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(Top) 1 Key dates 2 Draft picks 3 Roster 3.1 Roster Notes 4 Pre-season 5 Regular season 5.1 Standings 5.2 Game log 6 Playoffs 6.1 Game log 7 Player statistics 7.1 Regular season 7.2 Playoffs 8 Awards and records 8.1 All-Star 9 Injuries and disciplinary actions 10 Transactions 10.1 Overview 10.2 Trades 10.3 Free agents 11 References

2011–12 Orlando Magic season

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Head coach

General manager

Owners

Arena

Results

Record

37–29 (.561)

Place

Division: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

First round
(lost to Pacers 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

WDBO

< 2010–11

2012–13 >

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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 would not earn a playoff berth again until the 2018–19 season when Dwight was with the Washington Wizards.

Key dates[edit]

June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential CenterinNewark, New Jersey.^[3]
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.^[4]

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	53	DeAndre Liggins	SG / SF	United States	Kentucky

Roster[edit]

2011–12 Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F/C	33	Anderson, Ryan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1988-05-06	California
F	3	Clark, Earl	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1988-01-17	Louisville
F/C	11	Davis, Glen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	1986-01-01	LSU
G	25	Duhon, Chris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1982-08-31	Duke
F	32	Harper, Justin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1989-08-30	Richmond
C	12	Howard, Dwight	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1985-12-08	SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F	34	Liggins, DeAndre	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988-03-31	Kentucky
G	14	Nelson, Jameer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1982-02-09	Saint Joseph's
F/C	21	Orton, Daniel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1990-08-06	Kentucky
G	7	Redick, JJ	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984-06-24	Duke
G	23	Richardson, Jason	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1981-01-20	Michigan State
F	5	Richardson, Quentin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1980-04-13	DePaul
G	10	Smith, Ish	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1988-07-05	Wake Forest
F	15	Türkoğlu, Hedo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1979-03-19	Turkey
G	1	Wafer, Von	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1985-07-21	Florida State

Head coach

Stan Van Gundy

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 2, 2012

Roster Notes[edit]

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Pre-season[edit]

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.

2011 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 18	@ Miami	L 85–118	Ryan Anderson, JJ Redick (22)	Ryan Anderson (8)	Jameer Nelson (7)	American Airlines Arena 20,100	0–1
2	December 21	Miami	W 104–100	Glen Davis (18)	Dwight Howard (9)	Jameer Nelson (10)	Amway Center 19,045	1–1

2011–12 season schedule

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Southeast Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	–	28–5	18–15	9–5	66
x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	6	23–10	17–16	11–3	66
x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	9	21–12	16–17	8–7	66
Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	26	11–22	9–24	7–7	66
Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	39	4–29	3–30	1–14	66

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–	66
2	y-Miami Heat *	46	20	.697	4.0	66
3	x-Indiana Pacers *	42	24	.636	8.0	66
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11.0	66
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10.0	66
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13.0	66
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14.0	66
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15.0	66

9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19.0	66
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25.0	66
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27.0	66
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28.0	66
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29.0	66
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30.0	66
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43.0	66

Game log[edit]

2011–12 game log
Total: 37–29 (home: 21–12; road: 16–17)

December: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 25	@ Oklahoma City	L 89–97	Ryan Anderson (25)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	0–1
2	December 26	Houston	W 104–95	Hedo Türkoğlu (23)	Dwight Howard (7)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Amway Center 18,846	1–1
3	December 29	New Jersey	W 94–78	Ryan Anderson (22)	Dwight Howard (24)	Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,954	2–1
4	December 30	@ Charlotte	W 100–79	Ryan Anderson (23)	Dwight Howard (24)	Chris Duhon (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 18,064	3–1

