The 2020-2021 Orlando Magic turned out to be one of the worst teams in franchise history.
The use of the word “worst” is relative, because this team only reached that level of futility by way of injury, fire sale and, we’ll say, non-optimal late-season lineups. So, the team can’t be defined entirely by a .292 winning percentage that was more a product of a miserable season than a terrible team.
Nevertheless, it was a shortened season that certainly seemed like the longest in basketball history for those in Central Florida.
As we wait for ping pong balls to start bouncing, let’s escape the most recent season of Magic basketball and reminisce of one that had far fewer injuries and many more victories.