2011–12 Orlando Magic season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Orlando Magic 2012 37 29 Southeast 3 6 Stan Van Gundy Otis Smith RDV Sports, Inc. Amway Center Fox Sports Florida Sun Sports WDBO First round(lost to Pacers 1–4) ORL 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.Dwight Howard Trade Rumors and News Roundup https://web.archive.org/web/20130719013525/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10924366 2013-07-19 , Yahoo! Sports. February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012. After the Magic's playoff loss against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs in five games, the Orlando franchise parted ways with head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith.Stan Van Gundy, Otis Smith out, ESPN.com. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012. 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, along with Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2012 off-season. The Magic did not earn a playoff berth again until the 2018–19 season when Dwight was with the Washington Wizards. Key dates June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Report: NBA draft moving to Newark https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121 ESPN.com October 27, 2010 October 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121 30 October 2010 live 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.https://archive.today/20130119120740/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2012/04/15/30724_recap.html Magic defeat Cavs, clinch playoff spot with win, Sports Illustrated. April 15, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012. Draft picks 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 53 DeAndre Liggins SG / SF United States Kentucky Roster Orlando Magic 2011–12 #007CC5 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 33 Ryan Anderson basketball, born 1988 FC 6 10 240 1988-05-06 California 3 Earl Clark F 6 10 225 1988-01-17 Louisville 11 Glen Davis basketball FC 6 9 289 1986-01-01 LSU 25 Chris Duhon G 6 1 190 1982-08-31 Duke University 32 Justin Harper basketball F 6 10 225 1989-08-30 Richmond 12 Dwight Howard C 6 11 265 1985-12-08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA) 34 DeAndre Liggins F 6 6 209 1988-03-31 Kentucky 14 Jameer Nelson G 6 0 190 1982-02-09 St. Joseph's 21 Daniel Orton FC 6 10 255 1990-08-06 Kentucky 7 JJ Redick G 6 4 190 1984-06-24 Duke 23 Jason Richardson G 6 6 225 1981-01-20 Michigan State 5 Quentin Richardson F 6 6 228 1980-04-13 DePaul 10 Ish Smith G 6 0 175 1988-07-05 Wake Forest 15 Hedo Türkoğlu F 6 10 220 1979-03-19 Turkey 1 Von Wafer G 6 5 209 1985-07-21 Florida State Stan Van Gundy Ahmad Ajami Bob Beyer Steve Clifford Patrick Ewing Brendan Malone https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2012.html 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.Brian Floyd https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/4/13/2947422/dwight-howard-injury-back-herniated-disk Dwight Howard Injury: Magic Center Out With Herniated Disk SB Nation April 13, 2012 March 6, 2012Ric Bucher https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7834605/orlando-magic-dwight-howard-back-surgery-miss-rest-season Dwight Howard out for season ESPN April 19, 2012 March 6, 2021Dave McMenamin https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9000076/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-wants-play-2016-olympics Dwight Howard wants to play in Rio ESPN February 28, 2013 March 6, 2021 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. Orlando Magic yes 2012 Orlando Magic Pre-season yes no 1 0 0 1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | December 18 | @ Miami | 20111218 ORLMIA 85 118 | Ryan Anderson, JJ Redick (22) | Ryan Anderson (8) | Jameer Nelson (7) | American Airlines Arena20,100 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 | December 21 | Miami | 20111221 MIAORL 104 100 | Glen Davis (18) | Dwight Howard (9) | Jameer Nelson (10) | Amway Center19,045 | 1–1 orl 2012 Regular season Standings ORL ORL Game log Orlando Magic 2012 Total: 37–29 (home: 21–12; road: 16–17) Orlando Magic December yes 2 0 1 1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | December 25 | @ Oklahoma City | 20111225 ORLOKC 89 97 | Ryan Anderson (25) | Dwight Howard (15) | Jameer Nelson (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | December 26 | Houston | 20111226 HOUORL 104 95 | Hedo Türkoğlu (23) | Dwight Howard (7) | Jameer Nelson (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | December 29 | New Jersey | 20111229 NJNORL 94 78 | Ryan Anderson (22) | Dwight Howard (24) | Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,954 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 | December 30 | @ Charlotte | 20111230 ORLCHA 100 79 | Ryan Anderson (23) | Dwight Howard (24) | Chris Duhon (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,064 | 3–1 Orlando Magic January 4 4 5 4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | January 1 | Toronto | 20120101 TORORL 102 96 | Ryan Anderson (24) | Dwight Howard (15) | Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,846 | 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | January 2 | @ Detroit | 20120102 ORLDET 78 89 | Dwight Howard (19) | Dwight Howard (7) | Jameer Nelson (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills8,120 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | January 4 | Washington | 20120104 WASORL 103 85 | Dwight Howard (28) | Dwight Howard (20) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Amway Center18,846 | 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | January 6 | Chicago | 20120106 CHIORL 83 97 | Dwight Howard (28) | Dwight Howard (15) | Chris Duhon (4) | Amway Center18,912 | 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | January 8 | @ Sacramento | 20120108 ORLSAC 104 97 | Jason Richardson (22) | Dwight Howard (11) | Jameer Nelson (6) | Power Balance Pavilion14,150 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | January 11 | @ Portland | 20120111 ORLPOR 107 104 | JJ Redick (17) | Dwight Howard (13) | Hedo Türkoğlu (6) | Rose Garden20,467 | 7–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | January 12 | @ Golden State | 20120112 ORLGSW 117 109 | Dwight Howard (45) | Dwight Howard (23) | Hedo Türkoğlu (9) | Oracle Arena17,754 | 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | January 16 | @ New York | 20120116 ORLNYK 102 93 | Ryan Anderson (30) | Dwight Howard (10) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 9–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | January 17 | Charlotte | 20120117 CHAORL 96 89 | Dwight Howard (25) | Dwight Howard (17) | Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (4) | Amway Center18,846 | 10–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | January 18 | San Antonio | 20120118 SASORL 83 85 1 | Dwight Howard (24) | Dwight Howard (25) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 10–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | January 20 | L. A. Lakers | 20120120 LALORL 92 80 | Dwight Howard (21) | Dwight Howard (23) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Amway Center18,846 | 11–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | January 23 | @ Boston | 20120123 ORLBOS 56 87 | Dwight Howard (18) | Dwight Howard (14) | Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (3) | TD Garden18,624 | 11–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | January 24 | @ Indiana | 20120124 ORLIND 102 83 | Ryan Anderson (24) | Dwight Howard (9) | Hedo Türkoğlu (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse12,760 | 12–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | January 26 | Boston | 20120126 BOSORL 83 91 | Dwight Howard (16) | Dwight Howard (16) | Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,952 | 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | January 27 | @ New Orleans | 20120127 ORLNOH 67 93 | Dwight Howard (28) | Dwight Howard (16) | Chris Duhon (5) | New Orleans Arena16,176 | 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | January 29 | Indiana | 20120129 INDORL 85 106 | Dwight Howard (24) | Dwight Howard (13) | Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,952 | 12–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | January 30 | @ Philadelphia | 20120130 ORLPHI 69 74 | Dwight Howard (17) | Ryan Anderson (20) | Quentin Richardson (3) | Wells Fargo Center16,299 | 12–9 Orlando Magic February 5 2 5 2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | February 1 | Washington | 20120201 WASORL 109 103 | Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson (23) | Dwight Howard (18) | Hedo Türkoğlu (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | February 3 | Cleveland | 20120203 CLEORL 102 94 | Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson (19) | Dwight Howard (16) | Chris Duhon (5) | Amway Center18,933 | 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | February 4 | @ Indiana | 20120204 ORLIND 85 81 | Dwight Howard (27) | Hedo Türkoğlu (10) | Chris Duhon, Jason Richardson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | February 6 | L. A. Clippers | 20120206 LACORL 102 107 1 | Dwight Howard (33) | Dwight Howard (14) | Jameer Nelson (12) | Amway Center18,846 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | February 8 | Miami | 20120208 MIAORL 102 89 | Ryan Anderson (27) | Dwight Howard (24) | Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,972 | 16–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | February 10 | Atlanta | 20120210 ATLORL 87 89 1 | Ryan Anderson (21) | Dwight Howard (18) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | February 11 | @ Milwaukee | 20120211 ORLMIL 99 94 | Jason Richardson (31) | Dwight Howard (14) | Chris Duhon, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Bradley Center17,723 | 17–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | February 13 | Minnesota | 20120213 MINORL 102 89 | Jason Richardson (17) | Dwight Howard (7) | Hedo Türkoğlu (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 18–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | February 15 | Philadelphia | 20120215 PHIORL 103 87 | Ryan Anderson (27) | Dwight Howard (14) | Jameer Nelson (14) | Amway