January: 9–8 (home: 4–4; road: 5–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	January 1	Toronto	W 102–96	Ryan Anderson (24)	Dwight Howard (15)	Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,846	4–1
6	January 2	@ Detroit	L 78–89	Dwight Howard (19)	Dwight Howard (7)	Jameer Nelson (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,120	4–2
7	January 4	Washington	W 103–85	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (20)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Amway Center 18,846	5–2
8	January 6	Chicago	L 83–97	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (15)	Chris Duhon (4)	Amway Center 18,912	5–3
9	January 8	@ Sacramento	W 104–97	Jason Richardson (22)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson (6)	Power Balance Pavilion 14,150	6–3
10	January 11	@ Portland	W 107–104	JJ Redick (17)	Dwight Howard (13)	Hedo Türkoğlu (6)	Rose Garden 20,467	7–3
11	January 12	@ Golden State	W 117–109	Dwight Howard (45)	Dwight Howard (23)	Hedo Türkoğlu (9)	Oracle Arena 17,754	8–3
12	January 16	@ New York	W 102–93	Ryan Anderson (30)	Dwight Howard (10)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	9–3
13	January 17	Charlotte	W 96–89	Dwight Howard (25)	Dwight Howard (17)	Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (4)	Amway Center 18,846	10–3
14	January 18	San Antonio	L 83–85 (OT)	Dwight Howard (24)	Dwight Howard (25)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Center 18,846	10–4
15	January 20	L. A. Lakers	W 92–80	Dwight Howard (21)	Dwight Howard (23)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Amway Center 18,846	11–4
16	January 23	@ Boston	L 56–87	Dwight Howard (18)	Dwight Howard (14)	Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (3)	TD Garden 18,624	11–5
17	January 24	@ Indiana	W 102–83	Ryan Anderson (24)	Dwight Howard (9)	Hedo Türkoğlu (8)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,760	12–5
18	January 26	Boston	L 83–91	Dwight Howard (16)	Dwight Howard (16)	Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,952	12–6
19	January 27	@ New Orleans	L 67–93	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (16)	Chris Duhon (5)	New Orleans Arena 16,176	12–7
20	January 29	Indiana	L 85–106	Dwight Howard (24)	Dwight Howard (13)	Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,952	12–8
21	January 30	@ Philadelphia	L 69–74	Dwight Howard (17)	Ryan Anderson (20)	Quentin Richardson (3)	Wells Fargo Center 16,299	12–9

February: 10–4 (home: 5–2; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
22	February 1	Washington	W 109–103	Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson (23)	Dwight Howard (18)	Hedo Türkoğlu (5)	Amway Center 18,846	13–9
23	February 3	Cleveland	W 102–94	Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson (19)	Dwight Howard (16)	Chris Duhon (5)	Amway Center 18,933	14–9
24	February 4	@ Indiana	W 85–81	Dwight Howard (27)	Hedo Türkoğlu (10)	Chris Duhon, Jason Richardson (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165	15–9
25	February 6	L. A. Clippers	L 102–107 (OT)	Dwight Howard (33)	Dwight Howard (14)	Jameer Nelson (12)	Amway Center 18,846	15–10
26	February 8	Miami	W 102–89	Ryan Anderson (27)	Dwight Howard (24)	Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,972	16–10
27	February 10	Atlanta	L 87–89 (OT)	Ryan Anderson (21)	Dwight Howard (18)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Center 18,846	16–11
28	February 11	@ Milwaukee	W 99–94	Jason Richardson (31)	Dwight Howard (14)	Chris Duhon, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Bradley Center 17,723	17–11
29	February 13	Minnesota	W 102–89	Jason Richardson (17)	Dwight Howard (7)	Hedo Türkoğlu (6)	Amway Center 18,846	18–11
30	February 15	Philadelphia	W 103–87	Ryan Anderson (27)	Dwight Howard (14)	Jameer Nelson (14)	Amway Center 18,846	19–11
31	February 17	Milwaukee	W 94–85	Dwight Howard (26)	Dwight Howard (20)	Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,846	20–11
32	February 19	@ Miami	L 78–90	JJ Redick (17)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson (4)	American Airlines Arena 20,185	20–12
33	February 20	@ Milwaukee	W 93–90	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Bradley Center 13,143	21–12
34	February 22	@ New Jersey	W 108–91	Dwight Howard (20)	Dwight Howard (17)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Prudential Center 15,364	22–12
35	February 23	@ Atlanta	L 78–83	JJ Redick (13)	Dwight Howard (12)	Chris Duhon, Ish Smith, Hedo Türkoğlu (4)	Philips Arena 14,523	22–13
All-Star Break
36	February 29	@ Washington	W 102–95	Ryan Anderson (23)	Ryan Anderson (15)	Hedo Türkoğlu (6)	Verizon Center 18,688	23–13

