 Ryan Anderson (30) Dwight Howard (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		9–3
13 January 17 Charlotte W 96–89 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (17) Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (4) Amway Center
18,846 		10–3
14 January 18 San Antonio L 83–85 (OT) Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (25) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center
18,846 		10–4
15 January 20 L. A. Lakers W 92–80 Dwight Howard (21) Dwight Howard (23) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center
18,846 		11–4
16 January 23 @ Boston L 56–87 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (14) Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (3) TD Garden
18,624 		11–5
17 January 24 @ Indiana W 102–83 Ryan Anderson (24) Dwight Howard (9) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,760 		12–5
18 January 26 Boston L 83–91 Dwight Howard (16) Dwight Howard (16) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,952 		12–6
19 January 27 @ New Orleans L 67–93 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (16) Chris Duhon (5) New Orleans Arena
16,176 		12–7
20 January 29 Indiana L 85–106 Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,952 		12–8
21 January 30 @ Philadelphia L 69–74 Dwight Howard (17) Ryan Anderson (20) Quentin Richardson (3) Wells Fargo Center
16,299 		12–9
February: 10–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 February 1 Washington W 109–103 Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson (23) Dwight Howard (18) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center
18,846 		13–9
23 February 3 Cleveland W 102–94 Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson (19) Dwight Howard (16) Chris Duhon (5) Amway Center
18,933 		14–9
24 February 4 @ Indiana W 85–81 Dwight Howard (27) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) Chris Duhon, Jason Richardson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		15–9
25 February 6 L. A. Clippers L 102–107 (OT) Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (12) Amway Center
18,846 		15–10
26 February 8 Miami W 102–89 Ryan Anderson (27) Dwight Howard (24) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,972 		16–10
27 February 10 Atlanta L 87–89 (OT) Ryan Anderson (21) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center
18,846 		16–11
28 February 11 @ Milwaukee W 99–94 Jason Richardson (31) Dwight Howard (14) Chris Duhon, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Bradley Center
17,723 		17–11
29 February 13 Minnesota W 102–89 Jason Richardson (17) Dwight Howard (7) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Amway Center
18,846 		18–11
30 February 15 Philadelphia W 103–87 Ryan Anderson (27) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (14) Amway Center
18,846 		19–11
31 February 17 Milwaukee W 94–85 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (20) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,846 		20–11
32 February 19 @ Miami L 78–90 JJ Redick (17) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (4) American Airlines Arena
20,185 		20–12
33 February 20 @ Milwaukee W 93–90 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (16) Jameer Nelson (5) Bradley Center
13,143 		21–12
34 February 22 @ New Jersey W 108–91 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson (7) Prudential Center
15,364 		22–12
35 February 23 @ Atlanta L 78–83 JJ Redick (13) Dwight Howard (12) Chris Duhon, Ish Smith, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Philips Arena
14,523 		22–13
All-Star Break
36 February 29 @ Washington W 102–95 Ryan Anderson (23) Ryan Anderson (15) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Verizon Center
18,688 		23–13
March: 9–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 March 1 Oklahoma City L 102–105 Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (9) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center
18,846 		23–14
