The 2021–22 Orlando Magic season is the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This will be the first season since 2018 that Steve Clifford will not coach the Magic, after agreeing to part ways on June 5.[1] On July 11, 2021 Jamahl Mosley was hired as the new head coach.[2]
Draft picks [ ]
In the 2021 NBA draft , the Magic selected Jalen Suggs from Gonzaga University with the fifth pick.[3] The team also selected Franz Wagner from the University of Michigan with the eighth pick,[3] and Jason Preston from Ohio University with the thirty-third pick.[4] The draft rights to Preston was later traded to the Los Angeles Clippers .[4]
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G
50
Anthony, Cole
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-05-15
North Carolina
C
5
Bamba, Mo
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1998-05-12
Texas
F/C
10
Bol, Bol
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1999-11-16
Oregon
F
17
Brazdeikis, Ignas (TW)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1999-01-08
Michigan
C
34
Carter, Wendell
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1999-04-16
Duke
G
20
Fultz, Markelle
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1998-05-29
Washington
G
13
Hampton, R. J.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-02-07
Little Elm (TX)
G
14
Harris, Gary
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1994-09-14
Michigan State
F
1
Isaac, Jonathan
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1997-10-03
Florida State
C
33
Lopez, Robin
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
281 lb (127 kg)
1988-04-01
Stanford
F
3
Okeke, Chuma
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
1998-08-18
Auburn
G/F
31
Ross, Terrence
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
1991-02-05
Washington
F
25
Schofield, Admiral (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
241 lb (109 kg)
1997-03-30
Tennessee
G
4
Suggs, Jalen
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2001-06-03
Gonzaga
F
22
Wagner, Franz
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2001-08-27
Michigan
F/C
21
Wagner, Moritz
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1997-04-26
Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: December 21, 2021
Standings [ ]
Division [ ]
Conference [ ]
Game log [ ]
Preseason [ ]
2021 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 4
@ Boston
L 97–98
Anthony , Wagner (16)
Mo Bamba (10)
Cole Anthony (6)
TD Garden 19,156
0–1
2
October 6
@ New Orleans
L 86–104
Wendell Carter Jr. (13)
Wendell Carter Jr. (11)
Anthony , Brazdeikis , Dotwin , Lopez , Suggs , F. Wagner , M. Wagner (2)
Smoothie King Center 12,407
0–2
3
October 10
San Antonio
L 100–101
Terrence Ross (20)
Mo Bamba (10)
Cole Anthony (5)
Amway Center 12,509
0–3
4
October 13
Boston
W 103–102
R. J. Hampton (20)
Wendell Carter Jr. (9)
Terrence Ross (5)
Amway Center 13,519
1–3
2021–22 pre-season schedule
Regular season [ ]
2021–22 game log Total: 13–43 (Home: 5–20; Road: 8–23)
October: 1–6 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 20
@ San Antonio
L 97–123
Mo Bamba (18)
Wendell Carter Jr. (8)
Anthony , Bamba (4)
AT&T Center 16,697
0–1
2
October 22
New York
L 96–121
Franz Wagner (16)
Mo Bamba (10)
Jalen Suggs (8)
Amway Center 18,846
0–2
3
October 24
@ New York
W 110–104
Cole Anthony (29)
Cole Anthony (16)
Cole Anthony (8)
Madison Square Garden 16,273
1–2
4
October 25
@ Miami
L 90–107
F. Wagner , Suggs (15)
Cole Anthony (9)
Cole Anthony (5)
FTX Arena 19,600
1–3
5
October 27
Charlotte
L 111–120
Cole Anthony (24)
Bamba , Carter Jr. (10)
Cole Anthony (6)
Amway Center 14,082
1–4
6
October 29
@ Toronto
L 109–110
Cole Anthony (24)
Mo Bamba (18)
Anthony , Bamba (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
1–5
7
October 30
@ Detroit
L 103–110
F. Wagner (19)
Cole Anthony (10)
Jalen Suggs (6)
Little Caesars Arena 11,423
1–6