March: 9–7 (home: 6–3; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
37	March 1	Oklahoma City	L 102–105	Dwight Howard (33)	Dwight Howard (9)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Amway Center 18,846	23–14
38	March 3	Milwaukee	W 114–98	Dwight Howard (28)	Dwight Howard (14)	Jameer Nelson (10)	Amway Center 18,846	24–14
39	March 5	@ Toronto	W 92–88	Dwight Howard (36)	Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (13)	Hedo Türkoğlu (9)	Air Canada Centre 15,392	25–14
50	March 6	@ Charlotte	L 84–100	Dwight Howard (15)	Dwight Howard (17)	Jameer Nelson (4)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,110	25–15
41	March 8	@ Chicago	W 99–94	Dwight Howard (29)	Dwight Howard (18)	Jameer Nelson (7)	United Center 22,127	26–15
42	March 11	Indiana	W 107–94	Dwight Howard (30)	Dwight Howard (13)	JJ Redick (9)	Amway Center 18,846	27–15
43	March 13	Miami	W 104–98 (OT)	Jameer Nelson (25)	Dwight Howard (25)	Hedo Türkoğlu (5)	Amway Center 18,879	28–15
44	March 14	@ San Antonio	L 111–122	Jameer Nelson (25)	Dwight Howard (12)	Jameer Nelson (7)	AT&T Center 18,581	28–16
45	March 16	New Jersey	W 86–70	Dwight Howard (18)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (6)	Amway Center 18,938	29–16
46	March 18	@ Miami	L 81–91	Dwight Howard (18)	Dwight Howard (11)	Jameer Nelson (6)	American Airlines Arena 20,003	29–17
47	March 19	Chicago	L 59–85	Dwight Howard (18)	Dwight Howard (12)	Dwight Howard, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (2)	Amway Center 18,998	29–18
48	March 21	Phoenix	W 103–93	Ryan Anderson (29)	Dwight Howard (16)	Jason Richardson (5)	Amway Center 18,930	30–18
49	March 23	Cleveland	W 93–80	Ryan Anderson (17)	Dwight Howard (13)	Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7)	Amway Center 18,846	31–18
50	March 26	@ Toronto	W 117–101	Ryan Anderson (28)	Dwight Howard (10)	Hedo Türkoğlu (8)	Air Canada Centre 16,429	32–18
51	March 28	@ New York	L 86–108	Jameer Nelson (17)	Glen Davis (6)	Jameer Nelson (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	32–19
52	March 30	Dallas	L 98–100	Jameer Nelson (24)	Dwight Howard (15)	Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4)	Amway Center 18,951	32–20

