Orlando Magic
(33-17, tied for 1st in the Atlantic)
DRAFT PICKS: (No. 38)

1999   D R A F T   C H O I C E S Round Pick Player Pos College 2 38 Laron Profit SF/2G Maryland

T E A M   S T R E N G T H S Homecourt advantage Solid rookies (Doleac, Harpring) Pressure defense W E A K N E S S E S Penny Hardaway situation Too many hot then cold streaks Inside scoring C H A N G E S Chuck Daly out; Rivers in Penny & Nick Anderson Gone?? N E E D S Low-Post Scorer N O T E S: Won 28 of its first 38 before dropping seven of final 12 and then losing in the first round of the playoffs (to Philly in four games) Penny Hardaway became a free agent on July 1 Darrell Armstrong won both the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award and Most Improved. He was third on the team in scoring (13.8) and tops in assists (6.7) Free agent signee Ike Austin did little -- 9.7 ppg & only 4.8 rpg (last year he averaged 13.5 & 7.1 in a backup role) Matt Harpring named to the NBA's All-Rookie team. He averaged 8.2 ppg Tough at home, winning their first 10 games and finishing the season 21-4 Ranked in the bottom 10 of the league is scoring (89.5), field goal shooting (.428) and FT shooting (.700) Nick Anderson, despite a decent season, still averaged fewer ppg this season (14.9) than last season (15.3) and shot worse from the FT line this season (.611 to .638) F I R S T   R O U N D   P I C K S   I N   T H E   9 0 ' S 1990 - Dennis Scott, F (4) 1991 - Brian Williams, C (10); Stanley Roberts, C (23) 1992 - Shaquille O'Neal, C (1) 1993 - Chris Webber, F (1); Geert Hammink, C (26) 1994 - Brooks Thompson, G (26) 1995 - David Vaughn, F (25) 1996 - Brian Evans, F (27) 1997 - Johnny Taylor, F (17) 1998 - Michael Doleac, C (12); Keon Clark, C (13); Matt Harpring, F (15) P L A Y E R S   B Y   P O S I T I O N Small Forwards Nick Anderson Matt Harpring Dominique Wilkins Power Forwards Horace Grant Charles Outlaw Derek Strong Centers Isaac Austin Michael Doleac Danny Schayes Jonathan Kerner Point Guards Darrell Armstrong B.J. Armstrong Shooting Guards Penny Hardaway Gerald Wilkins Miles Simon F R E E   A G E N T S 1999 B.J. Armstrong Schayes Hardaway (ETO) Simon Outlaw 2000 D.Wilkins 2001 Grant G. Wilkins

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