November: 3–12 (Home: 1–6; Road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
@ Minnesota
W 115–97
Cole Anthony (31)
Wendell Carter Jr. (14)
Cole Anthony (8)
Target Center 14,744
2–6
9
November 3
Boston
L 79–92
Anthony , Carter Jr. (13)
Wendell Carter Jr. (13)
Anthony , Carter Jr. (4)
Amway Center 12,735
2–7
10
November 5
San Antonio
L 89–102
Cole Anthony (21)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Cole Anthony (6)
Amway Center 14,101
2–8
11
November 7
Utah
W 107–100
Cole Anthony (33)
Wendell Carter Jr. (16)
Wendell Carter Jr. (6)
Amway Center 13,386
3–8
12
November 10
Brooklyn
L 90–123
Terrence Ross (17)
Mo Bamba (9)
Jalen Suggs (4)
Amway Center 13,882
3–9
13
November 13
Washington
L 92–104
Cole Anthony (22)
Mo Bamba (17)
Cole Anthony (8)
Amway Center 17,272
3–10
14
November 15
@ Atlanta
L 111–129
Cole Anthony (29)
Wendell Carter Jr. (9)
Cole Anthony (11)
State Farm Arena 13,061
3–11
15
November 17
@ New York
W 104–98
Terrence Ross (19)
Mo Bamba (12)
Cole Anthony (7)
Madison Square Garden 16,680
4–11
16
November 19
@ Brooklyn
L 113–115
Jalen Suggs (21)
Mo Bamba (10)
Cole Anthony (9)
Barclays Center 16,966
4–12
17
November 20
@ Milwaukee
L 108–117
R. J. Hampton (19)
Mo Bamba (7)
R. J. Hampton (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
4–13
18
November 22
@ Milwaukee
L 92–123
Moritz Wagner (18)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
R. J. Hampton (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
4–14
19
November 24
Charlotte
L 99–106
Mo Bamba (18)
Mo Bamba (12)
Hampton , Suggs (6)
Amway Center 16,114
4–15
20
November 26
Chicago
L 88–123
Wendell Carter Jr. (26)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Harris , F. Wagner (4)
Amway Center 18,236
4–16
21
November 27
@ Cleveland
L 92–105
Wendell Carter Jr. (19)
Wendell Carter Jr. (11)
Lopez , F. Wagner (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,248
4–17
22
November 29
@ Philadelphia
L 96–101
Franz Wagner (27)
Mo Bamba (17)
Suggs , F. Wagner (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,193
4–18
December: 3–11 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 1
Denver
W 108–103
Cole Anthony (24)
Anthony , Carter Jr. (8)
Cole Anthony (7)
Amway Center 14,191
5–18
24
December 3
@ Houston
L 116–118
Cole Anthony (26)
Wendell Carter Jr. (16)
Cole Anthony (7)
Toyota Center 13,697
5–19
25
December 6
@ Golden State
L 95–126
Gary Harris (17)
Wendell Carter Jr. (12)
Franz Wagner (6)
Chase Center 18,064
5–20
26
December 8
@ Sacramento
L 130–142
Cole Anthony (33)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Cole Anthony (8)
Golden 1 Center 14,364
5–21
27
December 11
@ L. A. Clippers
L 104–106
Cole Anthony (23)
Wendell Carter Jr. (14)
Wendell Carter Jr. (7)
Staples Center 17,156
5–22
28
December 12
@ L. A. Lakers
L 94–106
Cole Anthony (21)
Robin Lopez (9)
Cole Anthony (5)
Staples Center 18,997
5–23
29
December 15
Atlanta
L 99–111
Moritz Wagner (19)
Wendell Carter Jr. (15)
Terrence Ross (8)
Amway Center 13,576
5–24
30
December 17
Miami
L 105–115
Franz Wagner (27)
Chuma Okeke (10)
Gary Harris (5)
Amway Center 14,103
5–25
31
December 18
@ Brooklyn
W 100–93
Robin Lopez (20)
Franz Wagner (11)
Franz Wagner (6)
Barclays Center 16,292
6–25
—
December 20
@ Toronto
Postponed due to Magic players and staff members entering the NBA's Health and Safety Protocols. Makeup date: March 4.[5] [6]
32
December 22
@ Atlanta
W 104–98
Franz Wagner (25)
Freddie Gillespie (8)
Robin Lopez (11)
State Farm Arena 15,299
7–25
33
December 23
New Orleans
L 104–110
Anthony , Harris (22)
Wendell Carter Jr. (12)
Cole Anthony (11)
Amway Center 13,954
7–26
34
December 26
@ Miami
L 83–93
Gary Harris (20)
Wendell Carter Jr. (14)
R. J. Hampton (5)
FTX Arena 19,600
7–27
35
December 28
Milwaukee
L 110–127
Franz Wagner (38)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Gravett , Hampton , Harris , Lopez (4)
Amway Center 16,696
7–28
36
December 30
Milwaukee
L 118–136