38 March 3 Milwaukee W 114–98 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (10) Amway Center
18,846 		24–14
39 March 5 @ Toronto W 92–88 Dwight Howard (36) Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (9) Air Canada Centre
15,392 		25–14
50 March 6 @ Charlotte L 84–100 Dwight Howard (15) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,110 		25–15
41 March 8 @ Chicago W 99–94 Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (7) United Center
22,127 		26–15
42 March 11 Indiana W 107–94 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (13) JJ Redick (9) Amway Center
18,846 		27–15
43 March 13 Miami W 104–98 (OT) Jameer Nelson (25) Dwight Howard (25) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center
18,879 		28–15
44 March 14 @ San Antonio L 111–122 Jameer Nelson (25) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (7) AT&T Center
18,581 		28–16
45 March 16 New Jersey W 86–70 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Amway Center
18,938 		29–16
46 March 18 @ Miami L 81–91 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson (6) American Airlines Arena
20,003 		29–17
47 March 19 Chicago L 59–85 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (12) Dwight Howard, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (2) Amway Center
18,998 		29–18
48 March 21 Phoenix W 103–93 Ryan Anderson (29) Dwight Howard (16) Jason Richardson (5) Amway Center
18,930 		30–18
49 March 23 Cleveland W 93–80 Ryan Anderson (17) Dwight Howard (13) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center
18,846 		31–18
50 March 26 @ Toronto W 117–101 Ryan Anderson (28) Dwight Howard (10) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Air Canada Centre
16,429 		32–18
51 March 28 @ New York L 86–108 Jameer Nelson (17) Glen Davis (6) Jameer Nelson (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		32–19
52 March 30 Dallas L 98–100 Jameer Nelson (24) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Amway Center
18,951 		32–20
April : 5–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 April 1 Denver L 101–104 Jameer Nelson (27) Glen Davis (16) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center
18,951 		32–21
54 April 3 @ Detroit L 95–102 Glen Davis (31) Glen Davis (10) Chris Duhon (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,741 		32–22
55 April 5 New York L 80–96 Jason Richardson (16) Dwight Howard (8) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center
19,098 		32–23
56 April 7 @ Philadelphia W 88–82 Glen Davis (23) Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (6) Wells Fargo Center
19,775 		33–23
57 April 9 Detroit W 119–89 Jason Richardson (22) Glen Davis (16) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center
18,998 		34–23
58 April 10 @ Washington L 85–93 Jameer Nelson (19) Glen Davis (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Verizon Center
15,355 		34–24
59 April 13 Atlanta L 81–109 Glen Davis, Von Wafer (16) Glen Davis (9) Jameer Nelson, Von Wafer (4) Amway Center
18,846 		34–25
60 April 15 @ Cleveland W 100–84 Jameer Nelson (21) Ryan Anderson (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Quicken Loans Arena
16,305 		35–25
61 April 16 Philadelphia W 113–100 Ryan Anderson (26) Ryan Anderson (16) Jameer Nelson (13) Amway Center
18,846 		36–25
62 April 18 @ Boston L 98–102 Glen Davis (27) Ryan Anderson (9) Jameer Nelson (9) TD Garden
18,624 		36–26
63 April 21 @ Utah L 107–117 (OT) Jameer Nelson (23) Glen Davis (13) Jameer Nelson (11) EnergySolutions Arena
19,580 		36–27
64 April 22 @ Denver L 74–101 Ryan Anderson (24) Ryan Anderson (9) Jason Richardson, Von Wafer (4) Pepsi Center
19,155 		36–28
65 April 25 Charlotte W 102–95 JJ Redick (31) Ryan Anderson (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center
19,152 		37–28
66 April 26 @ Memphis L 76–88 Hedo Türkoğlu (18) Earl Clark (9) Chris Duhon, Daniel Orton, Ish Smith (3) FedExForum
17,215 		37–29
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs[]

