2014–15 Orlando Magic season

2014–15 Orlando Magic season
Head coachJacque Vaughn (fired on February 5)
James Borrego
OwnersRDV Sports, Inc.
ArenaAmway Center
Results
Record25–57 (.305)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southeast)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
RadioWDBO
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

The 2014–15 Orlando Magic season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Magic looked to improve on their 23–59 record the previous season where they had finished 5th in the Southeastern division and 13th in the Eastern Conference. While they did improve their record by two games, they still finished 5th and 13th in the division and conference, respectively.

Preseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Aaron Gordon PF  United States Arizona
1 12 Dario Šarić SF  Croatia Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
2 56 Roy Devyn Marble SG  United States Iowa

Regular season

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Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Atlanta Hawks6022.732–35‍–‍625‍–‍1612–482
x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.029‍–‍1217‍–‍2410–682
Miami Heat3745.45123.020‍–‍2117‍–‍246–1082
Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.019‍–‍2214‍–‍278–882
Orlando Magic2557.30535.013‍–‍2812‍–‍294–1282

Standings

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Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Atlanta Hawks *6022.732–82
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers *5329.6467.082
3x-Chicago Bulls5032.61010.082
4y-Toronto Raptors *4933.59811.082
5x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.082
6x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50019.082
7x-Boston Celtics4042.48820.082
8x-Brooklyn Nets3844.46322.082
9Indiana Pacers3844.46322.082
10Miami Heat3745.45123.082
11Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.082
12Detroit Pistons3250.39028.082
13Orlando Magic2557.30535.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1864.22042.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log