April: 5–9 (home: 3–3; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
53	April 1	Denver	L 101–104	Jameer Nelson (27)	Glen Davis (16)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Center 18,951	32–21
54	April 3	@ Detroit	L 95–102	Glen Davis (31)	Glen Davis (10)	Chris Duhon (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,741	32–22
55	April 5	New York	L 80–96	Jason Richardson (16)	Dwight Howard (8)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Center 19,098	32–23
56	April 7	@ Philadelphia	W 88–82	Glen Davis (23)	Dwight Howard (22)	Dwight Howard (6)	Wells Fargo Center 19,775	33–23
57	April 9	Detroit	W 119–89	Jason Richardson (22)	Glen Davis (16)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Amway Center 18,998	34–23
58	April 10	@ Washington	L 85–93	Jameer Nelson (19)	Glen Davis (10)	Jameer Nelson (7)	Verizon Center 15,355	34–24
59	April 13	Atlanta	L 81–109	Glen Davis, Von Wafer (16)	Glen Davis (9)	Jameer Nelson, Von Wafer (4)	Amway Center 18,846	34–25
60	April 15	@ Cleveland	W 100–84	Jameer Nelson (21)	Ryan Anderson (13)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 16,305	35–25
61	April 16	Philadelphia	W 113–100	Ryan Anderson (26)	Ryan Anderson (16)	Jameer Nelson (13)	Amway Center 18,846	36–25
62	April 18	@ Boston	L 98–102	Glen Davis (27)	Ryan Anderson (9)	Jameer Nelson (9)	TD Garden 18,624	36–26
63	April 21	@ Utah	L 107–117 (OT)	Jameer Nelson (23)	Glen Davis (13)	Jameer Nelson (11)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,580	36–27
64	April 22	@ Denver	L 74–101	Ryan Anderson (24)	Ryan Anderson (9)	Jason Richardson, Von Wafer (4)	Pepsi Center 19,155	36–28
65	April 25	Charlotte	W 102–95	JJ Redick (31)	Ryan Anderson (13)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Amway Center 19,152	37–28
66	April 26	@ Memphis	L 76–88	Hedo Türkoğlu (18)	Earl Clark (9)	Chris Duhon, Daniel Orton, Ish Smith (3)	FedExForum 17,215	37–29

2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

Game log[edit]

2012 playoff game log

First round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 28	@ Indiana	W 81–77	Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson (17)	Glen Davis (13)	Jameer Nelson (9)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165	1–0
2	April 30	@ Indiana	L 78–93	Glen Davis (18)	Glen Davis (10)	Jameer Nelson, JJ Redick, Jason Richardson (3)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165	1–1
3	May 2	Indiana	L 74–97	Glen Davis (22)	Quentin Richardson (10)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Amway Center 18,846	1–2
4	May 5	Indiana	L 99–101 (OT)	Jason Richardson (25)	Glen Davis (11)	Jameer Nelson (11)	Amway Center 18,846	1–3
5	May 8	@ Indiana	L 87–105	Jameer Nelson (27)	Glen Davis (8)	Jameer Nelson (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165	1–4

2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season[edit]

Orlando Magic statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ryan Anderson	61	61	32.2	.439	.393	.877	7.7	.9	.8	.4	16.1
Earl Clark	45	1	12.4	.367		.724	2.8	.4	.3	.7	2.7
Glen Davis	61	13	23.4	.421	.143	.683	5.4	.8	.7	.3	9.3
Chris Duhon	63	9	19.5	.419	.420	.810	1.6	2.4	.6	.1	3.8
Justin Harper	14	0	6.0	.290	.154	.000	.9	.1	.1	.2	1.4
Dwight Howard	54	54	38.3	.573	.000	.491	14.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	20.6
Larry Hughes	9	0	12.7	.227	.143	.500	.6	.8	.2	.0	1.3
DeAndre Liggins	17	0	6.8	.480	.000	.474	.9	.3	.4	.0	1.9
Jameer Nelson	57	57	29.9	.427	.377	.807	3.2	5.7	.7	.1	11.9
Daniel Orton	16	2	11.7	.567	.000	.440	2.4	.3	.5	.6	2.8
JJ Redick	65	22	27.2	.425	.418	.911	2.3	2.5	.4	.1	11.6
Jason Richardson	54	54	29.5	.408	.368	.594	3.6	2.0	1.0	.4	11.6
Quentin Richardson	48	3	18.0	.376	.347	.833	2.6	.8	.6	.1	4.5
Ishmael Smith^[a]	20	0	8.6	.373	.250	.750	1.3	1.6	.6	.1	2.3
Hedo Türkoğlu	53	53	31.2	.415	.353	.705	3.8	4.4	.8	.3	10.9
Von Wafer	33	1	14.2	.452	.359	.704	1.4	.9	.3	.1	5.9

^a Statistics with the Orlando Magic.