Game log[]

2012 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Indiana W 81–77 Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson (17) Glen Davis (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–0
2 April 30 @ Indiana L 78–93 Glen Davis (18) Glen Davis (10) Jameer Nelson, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–1
3 May 2 Indiana L 74–97 Glen Davis (22) Quentin Richardson (10) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center
18,846 		1–2
4 May 5 Indiana L 99–101 (OT) Jason Richardson (25) Glen Davis (11) Jameer Nelson (11) Amway Center
18,846 		1–3
5 May 8 @ Indiana L 87–105 Jameer Nelson (27) Glen Davis (8) Jameer Nelson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Orlando Magic statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ryan Anderson 61 61 32.2 .439 .393 .877 7.7 .9 .8 .4 16.1
Earl Clark 45 1 12.4 .367 .724 2.8 .4 .3 .7 2.7
Glen Davis 61 13 23.4 .421 .143 .683 5.4 .8 .7 .3 9.3
Chris Duhon 63 9 19.5 .419 .420 .810 1.6 2.4 .6 .1 3.8
Justin Harper 14 0 6.0 .290 .154 .000 .9 .1 .1 .2 1.4
Dwight Howard 54 54 38.3 .573 .000 .491 14.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 20.6
Larry Hughes 9 0 12.7 .227 .143 .500 .6 .8 .2 .0 1.3
DeAndre Liggins 17 0 6.8 .480 .000 .474 .9 .3 .4 .0 1.9
Jameer Nelson 57 57 29.9 .427 .377 .807 3.2 5.7 .7 .1 11.9
Daniel Orton 16 2 11.7 .567 .000 .440 2.4 .3 .5 .6 2.8
JJ Redick 65 22 27.2 .425 .418 .911 2.3 2.5 .4 .1 11.6
Jason Richardson 54 54 29.5 .408 .368 .594 3.6 2.0 1.0 .4 11.6
Quentin Richardson 48 3 18.0 .376 .347 .833 2.6 .8 .6 .1 4.5
Ishmael Smith[a] 20 0 8.6 .373 .250 .750 1.3 1.6 .6 .1 2.3
Hedo Türkoğlu 53 53 31.2 .415 .353 .705 3.8 4.4 .8 .3 10.9
Von Wafer 33 1 14.2 .452 .359 .704 1.4 .9 .3 .1 5.9
  • a Statistics with the Orlando Magic.

Playoffs[]

Orlando Magic statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ryan Anderson 5 5 34.4 .341 .400 .857 4.6 .8 .6 .4 9.6
Earl Clark 5 0 17.6 .444 .571 6.6 .2 .4 1.0 4.0
Glen Davis 5 5 38.0 .438 .773 9.2 .8 .6 1.2 19.0
Chris Duhon 5 0 12.2 .200 .333 .000 1.4 1.8 1.0 .2 .6
Justin Harper 1 0 5.0 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Jameer Nelson 5 5 36.4 .392 .320 .750 3.8 6.6 .8 .2 15.6
Daniel Orton 4 0 2.3 1.000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
JJ Redick 5 0 24.6 .432 .211 .857 1.0 3.2 .2 .0 10.8
Jason Richardson 5 5 29.6 .396 .370 .417 3.8 1.0 1.2 .4 11.4
Quentin Richardson 5 0 14.8 .333 .286 4.4 .4 .2 .0 2.4
Ishmael Smith 1 0 5.0 1.0 .0 .0 .2 .0
Hedo Türkoğlu 5 5 32.4 .366 .417 .636 2.8 2.4 1.0 .8 8.4
Von Wafer 1 0 6.0 .600 1.0 .0 .0 .0 6.0

Awards and records[]

All-Star[]

Injuries and disciplinary actions[]

  • Hedo Türkoğlu underwent surgery to repair a facial fracture sustained during a game against the New York Knicks on April 5 and missed the remainder of the regular season.[13]
  • Glen Davis was suspended 2 games by the team for conduct detrimental to the team.[14] A month later he was fined US$35,000 by the league for making an obscene gesture in a game against the Toronto Raptors.[15]
  • Hedo Türkoğlu was suspended 1 game by the league for making intentional contact with an official during a game against the Chicago Bulls.[16]
  • Chris Duhon was suspended 1 game by the team for violating team rules.[17]
  • In April, Dwight Howard underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and was out for the remainder of the season.[18]

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview[]

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Trades[]

June 23, 2011 To Orlando Magic
Draft rights to Justin Harper 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Conditional 2012 and 2013 second round picks.
December 12, 2011 To Orlando Magic
Glen Davis (sign and trade)
Von Wafer (sign and trade) 		To Boston Celtics
Brandon Bass

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Larry Hughes December 9
Ish Smith February 2 Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[19] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[20]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Earl Clark August 10 Zhejiang Lions (China) No
Justin Harper August 19 Strasbourg IG (France) Yes

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  16. ^ Hedo Turkoglu suspended 1 game for contact with official, CBSSports.com. March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  17. ^ Orlando Magic suspend Chris Duhon for 1 game, Orlando Sentinel. April 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
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