2012–13 Orlando Magic season

The 2012–13 Orlando Magic season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Magic were eliminated from playoff contention with their 115–109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 17, 2013. This marked the first time since the 2005–06 season that the Magic failed to qualify for the playoffs. Ending the season with a 20–62 record, the Magic finished with the worst record in the NBA. This was also the worst record posted by the Magic since their inaugural season in 1989–90. This was also the first season since 2003–04 that All-Star center Dwight Howard was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers (his first stint) on August 10, 2012.

Key dates

• June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 7 | @ New Orleans | | E'Twaun Moore (16) | Nikola Vučević (9) | E'Twaun Moore (7) | Mexico City Arena<br>18,133 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 11 | Philadelphia | | Glen Davis (16) | Glen Davis (12) | Gustavo Ayón, JJ Redick (5) | Amway Center<br>18,106 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 15 | @ Cleveland | | Glen Davis (27) | DeQuan Jones,<br>Andrew Nicholson (9) | JJ Redick (8) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>5,219 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 16 | @ Detroit | | DeQuan Jones (22) | Gustavo Ayón (10) | E'Twaun Moore (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>9,229 | 0–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 19 | Indiana | | Glen Davis (21) | Hedo Türkoğlu,<br>Nikola Vučević (7) | JJ Redick (8) | Amway Center<br>17,204 | 1–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 21 | San Antonio | | Andrew Nicholson (18) | Nikola Vučević (9) | E'Twaun Moore (8) | Amway Arena<br>17,012 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 24 | @ Memphis | | JJ Redick (23) | Nikola Vučević (9) | Jameer Nelson (7) | FedExForum<br>10,263 | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | October 26 | Houston | | E'Twaun Moore (18) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Kyle O'Quinn (5) | Amway Center<br>17,109 | 2–6

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 2 | Denver | | Glen Davis (29) | Glen Davis (10) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 4 | Phoenix | | JJ Redick (24) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Moore & Redick (6) | Amway Center<br>17,022 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 6 | @ Chicago | | Arron Afflalo (28) | Davis & Vučević (10) | JJ Redick (7) | United Center<br>21,216 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 7 | @ Minnesota | | JJ Redick (16) | Glen Davis (6) | Davis, Moore, & Smith (4) | Target Center<br>17,121 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 9 | Brooklyn | | E'Twaun Moore (18) | Afflalo & Vučević (5) | Davis & Moore (5) | Amway Center<br>17,532 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 11 | @ Brooklyn | | Afflalo & Davis (19) | Nikola Vučević (12) | JJ Redick (9) | Barclays Center<br>16,523 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 13 | New York | | JJ Redick (18) | Nikola Vučević (10) | E'Twaun Moore (8) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 2–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 16 | @ Detroit | | JJ Redick (23) | Davis & Vučević (13) | Jameer Nelson (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,594 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 18 | @ Toronto | | Davis & Moore (16) | Glen Davis (12) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>18,702 | 3–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 19 | @ Atlanta | | Glen Davis (11) | Nikola Vučević (13) | E'Twaun Moore (4) | Philips Arena<br>15,006 | 3–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 21 | Detroit | | Andrew Nicholson (15) | Glen Davis (14) | Nelson & Redick (7) | Amway Center<br>17,199 | 4–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 23 | Cleveland | | Jameer Nelson (22) | Davis & Vučević (8) | Nelson & Redick (6) | Amway Center<br>17,334 | 5–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 25 | Boston | | Jameer Nelson (20) | Josh McRoberts (14) | Arron Afflalo (6) | Amway Center<br>17,307 | 5–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 28 | San Antonio | | Arron Afflalo (16) | DeQuan Jones (6) | JJ Redick (4) | Amway Center<br>17,271 | 5–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 30 | Brooklyn | | Glen Davis (16) | Maurice Harkless (7) | Moore & Redick (4) | Amway Center<br>17,103 | 5–10

