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3 unusual facts about Orlando Magic


Daniel Kowalski

In February 2004, he was the host of an overnight program on SEN 1116 with former Orlando Magic basketballer Andrew Parkinson.

Otis Smith Kids Foundation

When Smith returned to Florida in 1989 to play professional basketball for the Orlando Magic, he founded the Otis F. Smith Foundation which began hosting summer basketball clinics for kids.

Sonia Rodriguez

She returned to this role in front of over 30,000 people during the National Ballet of Canada's March 1996 performance at a Toronto Raptors/Orlando Magic basketball game at Skydome.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season

On draft night, the Sonics traded Maggette to the Orlando Magic, along with veteran players Billy Owens, Don McLean, and Dale Ellis.

Christopher Asher

Asher has coached professional athletes Derek Knight (top-5 USA ranked 110mHH), Sergio Santos (1st round MLB pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks), Reuben Droughns (NFL-Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants) and Trevor Ariza (NBA- New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, L.A. Lakers).

Gordan Giriček

During the 2002-03 season, he was traded by Memphis, with Drew Gooden, to the Orlando Magic for Mike Miller, Ryan Humphrey, a future first-round draft pick and a future second-round draft pick.

Marco Belinelli

His performance is tied for second for the highest scoring game ever in Vegas summer league history, behind Keith Bogans' 38 scored as a member of the Orlando Magic in 2004.

NBA Live 96

The PC and PlayStation covers features Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic, while the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis box covers show a photo of the tip-off to Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Finals.

Paul Westhead

From 2003 to 2005 Westhead was an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic under head coach Johnny Davis.

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

The Institute's partners and collaborators include the City of Orlando, Orange County, the State of Florida, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, the Tavistock Group, Lake Nona, the University of Florida, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Florida's Blood Centers, Florida Hospital, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando VA Medical Center, Nemours, Epcot Center, and the Orlando Magic.

Selena Roberts

Roberts began her career as a beat writer for the Minnesota Vikings at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and for the Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Orlando Sentinel.


see also

Jason Levien

Levien also represented Omri Casspi and Yotam Halperin, two of the first Israeli players drafted into the NBA, the Utah Jazz's Ukrainian-born center, Kyrylo Fesenko, the New Jersey Nets' Courtney Lee, Orlando Magic's Hedo Türkoğlu and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rusher Earnest Graham, among others.

Lauren Clary

Other honorees at the 2006 event included U.S. Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek, Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic, John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves, and Taj McWilliams-Franklin of the Connecticut Sun.

Sun Sports

Paul Kennedy - Orlando Magic & Tampa Bay Lightning Host and In-Game Reporter