Franz Wagner (20)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Carter Jr. , Frazier , Hampton (5)
Amway Center 15,855
7–29
January: 4–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2
@ Boston
L 111–116 (OT)
Terrence Ross (33)
Wendell Carter Jr. (16)
Wendell Carter Jr. (7)
TD Garden 19,156
7–30
38
January 3
@ Chicago
L 98–102
Franz Wagner (22)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
United Center 20,502
7–31
39
January 5
Philadelphia
L 106–116
Cole Anthony (26)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Cole Anthony (7)
Amway Center 13,116
7–32
40
January 8
@ Detroit
L 92–97
Gary Harris (28)
Chuma Okeke (10)
Cole Anthony (6)
Little Caesars Arena 18,644
7–33
41
January 9
Washington
L 100–102
Terrence Ross (32)
Mo Bamba (9)
Chuma Okeke (5)
Amway Center 13,223
7–34
42
January 12
@ Washington
L 106–112
Cole Anthony (19)
Anthony , Lopez (11)
Franz Wagner (10)
Capital One Arena 13,138
7–35
43
January 14
@ Charlotte
W 116–109
Moritz Wagner (26)
Chuma Okeke (10)
Cole Anthony (8)
Spectrum Center 16,011
8–35
44
January 15
@ Dallas
L 92–108
Lopez , Suggs , M. Wagner (16)
Bamba , Okeke (6)
Anthony , F. Wagner (3)
American Airlines Center 19,816
8–36
45
January 17
Portland
L 88–98
F. Wagner , M. Wagner (14)
Anthony , Bamba (9)
Cole Anthony (6)
Amway Center 13,648
8–37
46
January 19
@ Philadelphia
L 110–123
Mo Bamba (32)
Franz Wagner (11)
Cole Anthony (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,081
8–38
47
January 21
L. A. Lakers
L 105–116
Jalen Suggs (22)
Mo Bamba (8)
Jalen Suggs (9)
Amway Center 18,846
8–39
48
January 23
Chicago
W 114–95
Moritz Wagner (23)
Carter Jr. , Okeke (7)
Jalen Suggs (7)
Amway Center 18,846
9–39
49
January 26
L. A. Clippers
L 102–111
Franz Wagner (21)
Wendell Carter Jr. (9)
Cole Anthony (11)
Amway Center 12,448
9–40
50
January 28
Detroit
W 119–103
Franz Wagner (24)
Bamba , Carter Jr. (11)
Cole Anthony (9)
Amway Center 13,156
10–40
51
January 30
Dallas
W 110–108
Chuma Okeke (19)
Wendell Carter Jr. (14)
Cole Anthony (6)
Amway Center 13,376
11–40
February: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2021–22 season schedule
Transactions [ ]
Trades [ ]
Free agency [ ]
Additions [ ]
Subtractions [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Mutually Agree to Part Ways" . NBA.com . June 5, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ "Orlando Magic Name Jamahl Mosley Head Coach" . NBA.com . July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
^ a b "Orlando Magic Emerge From 2021 NBA Draft with Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner" . NBA.com . July 30, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021 .
^ a b "Preston selected 33rd overall by Orlando Magic; acquired by LA Clippers in 2021 NBA Draft" . Ohio University . August 2, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021 .
^ "Orlando at Toronto Game Scheduled for Dec. 20 Postponed" . NBA.com . December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021 .
^ Reynolds, Tim (January 3, 2022). "NBA reschedules 11 games postponed in December" . Associated Press . Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ "Orlando Magic Acquire Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations From L.A. Clippers" . NBA.com . July 29, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ "Orlando Magic Sign Robin Lopez" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ a b c "Orlando Magic Sign Jeff Dowtin, Hassani Gravett and Jon Teske" . NBA.com . September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ "Orlando Magic Sign E'Twaun Moore" . NBA.com . September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ "Orlando Magic Sign Admiral Schofield" . NBA.com . September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021 .
^ "Orlando Magic Waive Dwayne Bacon" . NBA.com . August 8, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
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