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 2 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Arron Afflalo (30) | Davis & Vučević (12) | Jameer Nelson (13) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 6–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 3 | @ Golden State | | Davis & Nelson (24) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Oracle Arena<br>18,117 | 7–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 5 | @ Utah | | Glen Davis (18) | Nikola Vučević (16) | Jameer Nelson (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,078 | 7–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 7 | @ Sacramento | | Glen Davis (20) | Glen Davis (11) | Jameer Nelson (6) | Sleep Train Arena<br>16,305 | 7–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 9 | @ Phoenix | | JJ Redick (20) | Vučević & Nicholson (9) | JJ Redick (9) | US Airways Center<br>13,565 | 8–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 12 | Atlanta | | Arron Afflalo (16) | Davis & Nicholson (7) | Afflalo, Ayón, & Moore (4) | Amway Center<br>16,992 | 8–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 14 | Golden State | | JJ Redick (16) | Nikola Vučević (17) | Jameer Nelson (11) | Amway Center<br>17,040 | 9–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 15 | @ Charlotte | | Afflalo & Davis (20) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Jameer Nelson (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>16,217 | 10–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 17 | Minnesota | | Glen Davis (28) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Jameer Nelson (12) | Amway Center<br>16,992 | 11–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 19 | Washington | | JJ Redick (17) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Amway Center<br>16,893 | 12–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 21 | @ Toronto | | Arron Afflalo (26) | Gustavo Ayón (13) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>18,391 | 12–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 23 | Utah | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Nikola Vučević (16) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Amway Center<br>17,721 | 12–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 26 | New Orleans | | Jameer Nelson (28) | Nikola Vučević (9) | Jameer Nelson (10) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 12–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 28 | @ Washington | | Arron Afflalo (26) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Jameer Nelson (8) | Verizon Center<br>15,789 | 12–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 29 | Toronto | | Andrew Nicholson (22) | Nikola Vučević (9) | Afflalo & Smith (6) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 12–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 31 | Miami | | Arron Afflalo (28) | Nikola Vučević (29) | Hedo Türkoğlu (8) | Amway Center<br>19,311 | 12–19

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | January 2 | Chicago | | Jameer Nelson (32) | Nikola Vučević (12) | Josh McRoberts (5) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 12–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 5 | New York | | Afflalo & Nelson (29) | Nikola Vučević (18) | Jameer Nelson (8) | Amway Center<br>19,171 | 12–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 7 | @ Portland | | JJ Redick (29) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Jameer Nelson (12) | Rose Garden<br>19,560 | 12–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 9 | @ Denver | | Jameer Nelson (20) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Jameer Nelson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,084 | 12–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Arron Afflalo (30) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 13–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 14 | @ Washington | | Jameer Nelson (19) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Jameer Nelson (12) | Verizon Center<br>14,648 | 13–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 16 | Indiana | | Nikola Vučević (16) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Nelson & Redick (6) | Amway Center<br>17,499 | 14–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 18 | Charlotte | | Arron Afflalo (23) | Nikola Vučević (9) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Amway Center<br>17,598 | 14–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 20 | Dallas | | Glen Davis (24) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Glen Davis (6) | Amway Center<br>18,192 | 14–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 22 | @ Detroit | | JJ Redick (26) | Afflalo & Vučević (9) | Jameer Nelson (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,798 | 14–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 24 | Toronto | | Nikola Vučević (19) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Jameer Nelson (11) | Amway Center<br>17,145 | 14–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 27 | Detroit | | JJ Redick (31) | Nikola Vučević (17) | Jameer Nelson (8) | Amway Center<br>17,959 | 14–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 28 | @ Brooklyn | | Nikola Vučević (18) | Nikola Vučević (9) | JJ Redick (10) | Barclays Center<br>16,480 | 14–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 30 | @ New York | | JJ Redick (29) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Jameer Nelson (9) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 14–31

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | February 1 | @ Boston | | JJ Redick (15) | Nikola Vučević (14) | JJ Redick (5) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 14–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 2 | @ Milwaukee | | Nikola Vučević (20) | Maurice Harkless (14) | JJ Redick (8) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>14,321 | 14–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 4 | @ Philadelphia | | E'Twaun Moore (18) | Nikola Vučević (14) | McRoberts & Türkoğlu (6) | Wells Fargo Center<br>14,630 | 14–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 6 | L.A. Clippers | | Jameer Nelson (18) | Nikola Vučević (14) | E'Twaun Moore (5) | Amway Center<br>17,995 | 14–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 8 | @ Cleveland | | Nikola Vučević (25) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Jameer Nelson (13) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>14,073 | 14–36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 10 | Portland | | JJ Redick (22) | Nikola Vučević (19) | Jameer Nelson (15) | Amway Center<br>17,966 | 15–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 13 | Atlanta | | Nelson & Nicholson (10) | Kyle O'Quinn (8) | Jameer Nelson (4) | Amway Center<br>17,649 | 15–37 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 19 | Charlotte | | Afflalo & Vučević (18) | Andrew Nicholson (12) | Jameer Nelson (6) | Amway Center<br>17,037 | 15–38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 20 | @ Dallas | | Arron Afflalo (21) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Afflalo & Nelson (7) | American Airlines Center<br>19,965 | 15–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 22 | @ Memphis | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Afflalo & Moore (7) | FedExForum<br>17,669 | 15–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 23 | Cleveland | | Arron Afflalo (16) | O'Quinn & Vučević (7) | Beno Udrih (7) | Amway Center<br>17,171 | 15–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 26 | @ Philadelphia | | Afflalo & Harris (16) | Nikola Vučević (19) | E'Twaun Moore (10) | Wells Fargo Center<br>18,432 | 16–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 27 | Sacramento | | Tobias Harris (23) | Arron Afflalo (7) | Beno Udrih (8) | Amway Center<br>16,722 | 16–42

