2003–04 Orlando Magic season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Orlando Magic 2004 21 61 Atlantic 7 15 Doc Rivers Johnny Davis John Gabriel Bob Vander Weide Richard DeVos TD Waterhouse Centre Sunshine Network, WBRW Did not qualify ORL The 2003–04 Orlando Magic season was the 15th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.2003-04 Orlando Magic During the offseason, the Magic signed free agents Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue. Injuries hamstrung the Magic from the start of the season as Grant Hill missed the entire season recovering from ankle surgery, while Pat Garrity was lost after just two games with a knee injury. The Magic started the season with an 85–83 win on the road against the New York Knicks. However, their season would go straight down right after as they lost their next 19 games costing head coach Doc Rivers his job. With replacement Johnny Davis taking over, the Magic never recovered from their losing streak as they lost thirteen straight near the end of the season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a league-worst 21–61 record, the franchise's worst record since 1991–92. The season is notable for Tracy McGrady leading the league in scoring for the second straight time, averaging 28.0 points per game while being selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, McGrady requested a trade and was traded along with Howard, Lue and Reece Gaines to the Houston Rockets, PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; McGrady Gets Wish In Trade To Rockets New York Times June 30, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/30/sports/pro-basketball-notebook-mcgrady-gets-wish-in-trade-to-rockets.html?mcubz=1 August 29, 2017 and second-year forward Drew Gooden was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the season, they changed their uniforms and wordmarks on their jerseys they remained used until 2008. Draft picks 2003 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club 1 15 Reece Gaines F/G United States Louisville 2 42 Zaza Pachulia F Ülkerspor (Turkey) Roster Orlando Magic 2003–04 3 Keith Bogans SF 6 5 215 1980-05-12 Kentucky 55 Andrew DeClercq C 6 10 255 1973-02-01 Florida 13 Derrick Dial SG 6 4 184 1975-12-20 Eastern Michigan 22 Reece Gaines PG 6 6 205 1981-01-07 Louisville 8 Pat Garrity PF 6 9 238 1976-08-23 Notre Dame 0 Drew Gooden basketball PF 6 10 250 1977-06-20 Kansas 33 Grant Hill SF 6 8 225 1972-10-05 Duke 5 Juwan Howard PF 6 10 250 1973-02-07 Michigan 34 Steven Hunter C 7 0 240 1981-10-31 DePaul 31 Britton Johnsen C 6 10 245 1979-07-08 Utah 10 Tyronn Lue PG 6 0 175 1977-05-03 Nebraska 1 Tracy McGrady SG 6 8 220 1979-05-24 Mt. Zion HS (NC) 27 Zaza Pachulia C 6 11 275 1984-02-10 Georgia (country)Republic of Georgia 45 Sean Rooks C 6 10 250 1969-09-09 Arizona 9 DeShawn Stevenson SF 6 5 218 1981-04-03 Washington Union HS (CA) Doc Rivers (fired) Johnny Davis Mark Hughes Paul Pressey Paul Westhead https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2004.html April 2, 2004 Roster notes Small forward Grant Hill missed the entire season due to an ankle injury. Regular season Season standings ORL ORL z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameJuwan HowardPF81 77 2,877 570 158 54 22 1,376 35.5 7.0 2.0 .7 .3 17.0Drew Gooden basketballPF 79 17 2,134 516 89 62 72 914 27.0 6.5 1.1 .8 .9 11.6Tyronn LuePG 76 69 2,332 187 317 61 5 799 30.7 2.5 4.2 .8 .1 10.5Keith BogansSF 73 36 1,787 317 98 46 10 498 24.5 4.3 1.3 .6 .1 6.8Andrew DeClercqC 71 53 1,211 317 44 47 32 230 17.1 4.5 .6 .7 .5 3.2Tracy McGradySG 67 67 2,675 402 370 93 42 1,878 39.9 6.0 5.5 1.4 .6 28.0Steven HunterC 59 23 789 170 12 5 73 187 13.4 2.9 .2 .1 1.2 3.2Zaza PachuliaC 59 2 664 174 13 21 12 194 11.3 2.9 .2 .4 .2 3.3Gordan Giriček†SF 48 25 1,435 164 80 41 10 489 29.9 3.4 1.7 .9 .2 10.2Rod Strickland†PG 46 9 915 118 185 27 7 311 19.9 2.6 4.0 .6 .2 6.8Reece GainesPG 38 1 364 39 40 11 2 69 9.6 1.0 1.1 .3 .1 1.8Shammond Williams†SG 37 2 525 43 64 23 1 183 14.2 1.2 1.7 .6 .0 4.9DeShawn Stevenson†SF 26 24 933 120 66 24 1 291 35.9 4.6 2.5 .9 .0 11.2Donnell Harvey†PF 24 1 345 72 8 10 11 98 14.4 3.0 .3 .4 .5 4.1Britton JohnsenC 20 4 290 45 12 7 1 42 14.5 2.3 .6 .4 .1 2.1Sean Rooks†C 20 0 270 47 18 5 5 61 13.5 2.4 .9 .3 .3 3.1Desmond PenigarPF 10 0 89 24 3 2 2 32 8.9 2.4 .3 .2 .2 3.2Derrick DialSG 9 0 86 13 2 6 0 26 9.6 1.4 .2 .7 .0 2.9Lee Nailon†SF 8 0 83 14 4 1 0 29 10.4 1.8 .5 .1 .0 3.6Pat GarrityPF 2 0 22 0 1 0 0 2 11.0 .0 .5 .0 .0 1.0Robert Archibald†PF 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 4.0 1.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only. Awards and honors Tracy McGrady – All-NBA 2nd Team, Scoring Champion, All-Star References Category:Orlando Magic seasons Category:2003 in sports in Florida Category:2004 in sports in Florida Orlando Category:2003 in Orlando, Florida Category:2004 in Orlando, Florida