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Regular season

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2014–15 game log
-Total: 25–57 (Home: 13–28; Road: 12–29)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 @ New Orleans L 84–101 Tobias Harris (25) Nikola Vučević (23) Elfrid Payton (7) Smoothie King Center
17,907 		0–1
2 October 30 Washington L 98–105 Nikola Vučević (23) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center
18,846 		0–2
November : 7–10 (home: 2–4; road: 5–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 Toronto L 95–108 Evan Fournier (18) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center
16,141 		0–3
4 November 4 @ Chicago L 90–98 Tobias Harris (21) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (7) United Center
21,809 		0–4
5 November 5 @ Philadelphia W 91–89 Tobias Harris (18) Channing Frye (11) Elfrid Payton (5) Wells Fargo Center
12,111 		1–4
6 November 7 Minnesota W 112–103 (OT) Evan Fournier (20) Tobias Harris (16) Elfrid Payton (4) Amway Center
16,379 		2–4
7 November 9 @ Brooklyn L 96–104 Nikola Vučević (27) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (6) Barclays Center
16,127 		2–5
8 November 11 @ Toronto L 100–104 Evan Fournier (24) Tobias Harris (13) Ridnour, Vučević (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		2–6
9 November 12 @ New York W 97–95 Evan Fournier (28) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		3–6
10 November 14 Milwaukee W 101–85 Tobias Harris (26) Tobias Harris (10) Nikola Vučević (4) Amway Center
15,957 		4–6
11 November 15 @ Washington L 93–98 Tobias Harris (19) Nikola Vučević (11) Victor Oladipo (7) Verizon Center
19,110 		4–7
12 November 17 @ Detroit W 107–93 Nikola Vučević (25) Nikola Vučević (14) Evan Fournier (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,619 		5–7
13 November 19 L.A. Clippers L 90–114 Tobias Harris (25) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (5) Amway Center
16,034 		5–8
14 November 21 @ Charlotte W 105–100 Evan Fournier (21) Tobias Harris (16) Elfrid Payton (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
18,126 		6–8
15 November 22 Miami L 92–99 Nikola Vučević (33) Nikola Vučević (17) Evan Fournier (6) Amway Center
18,846 		6–9
16 November 24 @ Cleveland L 74–106 Victor Oladipo (22) Nikola Vučević (13) Maurice Harkless (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		6–10
17 November 26 Golden State L 96–111 Tobias Harris (16) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (5) Amway Center
17,202 		6–11
18 November 28 @ Indiana L 83–98 Nikola Vučević (16) Nikola Vučević (7) Elfrid Payton (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		6–12
19 November 30 @ Phoenix W 93–90 Tobias Harris (21) Elfrid Payton (9) Oladipo, Payton (4) US Airways Center
15,558 		7–12
December : 6–10 (home: 2–5; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 December 2 @ Golden State L 97–98 Victor Oladipo (27) Kyle O'Quinn (11) Elfrid Payton (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		7–13
21 December 3 @ L.A. Clippers L 86–114 Tobias Harris (16) Dedmon, Harris (8) Elfrid Payton (6) Staples Center
19,060 		7–14
22 December 5 @ Utah W 98–93 Tobias Harris (22) Dewayne Dedmon (9) Victor Oladipo (6) EnergySolutions Arena
18,997 		8–14
23 December 6 @ Sacramento W 105–96 Tobias Harris (27) Dewayne Dedmon (8) Victor Oladipo (7) Sleep Train Arena
16,021 		9–14
24 December 10 Washington L 89–91 Victor Oladipo (17) Dewayne Dedmon (7) O'Quinn, Payton (4) Amway Center
16,081 		9–15
25 December 12 @ Atlanta L 81–87 Victor Oladipo (21) Tobias Harris (11) Evan Fournier (4) Philips Arena
13,247 		9–16
26 December 13 Atlanta W 100–99 Tobias Harris (20) Nikola Vučević (11) Oladipo, Payton (7) Amway Center
15,939 		10–16
27 December 15 @ Toronto L 82–95 Tobias Harris (18) Nikola Vučević (9) Victor Oladipo (4) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		10–17
28 December 17 @ Boston L 92–109 Nikola Vučević (18) Nikola Vučević (13) Fournier, Payton (4) TD Garden
16,764 		10–18
29 December 19 Utah L 94–101 Tobias Harris (24) Nikola Vučević (9) Elfrid Payton (11) Amway Center
16,032 		10–19
30 December 21 Philadelphia L 88–96 Victor Oladipo (23) Nikola Vučević (17) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center
15,682 		10–20
31 December 23 Boston W 100–95 Tobias Harris (19) Kyle O'Quinn (13) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center
17,489 		11–20
32 December 26 Cleveland L 89–98 Tobias Harris (16) Nikola Vučević (8) Victor Oladipo (8) Amway Center
18,846 		11–21
33 December 27 @ Charlotte W 102–94 Nikola Vučević (22) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,085 		12–21
34 December 29 @ Miami W 102–101 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (9) Elfrid Payton (8) American Airlines Arena
19,887 		13–21