Center18,846 | 19–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | February 17 | Milwaukee | 201202217 MILORL 94 85 | Dwight Howard (26) | Dwight Howard (20) | Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,846 | 20–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | February 19 | @ Miami | 20120219 ORLMIA 78 90 | JJ Redick (17) | Dwight Howard (15) | Jameer Nelson (4) | American Airlines Arena20,185 | 20–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | February 20 | @ Milwaukee | 201202120 ORLMIL 93 90 | Dwight Howard (28) | Dwight Howard (16) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Bradley Center13,143 | 21–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | February 22 | @ New Jersey | 20120222 ORLNJN 108 91 | Dwight Howard (20) | Dwight Howard (17) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Prudential Center15,364 | 22–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | February 23 | @ Atlanta | 20120223 ORLATL 78 83 | JJ Redick (13) | Dwight Howard (12) | Chris Duhon, Ish Smith, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) | Philips Arena14,523 | 22–13 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | February 29 | @ Washington | 20120229 ORLWAS 102 95 | Ryan Anderson (23) | Ryan Anderson (15) | Hedo Türkoğlu (6) | Verizon Center18,688 | 23–13 Orlando Magic March 6 3 3 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | March 1 | Oklahoma City | 20120301 OKCORL 102 105 | Dwight Howard (33) | Dwight Howard (9) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Amway Center18,846 | 23–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | March 3 | Milwaukee | 20120303 MILORL 114 98 | Dwight Howard (28) | Dwight Howard (14) | Jameer Nelson (10) | Amway Center18,846 | 24–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | March 5 | @ Toronto | 20120305 ORLTOR 92 88 | Dwight Howard (36) | Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (13) | Hedo Türkoğlu (9) | Air Canada Centre15,392 | 25–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | March 6 | @ Charlotte | 20120306 ORLCHA 84 100 | Dwight Howard (15) | Dwight Howard (17) | Jameer Nelson (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,110 | 25–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | March 8 | @ Chicago | 20120308 ORLCHI 99 94 | Dwight Howard (29) | Dwight Howard (18) | Jameer Nelson (7) | United Center22,127 | 26–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | March 11 | Indiana | 20120311 INDORL 107 94 | Dwight Howard (30) | Dwight Howard (13) | JJ Redick (9) | Amway Center18,846 | 27–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | March 13 | Miami | 20120313 MIAORL 104 98 1 | Jameer Nelson (25) | Dwight Howard (25) | Hedo Türkoğlu (5) | Amway Center18,879 | 28–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | March 14 | @ San Antonio | 20120314 ORLSAS 111 122 | Jameer Nelson (25) | Dwight Howard (12) | Jameer Nelson (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 28–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | March 16 | New Jersey | 20120316 ORLNJN 86 70 | Dwight Howard (18) | Dwight Howard (11) | Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (6) | Amway Center18,938 | 29–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | March 18 | @ Miami | 20120318 ORLMIA 81 91 | Dwight Howard (18) | Dwight Howard (11) | Jameer Nelson (6) | American Airlines Arena20,003 | 29–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | March 19 | Chicago | 20120319 CHIORL 59 85 | Dwight Howard (18) | Dwight Howard (12) | Dwight Howard, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (2) | Amway Center18,998 | 29–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | March 21 | Phoenix | 20120321 PHXORL 103 93 | Ryan Anderson (29) | Dwight Howard (16) | Jason Richardson (5) | Amway Center18,930 | 30–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | March 23 | Cleveland | 20120323 CLEORL 93 80 | Ryan Anderson (17) | Dwight Howard (13) | Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) | Amway Center18,846 | 31–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | March 26 | @ Toronto | 20120326 ORLTOR 117 101 | Ryan Anderson (28) | Dwight Howard (10) | Hedo Türkoğlu (8) | Air Canada Centre16,429 | 32–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | March 28 | @ New York | 20120328 ORLNYK 86 108 | Jameer Nelson (17) | Glen Davis (6) | Jameer Nelson (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 32–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | March 30 | Dallas | 20120330 DALORL 98 100 | Jameer Nelson (24) | Dwight Howard (15) | Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) | Amway Center18,951 | 32–20 Orlando Magic April 3 3 2 6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | April 1 | Denver | 20120401 DENORL 101 104 | Jameer Nelson (27) | Glen Davis (16) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Amway Center18,951 | 32–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | April 3 | @ Detroit | 20120403 ORLDET 95 102 | Glen Davis (31) | Glen Davis (10) | Chris Duhon (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,741 | 