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Orlando Magic


Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic is a NBA team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference along with the Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, and Washington Wizards.

About Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic joined the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1989. A contest sponsored by Orlando Magic team officials and the local Orlando Sentinel newspaper allowed the community to suggest names for their new franchise. The contest of a total of 4,296 submitted entries and the names were narrowed down to the ''Heat'', ''Tropics'', ''Juice'' and the ''Magic''. On July 27, 1986, it was announced that the committee chose the Magic to be the new name of the Orlando franchise in the NBA.

The franchise has also been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (12 playoff appearances in 21 years). Orlando has been the most successful of the four expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 (the others being the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves) in terms of winning percentage. As of 2010, they are the only team in the ''big four'' sports leagues to play in the city of Orlando.

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