Playoffs[edit]

Orlando Magic statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ryan Anderson	5	5	34.4	.341	.400	.857	4.6	.8	.6	.4	9.6
Earl Clark	5	0	17.6	.444		.571	6.6	.2	.4	1.0	4.0
Glen Davis	5	5	38.0	.438		.773	9.2	.8	.6	1.2	19.0
Chris Duhon	5	0	12.2	.200	.333	.000	1.4	1.8	1.0	.2	.6
Justin Harper	1	0	5.0	.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Jameer Nelson	5	5	36.4	.392	.320	.750	3.8	6.6	.8	.2	15.6
Daniel Orton	4	0	2.3			1.000	.5	.0	.0	.0	1.0
JJ Redick	5	0	24.6	.432	.211	.857	1.0	3.2	.2	.0	10.8
Jason Richardson	5	5	29.6	.396	.370	.417	3.8	1.0	1.2	.4	11.4
Quentin Richardson	5	0	14.8	.333	.286		4.4	.4	.2	.0	2.4
Ishmael Smith	1	0	5.0				1.0	.0	.0	.2	.0
Hedo Türkoğlu	5	5	32.4	.366	.417	.636	2.8	2.4	1.0	.8	8.4
Von Wafer	1	0	6.0	.600			1.0	.0	.0	.0	6.0

Awards and records[edit]

Ryan Anderson won the NBA Most Improved Player Award.^[8]
Dwight Howard was selected to the All-NBA First Team^[9] and NBA All-Defensive First Team^[10] and was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 16 – January 22).^[11]
Dwight Howard attempted a record 39 free throws against the Golden State Warriors, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of 34 set in 1962.^[12]

All-Star[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[13]
Glen Davis was suspended 2 games by the team for conduct detrimental to the team.^[14] A month later he was fined US$35,000 by the league for making an obscene gesture in a game against the Toronto Raptors.^[15]
Hedo Türkoğlu was suspended 1 game by the league for making intentional contact with an official during a game against the Chicago Bulls.^[16]
Chris Duhon was suspended 1 game by the team for violating team rules.^[17]
In April, Dwight Howard underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and was out for the remainder of the season.^[18]

Transactions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Players Added

Via draft

DeAndre Liggins

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Brandon Bass

Waived

Trades[edit]

June 23, 2011	ToOrlando Magic Draft rights to Justin Harper	ToCleveland Cavaliers Conditional 2012 and 2013 second round picks.
December 12, 2011	ToOrlando Magic Glen Davis (sign and trade) Von Wafer (sign and trade)	ToBoston Celtics Brandon Bass

Free agents[edit]

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Larry Hughes	December 9
Ish Smith	February 2	Los 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.^[19] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[20]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Earl Clark	August 10	Zhejiang Lions (China)	No
Justin Harper	August 19	Strasbourg IG (France)	Yes

References[edit]

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^ Stan Van Gundy, Otis Smith out, ESPN.com. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.

^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

^ Magic defeat Cavs, clinch playoff spot with win, Sports Illustrated. April 15, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.

^ Brian Floyd (April 13, 2012). "Dwight Howard Injury: Magic Center Out With Herniated Disk". SB Nation. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

^ Ric Bucher (April 19, 2012). "Dwight Howard out for season". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

^ Dave McMenamin (February 28, 2013). "Dwight Howard wants to play in Rio". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

^ "Magic's Ryan Anderson wins Kia Most Improved Player Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

^ "LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. NBA.com. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

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^ Hedo Turkoglu to miss three weeks, ESPN.com. April 7, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

^ Glen Davis suspended two games, ESPN.com. February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

^ Magic's Davis fined $35,000 for obscene gesture, Reuters. March 28, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

^ Hedo Turkoglu suspended 1 game for contact with official, CBSSports.com. March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

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