35 December 30 Detroit L 86–109 Victor Oladipo (16) Dewayne Dedmon (10) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center
17,414 		13–22
January : 2–13 (home: 1–7; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 2 Brooklyn L 98–100 Victor Oladipo (17) Elfrid Payton (9) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center
17,008 		13–23
37 January 3 Charlotte L 90–98 Victor Oladipo (21) Tobias Harris (11) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center
15,274 		13–24
38 January 7 @ Denver L 90–93 Nikola Vučević (20) Nikola Vučević (11) Oladipo, Payton (6) Pepsi Center
13,513 		13–25
39 January 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–101 Victor Oladipo (17) Nikola Vučević (11) Frye, Harris, O'Quinn, Oladipo (3) Staples Center
18,997 		13–26
40 January 10 @ Portland L 92–103 Nikola Vučević (36) Nikola Vučević (16) Oladipo, Payton, Ridnour (4) Moda Center
19,546 		13–27
41 January 12 @ Chicago W 121–114 Oladipo, Vučević (33) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (7) United Center
21,302 		14–27
42 January 14 Houston W 120–113 Victor Oladipo (32) Nikola Vučević (12) Victor Oladipo (6) Amway Center
16,828 		15–27
43 January 16 Memphis L 96–106 Elfrid Payton (22) Nikola Vučević (9) Elfrid Payton (12) Amway Center
18,141 		15–28
44 January 18 Oklahoma City L 99–127 Victor Oladipo (23) Nikola Vučević (7) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center
16,128 		15–29
45 January 21 @ Detroit L 118–128 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (15) Elfrid Payton (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,148 		15–30
46 January 23 @ New York L 106–113 Nikola Vučević (34) Nikola Vučević (18) Elfrid Payton (11) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		15–31
47 January 25 Indiana L 99–106 Nikola Vučević (27) Nikola Vučević (7) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center
16,704 		15–32
48 January 26 @ Memphis L 94–103 Oladipo, Vučević (18) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (6) FedExForum
15,407 		15–33
49 January 29 Milwaukee L 100–115 Victor Oladipo (21) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center
16,071 		15–34
50 January 31 Dallas L 93–108 Nikola Vučević (15) Nikola Vučević (13) Payton, Harris (6) Amway Center
17,626 		15–35
February : 4–6 (home: 4–2; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 2 @ Oklahoma City L 97–104 Victor Oladipo (22) Gordon, O'Quinn (8) Oladipo, Harris (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		15–36
52 February 4 @ San Antonio L 103–110 Nikola Vučević (25) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (9) AT&T Center
18,581 		15–37
53 February 6 L.A. Lakers W 103–97 (OT) Tobias Harris (34) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (6) Amway Center
16,206 		16–37
54 February 8 Chicago L 97–98 Victor Oladipo (18) Elfrid Payton (9) Victor Oladipo (6) Amway Center
16,944 		16–38
55 February 9 @ Washington L 80–96 Evan Fournier (18) Nikola Vučević (8) Elfrid Payton (6) Verizon Center
16,031 		16–39
56 February 11 New York W 89–83 Nikola Vučević (28) Nikola Vučević (18) Payton, Oladipo (4) Amway Center
15,473 		17–39
All-Star Break
57 February 20 New Orleans W 95–84 Victor Oladipo (22) Nikola Vučević (13) Payton, Oladipo (11) Amway Center
18,259 		18–39
58 February 22 Philadelphia W 103–98 Nikola Vučević (31) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center
16,108 		19–39
59 February 25 Miami L 90–93 (OT) Nikola Vučević (26) Victor Oladipo (13) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center
18,309 		19–40
60 February 27 @ Atlanta L 88–95 Nikola Vučević (21) Nikola Vučević (15) Victor Oladipo (6) Philips Arena
18,968 		19–41
March : 3–11 (home: 3–6; road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 Charlotte L 83–98 Victor Oladipo (21) Vučević, Dedmon, Harris (9) Victor Oladipo (5) Amway Center
15,422 		19–42
62 March 4 Phoenix L 100–105 Victor Oladipo (38) Dewayne Dedmon (8) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center
15,822 		19–43
63 March 6 Sacramento W 119–114 Victor Oladipo (32) Channing Frye (10) Elfrid Payton (12) Amway Center
15,112 		20–43
64 March 8 Boston W 103–98 Victor Oladipo (22) Dewayne Dedmon (16) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center
17,041 		21–43
65 March 10 @ Indiana L 86–118 Tobias Harris (22) Dewayne Dedmon (8) Elfrid Payton (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,295 		21–44
66 March 11 @ Milwaukee L 91–97 Nikola Vučević (19) Nikola Vučević (14) Victor Oladipo (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center
12,593 		21–45
67 March 13 @ Boston L 88–95 Elfrid Payton (20) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (9) TD Garden
18,624 		21–46
68 March 15 Cleveland L 108–123 Victor Oladipo (25) Nikola Vučević (15) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center
17,786 		21–47