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 1 | Houston | | Tobias Harris (27) | Harris & Vučević (10) | E'Twaun Moore (11) | Amway Center<br>16,677 | 16–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 3 | Memphis | | Afflalo, Moore, & Nicholson (12) | Maurice Harkless (6) | E'Twaun Moore (6) | Amway Center<br>16,020 | 16–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 4 | @ New Orleans | | Arron Afflalo (26) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Jameer Nelson (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,050 | 17–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 6 | @ Miami | | Nikola Vučević (25) | Nikola Vučević (21) | Jameer Nelson (14) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,001 | 17–45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 8 | Indiana | | Arron Afflalo (19) | Tobias Harris (8) | Beno Udrih (7) | Amway Center<br>16,515 | 17–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 10 | Philadelphia | | Jameer Nelson (24) | Nikola Vučević (17) | Jameer Nelson (10) | Amway Center<br>16,317 | 18–46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 12 | L.A. Lakers | | Jameer Nelson (21) | Tobias Harris (15) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Amway Center<br>19,287 | 18–47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 15 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jameer Nelson (26) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 18–48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 17 | @ Milwaukee | | Arron Afflalo (24) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Jameer Nelson (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>15,591 | 18–49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 19 | @ Indiana | | Afflalo & Harkless (10) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Arron Afflalo (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,343 | 18–50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 20 | @ New York | | Harris & Nicholson (14) | Kyle O'Quinn (14) | Beno Udrih (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 18–51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 22 | Oklahoma City | | Maurice Harkless (25) | Tobias Harris (15) | Jameer Nelson (10) | Amway Center<br>17,429 | 18–52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 25 | Miami | | Jameer Nelson (27) | Harkless & Moore (9) | Jameer Nelson (12) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 18–53 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 27 | @ Charlotte | | Tobias Harris (29) | Kyle O'Quinn (11) | Jameer Nelson (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>11,839 | 18–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 29 | Washington | | Tobias Harris (30) | Tobias Harris (11) | Beno Udrih (9) | Amway Center<br>17,998 | 19–54 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | March 30 | @ Atlanta | | Beno Udrih (20) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Beno Udrih (8) | Philips Arena<br>17,152 | 19–55

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 1 | @ Houston | | Maurice Harkless (28) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Beno Udrih (10) | Toyota Center<br>16,273 | 19–56 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 3 | @ San Antonio | | Maurice Harkless (18) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Beno Udrih (8) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 19–57 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 | April 5 | @ Chicago | | Beno Udrih (27) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Beno Udrih (7) | United Center<br>22,268 | 19–58 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 7 | @ Cleveland | | Tobias Harris (26) | Nikola Vučević (21) | Udrih & Vučević (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>16,341 | 19–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 10 | Milwaukee | | Harris & Vučević (30) | Nikola Vučević (20) | Beno Udrih (11) | Amway Center<br>17,127 | 20–59 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 13 | Boston | | Tobias Harris (22) | Nikola Vučević (12) | Beno Udrih (8) | Amway Center<br>17,422 | 20–60 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 15 | Chicago | | Tobias Harris (20) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Tobias Harris (4) | Amway Center<br>17,297 | 20–61 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 17 | @ Miami | | Nikola Vučević (20) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Beno Udrih (14) | American Airlines Center<br>19,949 | 20–62

Player statistics

Regular season

Transactions

Overview

• Waived during the pre-season.

Trades

Free agency

References