This is a list of seasons completed by the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1989. The Magic have not won an NBA title, but they have won 8 division titles and appeared in the NBA Finals twice, in 1995 and 2009. The best record posted by the Magic was 60–22, in the 1995–96 season, and their worst record was 18–64, in the team's inaugural season. In their 36 seasons of existence, the Magic have made the playoffs 18 times.
Table key AMVPAll-Star Game Most Valuable PlayerCOYCoach of the YearDPOYDefensive Player of the YearFinishFinal position in league or division standingsGBGames behind first-place team in divisionLNumber of regular season lossesEOYExecutive of the YearFMVPFinals Most Valuable PlayerJWKCJ. Walter Kennedy CitizenshipMVPMost Valuable PlayerROYRookie of the YearSIXSixth Man of the YearMIPMost Improved Player AwardSPORSportsmanship AwardWNumber of regular season wins
Seasons NBA championsConference champions Division championsPlayoff berthPlay-in berth
Season TeamConference FinishDivision Finish Wins Losses Win% GBPlayoffsAwardsHead coach1989–901989–90Eastern12thCentral7th186441 Matt Guokas1990–911990–91Western9thMidwest4th315124Scott Skiles (MIP)1991–921991–92Eastern14thAtlantic7th2161301992–931992–93Eastern9thAtlantic4th414119Shaquille O'Neal (ROY)1993–941993–94Eastern4thAtlantic2nd50327 Lost First round (Pacers) 3–0 Brian Hill1994–951994–95Eastern1stAtlantic1st5725— Won First round (Celtics) 3–1 Won Conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–2 Won Conference finals (Pacers) 4–3 Lost NBA Finals (Rockets) 4–01995–961995–96Eastern2ndAtlantic1st6022— Won First round (Pistons) 3–0 Won Conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–1 Lost Conference finals (Bulls) 4–01996–971996–97Eastern7thAtlantic3rd453716 Lost First round (Heat) 3–2Brian Hill Richie Adubato1997–981997–98Eastern10thAtlantic5th414114 Chuck Daly1998–991998–99Eastern3rdAtlantic2nd3317— Lost First round (76ers) 3–1Darrell Armstrong (SIX, MIP)1999–001999–00Eastern9thAtlantic4th414111Doc Rivers (COY) John Gabriel (EOY) Doc Rivers2000–012000–01Eastern7thAtlantic4th433913 Lost First round (Bucks) 3–1Mike Miller (ROY) Tracy McGrady (MIP)2001–022001–02Eastern5thAtlantic3rd44388 Lost First round (Hornets) 3–12002–032002–03Eastern8thAtlantic4th42407 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–32003–042003–04Eastern15thAtlantic7th216126Doc Rivers Johnny Davis2004–052004–05Eastern10thSoutheast3rd364623Grant Hill (SPOR)Johnny Davis Chris Jent2005–062005–06Eastern10thSoutheast3rd364616 Brian Hill2006–072006–07Eastern8thSoutheast3rd40424 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–02007–082007–08Eastern3rdSoutheast1st5230— Won First round (Raptors) 4–1 Lost Conference semifinals (Pistons) 4–1Hedo Türkoğlu (MIP) Stan Van Gundy2008–092008–09Eastern3rdSoutheast1st5923— Won First round (76ers) 4–2 Won Conference semifinals (Celtics) 4–3 Won Conference finals (Cavaliers) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–1Dwight Howard (DPOY)2009–102009–10Eastern2ndSoutheast1st5923— Won First round (Bobcats) 4–0 Won Conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–0 Lost Conference finals (Celtics) 4–2Dwight Howard (DPOY)2010–112010–11Eastern4thSoutheast2nd52306 Lost First round (Hawks) 4–2Dwight Howard (DPOY)2011–122011–12Eastern6thSoutheast3rd37299 Lost First round (Pacers) 4–1Ryan Anderson (MIP)2012–132012–13Eastern15thSoutheast5th206246 Jacque Vaughn2013–142013–14Eastern13thSoutheast5th2359312014–152014–15Eastern13thSoutheast5th255735Jacque VaughnJames Borrego2015–162015–16Eastern11thSoutheast5th354713Scott Skiles2016–172016–17Eastern13thSoutheast5th295320 Frank Vogel2017–182017–18Eastern14thSoutheast4th2557192018–192018–19Eastern7thSoutheast1st4240—Lost First round (Raptors) 4–1 Steve Clifford2019–202019–20Eastern8thSoutheast2nd334011.5Lost First round (Bucks) 4–12020–212020–21Eastern14thSoutheast5th2151202021–222021–22Eastern15thSoutheast5th226031 Jamahl Mosley2022–232022–23Eastern13thSoutheast3rd344810Paolo Banchero (ROY)2023–242023–24Eastern5thSoutheast1st4735 — Lost First round (Cavaliers) 4–32024–252024–25Eastern7thSoutheast1st4141 — Lost First round (Celtics) 4–12025–262025–26Eastern8thSoutheast2nd4537 1 Lost First round (Pistons) 4–3
All-time records Note: statistics are correct as of the conclusion of the 2025–26 NBA season StatisticWinsLossesWin%All-time regular season record1,4011,566All-time play-in game record21All-time post-season record6686All-time regular and post-season record1,4691,653
Notes Due to a lockout, the 1998–99 season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 50 games. The Magic finished tied with the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers for the best record in the Eastern Conference; based on tiebreakers, the Heat won the Atlantic Division and earned the top seed, while the Pacers won the Central Division and earned the #2 seed. Due to a lockout, the 2011–12 season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 66 games. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season was suspended from March 11 to July 30, 2020, and the regular season was shortened to 73 games for the Magic. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season did not start until December 22, 2020, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 72 games.
References
External links Orlando Magic at Basketball Reference Orlando Magic at Land of Basketball