69 March 17 @ Houston L 94–107 Victor Oladipo (29) Nikola Vučević (15) Elfrid Payton (7) Toyota Center
18,235 		21–48
70 March 18 @ Dallas L 102–107 Victor Oladipo (19) Elfrid Payton (12) Elfrid Payton (10) American Airlines Center
20,294 		21–49
71 March 20 Portland W 111–104 Oladipo, Payton, Vučević (22) Elfrid Payton (10) Elfrid Payton (10) Amway Center
16,203 		22–49
72 March 22 Denver L 100–119 Victor Oladipo (21) Payton, Vučević (8) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center
15,788 		22–50
73 March 25 Atlanta L 83–95 Elfrid Payton (19) Nikola Vučević (12) Elfrid Payton (7) Amway Center
17,224 		22–51
74 March 27 Detroit L 97–111 Tobias Harris (21) Nikola Vučević (14) Elfrid Payton (13) Amway Center
16,427 		22–52
April : 3–5 (home: 1–3; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 San Antonio L 91–103 Victor Oladipo (24) Nikola Vučević (11) Oladipo, Payton (7) Amway Center
17,229 		22–53
76 April 3 @ Minnesota W 97–84 Nikola Vučević (37) Nikola Vučević (17) Elfrid Payton (13) Target Center
18,334 		23–53
77 April 4 @ Milwaukee W 97–90 Tobias Harris (23) Tobias Harris (10) Elfrid Payton (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,090 		24–53
78 April 8 Chicago W 105–103 Victor Oladipo (23) Dewayne Dedmon (11) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center
18,249 		25–53
79 April 10 Toronto L 99–101 Victor Oladipo (19) Tobias Harris (7) Elfrid Payton (8) Amway Center
16,227 		25–54
80 April 11 New York L 79–80 Victor Oladipo (21) Nikola Vučević (13) Elfrid Payton (9) Amway Center
17,207 		25–55
81 April 13 @ Miami L 93–100 Victor Oladipo (30) Tobias Harris (12) Victor Oladipo (4) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		25–56
82 April 15 @ Brooklyn L 88–101 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (11) Elfrid Payton (6) Barclays Center
17,098 		25–57
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elfrid Payton PG 82 63 2,489 349 533 142 20 731 30.4 4.3 6.5 1.7 .2 8.9
Channing Frye PF 75 51 1,870 293 94 47 39 549 24.9 3.9 1.3 .6 .5 7.3
Nikola Vučević C 74 74 2,529 810 147 54 54 1,428 34.2 10.9 2.0 .7 .7 19.3
Victor Oladipo SG 72 71 2,573 302 295 120 19 1,292 35.7 4.2 4.1 1.7 .3 17.9
Tobias Harris SF 68 63 2,369 430 124 69 36 1,164 34.8 6.3 1.8 1.0 .5 17.1
Dewayne Dedmon C 59 15 845 295 9 16 50 216 14.3 5.0 .2 .3 .8 3.7
Evan Fournier SG 58 32 1,661 153 120 40 2 698 28.6 2.6 2.1 .7 .0 12.0
Ben Gordon SG 56 0 790 63 50 14 1 349 14.1 1.1 .9 .3 .0 6.2
Willie Green SG 52 2 951 79 68 26 5 306 18.3 1.5 1.3 .5 .1 5.9
Kyle O'Quinn PF 51 17 824 199 59 31 39 294 16.2 3.9 1.2 .6 .8 5.8
Aaron Gordon PF 47 8 797 169 33 21 22 243 17.0 3.6 .7 .4 .5 5.2
Luke Ridnour PG 47 0 683 68 96 20 4 188 14.5 1.4 2.0 .4 .1 4.0
Maurice Harkless SF 45 4 674 106 25 32 9 158 15.0 2.4 .6 .7 .2 3.5
Andrew Nicholson PF 40 3 492 82 22 6 12 194 12.3 2.1 .6 .2 .3 4.9
Devyn Marble SG 16 7 208 31 17 9 2 37 13.0 1.9 1.1 .6 .1 2.3

Roster

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2014–15 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 3 Dedmon, Dewayne 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-08-12 USC
G 10 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-29 France
F/C 8 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983-05-17 Arizona
F 00 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona
G 7 Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut
G 34 Green, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-07-28 Detroit Mercy
F 21 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-05-11 St. John's
F 12 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1992-07-15 Tennessee
G/F 11 Marble, Devyn Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-09-21 Iowa
F 44 Nicholson, Andrew 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989-12-08 St. Bonaventure
F/C 2 O'Quinn, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990-03-26 Norfolk State
G 5 Oladipo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana
G 4 Payton, Elfrid 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-22 Louisiana
G 13 Ridnour, Luke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-02-13 Oregon
C 9 Vučević, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-24 USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 17, 2015

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

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Free agents

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Re-signed

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Player Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

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Player Signed Former team Ref.

Subtractions

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Player Reason left Date New team Ref.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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