32–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | April 5 | New York | 20120405 NYKORL 80 96 | Jason Richardson (16) | Dwight Howard (8) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Amway Center19,098 | 32–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | April 7 | @ Philadelphia | 20120407 ORLPHI 88 82 | Glen Davis (23) | Dwight Howard (22) | Dwight Howard (6) | Wells Fargo Center19,775 | 33–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | April 9 | Detroit | 20120409 DETORL 119 89 | Jason Richardson (22) | Glen Davis (16) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Amway Center18,998 | 34–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | April 10 | @ Washington | 20120410 ORLWAS 85 93 | Jameer Nelson (19) | Glen Davis (10) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Verizon Center15,355 | 34–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | April 13 | Atlanta | 20120413 ATLORL 81 109 | Glen Davis, Von Wafer (16) | Glen Davis (9) | Jameer Nelson, Von Wafer (4) | Amway Center18,846 | 34–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | April 15 | @ Cleveland | 20120415 ORLCLE 100 84 | Jameer Nelson (21) | Ryan Anderson (13) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Quicken Loans Arena16,305 | 35–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | April 16 | Philadelphia | 20120416 PHIORL 113 100 | Ryan Anderson (26) | Ryan Anderson (16) | Jameer Nelson (13) | Amway Center18,846 | 36–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | April 18 | @ Boston | 20120418 ORLBOS 98 102 | Glen Davis (27) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Jameer Nelson (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 36–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | April 21 | @ Utah | 20120421 ORLUTA 107 117 1 | Jameer Nelson (23) | Glen Davis (13) | Jameer Nelson (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,580 | 36–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | April 22 | @ Denver | 20120422 ORLDEN 74 101 | Ryan Anderson (24) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Jason Richardson, Von Wafer (4) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 36–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | April 25 | Charlotte | 20120425 CHAORL 102 95 | JJ Redick (31) | Ryan Anderson (13) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Amway Center19,152 | 37–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | April 26 | @ Memphis | 20120426 ORLMEM 76 88 | Hedo Türkoğlu (18) | Earl Clark (9) | Chris Duhon, Daniel Orton, Ish Smith (3) | FedExForum17,215 | 37–29 orl 2012 Playoffs Game log Orlando Magic yes 2012 Orlando Magic First round yes yes no 0 2 1 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | April 28 | @ Indiana | 20120428 ORLIND 81 77 | Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson (17) | Glen Davis (13) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 30 | @ Indiana | 20120430 ORLIND 78 93 | Glen Davis (18) | Glen Davis (10) | Jameer Nelson, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 2 | Indiana | 20120502 INDORL 74 97 | Glen Davis (22) | Quentin Richardson (10) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 5 | Indiana | 20120505 INDORL 99 101 1 | Jason Richardson (25) | Glen Davis (11) | Jameer Nelson (11) | Amway Center18,846 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 8 | @ Indiana | 20120508 ORLIND 87 105 | Jameer Nelson (27) | Glen Davis (8) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 1–4 ORL yes 2012 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 gameJJ RedickSG65 22 1,765 150 164 27 6 751 27.2 2.3 2.5 .4 .1 11.6Chris DuhonPG 63 9 1,226 102 151 35 9 237 19.5 1.6 2.4 .6 .1 3.8Ryan Anderson basketball, born 1988PF 61 61 1,964 471 54 50 26 980 32.2 7.7 .9 .8 .4 16.1Glen Davis basketballPF 61 13 1,427 331 47 43 19 566 23.4 5.4 .8 .7 .3 9.3Jameer NelsonPG 57 57 1,706 181 325 38 5 676 29.9 3.2 5.7 .7 .1 11.9Dwight HowardC 54 54 2,070 785 104 81 116 1,113 38.3 14.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 20.6Jason RichardsonSG 54 54 1,591 194 107 53 22 629 29.5 3.6 2.0 1.0 .4 11.6Hedo TürkoğluSF 53 53 1,653 199 233 45 17 576 31.2 3.8 4.4 .8 .3 10.9Quentin RichardsonSF 48 3 866 123 38 28 6 215 18.0 2.6 .8 .6 .1 4.5Earl ClarkPF 45 1 559 124 18 12 32 123 12.4 2.8 .4 .3 .7 2.7Von WaferSG 33 1 469 45 29 10 3 194 14.2 1.4 .9 .3 .1 5.9Ish Smith†PG 20 0 171 26 32 11 2 45 8.6 1.3 1.6 .6 .1 2.3DeAndre LigginsSF 17 0 115 15 5 6 0 33 6.8 .9 .3 .4 .0 1.9Daniel OrtonPF 16 2 187 39 5 8 9 45 11.7 2.4 .3 .5 .6 2.8Justin Harper basketballPF 14 0 84 12 2 2 3 20 6.0 .9 .1 .1 .2 1.4Larry HughesPG 9 0 114 5 7 2 0 12 12.7 .6 .8 .2 .0 1.3 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only. Playoffs 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 gameGlen Davis basketballPF5 5 190 46 4 3 6 95 38.0 9.2 .8 .6 1.2 19.0Jameer NelsonPG5 5 182 19 33 4 1 78 36.4 3.8 6.6 .8 .2 15.6Ryan Anderson basketball, born 1988PF5 5 172 23 4 3 2 48 34.4 4.6 .8 .6 .4 9.6Hedo TürkoğluSF5 5 162 14 12 5 4 42 32.4 2.8 2.4 1.0 .8 8.4Jason RichardsonSG5 5 148 19 5 6 2 57 29.6 3.8 1.0 1.2 .4 11.4JJ RedickSG5 0 123 5 16 1 0 54 24.6 1.0 3.2 .2 .0 10.8Earl ClarkPF5 0 88 33 1 2 5 20 17.6 6.6 .2 .4 1.0 4.0Quentin RichardsonSF5 0 74 22 2 1 0 12 14.8 4.4 .4 .2 .0 2.4Chris DuhonPG5 0 61 7 9 5 1 3 12.2 1.4 1.8 1.0 .2 .6Daniel OrtonPF 4 0 9 2 0 0 0 4 2.3 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0Von WaferSG 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 6.0Justin Harper basketballPF 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Ish SmithPG 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5.0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0 .0 Awards and records Ryan Anderson won the NBA Most Improved Player Award.http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/most-improved-player/ Magic's Ryan Anderson wins Kia Most Improved Player Award NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 4, 2012 May 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507223034/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/most-improved-player/ May 7, 2012 dead mdy-all Dwight Howard was selected to the All-NBA First Teamhttp://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team NBA.com May 24, 2012 May 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622235136/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html 2012-06-22 dead and NBA All-Defensive First Teamhttp://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/nba-all-defensive-team-2011-2012/index.html Heat's James top vote-getter among All-Defensive Team picks NBA May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525090004/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/nba-all-defensive-team-2011-2012/index.html 2012-05-25 dead and was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 16 – January 22).http://www.nba.com/2012/news/01/23/players-of-the-week/index.html Magic's Howard, Grizzlies' Gasol named Players of the Week January 23, 2012 NBA January 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120127065257/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/01/23/players-of-the-week/index.html 2012-01-27 dead Dwight Howard attempted a record 39 free throws against the Golden State Warriors, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of 34 set in 1962.Dwight Howard breaks FT attempts mark as Magic top Warriors January 12, 2012 ESPN.com http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120114125909/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009 January 14, 2012 dead All-Star Dwight Howard made his sixth All-Star appearance at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game held in Orlando. Ryan Anderson participated in the Three-Point Contest. Jameer Nelson participated in the Shooting Stars Competition along Phoenix Mercury player Marie Ferdinand-Harris and former Orlando Magic player Dennis Scott. 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.Hedo Turkoglu to miss three weeks, ESPN.com. April 7, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Glen Davis was suspended 2 games by the team for conduct detrimental to the team.Glen Davis suspended two games, ESPN.com. February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012. A month later he was fined US$35,000 by the league for making an obscene gesture in a game against the Toronto Raptors.Magic's Davis fined $35,000 for obscene gesture, Reuters. March 28, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Hedo Türkoğlu was suspended 1 game by the league for making intentional contact with an official during a game against the Chicago Bulls.Hedo Turkoglu suspended 1 game for contact with official, CBSSports.com. March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Chris Duhon was suspended 1 game by the team for violating team rules.Orlando Magic suspend Chris Duhon for 1 game, Orlando Sentinel. April 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012. In April, Dwight Howard underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and was out for the remainder of the season.Dwight Howard out for season, ESPN.com. April 20, 2012. May 30, 2012. Transactions List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft DeAndre Liggins Via free agency Larry Hughes Ish Smith Via trade Glen Davis Justin Harper Von WaferPlayers Lost Via trade Brandon Bass Waived Gilbert Arenas Larry Hughes Trades June 23, 2011 To Orlando MagicDraft rights to Justin Harper To Cleveland CavaliersConditional 2012 and 2013 second round picks. December 12, 2011 To Orlando MagicGlen Davis (sign and trade)Von Wafer (sign and trade) To Boston CelticsBrandon Bass Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamLarry HughesDecember 9Ish SmithFebruary 2Los 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."FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.Sun Xiaochen New rule shuts door on NBA stars August 21, 2011 China Daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm dead August 30, 2011 Played in other leagues during lockoutPlayerDate signedNew teamOpt-out clauseEarl ClarkAugust 10Zhejiang Lions (China)NoJustin HarperAugust 19Strasbourg IG (France)Yes References Category:Orlando Magic seasons Orlando Magic Category:2011 in sports in Florida Category:2012 in sports in Florida