2011–12 Orlando Magic season

2011–12 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Stan Van Gundy
Arena	Amway Center
Results
Record	37–29 (.561)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in first round to Indiana (1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
Radio	WDBO

The 2011–12 Orlando Magic season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 37–29 record in a regular season shortened by the lockout and an offseason where trade rumours that included starting center Dwight Howard abounded.^[1] After the Magic's playoff loss against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Orlando franchise parted ways with head coach Stan Van Gundy and General Manager Otis Smith.^[2] The Amway Center, the Magic's home court, was the venue of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[3]
• December 18: The Magic had the first of their two game preseason against Miami at American Airlines Arena.
• December 25: The regular season begins and the Magic have an away game at Oklahoma City. This is the Magic's first regular season game. They lost the season opener 89-97.
• December 26: The Magic had their first home game of the regular season at the Amway Center. They played the Houston Rockets. The Magic also achieved their first win of the season, with a score of 104-95.
• April 15: Orlando secures a playoff spot with a 100–84 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[4]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	53	DeAndre Liggins	SG / SF	United States	Kentucky

Roster

2011–12 Orlando Magic roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 California F 3 Clark, Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–01–17 Louisville F/C 11 Davis, Glen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1986–01–01 LSU G 25 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–08–31 Duke F 32 Harper, Justin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–08–30 Richmond C 12 Howard, Dwight (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA) G 34 Liggins, DeAndre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–03–31 Kentucky G 14 Nelson, Jameer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's C 21 Orton, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–08–06 Kentucky G 7 Redick, J. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–06–24 Duke G 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981–01–20 Michigan State SF 5 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980–04–13 DePaul G 10 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988–07–05 Wake Forest F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey G 1 Wafer, Von 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1985–07–21 Florida State	Head coach Stan Van Gundy Assistant coach(es) Brendan Malone Steve Clifford Patrick Ewing Bob Beyer Mark Price Ahmad Ajami Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Glen Davis	Daniel Orton		Dwight Howard
PF	Ryan Anderson	Earl Clark	Justin Harper
SF	Hedo Türkoğlu	Quentin Richardson
SG	Jason Richardson	J. J. Redick	Von Wafer	DeAndre Liggins
PG	Jameer Nelson	Chris Duhon	Ish Smith

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 18 @ Miami L 85–118 Ryan Anderson, J. J. Redick (22) Ryan Anderson (8) Jameer Nelson (7) American Airlines Arena 20,100 0–1 2 December 21 Miami W 104–100 Glen Davis (18) Dwight Howard (9) Jameer Nelson (10) Amway Center 19,045 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	–	28–5	18–15	9–5
x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	6	23–10	17–16	11–3
x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	9	21–12	16–17	8–7
Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	26	11–22	9–24	7–7
Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	39	4–29	3–30	1–14

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15
9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 37–28 (Home: 21–12; Road: 16–16)
December: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 25 @ Oklahoma City L 89–97 Ryan Anderson (25) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–1 2 December 26 Houston W 104–95 Hedo Türkoğlu (23) Dwight Howard (7) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center 18,846 1–1 3 December 29 New Jersey W 94–78 Ryan Anderson (22) Dwight Howard (24) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,954 2–1 4 December 30 @ Charlotte W 100–79 Ryan Anderson (23) Dwight Howard (24) Chris Duhon (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,064 3–1
January: 9–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 5–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 Toronto W 102–96 Ryan Anderson (24) Dwight Howard (15) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,846 4–1 6 January 2 @ Detroit L 78–89 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (7) Jameer Nelson (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8,120 4–2 7 January 4 Washington W 103–85 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (20) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 5–2 8 January 6 Chicago L 83–97 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (15) Chris Duhon (4) Amway Center 18,912 5–3 9 January 8 @ Sacramento W 104–97 Jason Richardson (22) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson (6) Power Balance Pavilion 14,150 6–3 10 January 11 @ Portland W 107–104 J. J. Redick (17) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Rose Garden 20,467 7–3 11 January 12 @ Golden State W 117–109 Dwight Howard (45) Dwight Howard (23) Hedo Türkoğlu (9) Oracle Arena 17,754 8–3 12 January 16 @ New York W 102–93 Ryan Anderson (30) Dwight Howard (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 9–3 13 January 17 Charlotte W 96–89 Dwight Howard (25) Dwight Howard (17) Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (4) Amway Center 18,846 10–3 14 January 18 San Antonio L 83–85 (OT) Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (25) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center 18,846 10–4 15 January 20 L.A. Lakers W 92–80 Dwight Howard (21) Dwight Howard (23) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 11–4 16 January 23 @ Boston L 56–87 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (14) Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson (3) TD Garden 18,624 11–5 17 January 24 @ Indiana W 102–83 Ryan Anderson (24) Dwight Howard (9) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,760 12–5 18 January 26 Boston L 83–91 Dwight Howard (16) Dwight Howard (16) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,952 12–6 19 January 27 @ New Orleans L 67–93 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (16) Chris Duhon (5) New Orleans Arena 16,176 12–7 20 January 29 Indiana L 85–106 Dwight Howard (24) Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,952 12–8 21 January 30 @ Philadelphia L 69–74 Dwight Howard (17) Ryan Anderson (20) Quentin Richardson (3) Wells Fargo Center 16,299 12–9
February: 10–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 1 Washington W 109–103 Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson (23) Dwight Howard (18) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center 18,846 13–9 23 February 3 Cleveland W 102–94 Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson (19) Dwight Howard (16) Chris Duhon (5) Amway Center 18,933 14–9 24 February 4 @ Indiana W 85–81 Dwight Howard (27) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) Chris Duhon, Jason Richardson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 15–9 25 February 6 L.A. Clippers L 102–107 (OT) Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (12) Amway Center 18,846 15–10 26 February 8 Miami W 102–89 Ryan Anderson (27) Dwight Howard (24) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,972 16–10 27 February 10 Atlanta L 87–89 (OT) Ryan Anderson (21) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center 18,846 16–11 28 February 11 @ Milwaukee W 99–94 Jason Richardson (31) Dwight Howard (14) Chris Duhon, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Bradley Center 17,723 17–11 29 February 13 Minnesota W 102–89 Jason Richardson (17) Dwight Howard (7) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Amway Center 18,846 18–11 30 February 15 Philadelphia W 103–87 Ryan Anderson (27) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (14) Amway Center 18,846 19–11 31 February 17 Milwaukee W 94–85 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (20) Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,846 20–11 32 February 19 @ Miami L 78–90 J. J. Redick (17) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson (4) American Airlines Arena 20,185 20–12 33 February 20 @ Milwaukee W 93–90 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (16) Jameer Nelson (5) Bradley Center 13,143 21–12 34 February 22 @ New Jersey W 108–91 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson (7) Prudential Center 15,364 22–12 35 February 23 @ Atlanta L 78–83 J. J. Redick (13) Dwight Howard (12) Chris Duhon, Ish Smith, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Phillips Arena 14,523 22–13 All-Star Break 36 February 29 @ Washington W 102–95 Ryan Anderson (23) Ryan Anderson (15) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Verizon Center 18,688 23–13
March: 9–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 March 1 Oklahoma City L 102–105 Dwight Howard (33) Dwight Howard (9) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,846 23–14 38 March 3 Milwaukee W 114–98 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (10) Amway Center 18,846 24–14 39 March 5 @ Toronto W 92–88 Dwight Howard (36) Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard (13) Hedo Türkoğlu (9) Air Canada Centre 15,392 25–14 50 March 6 @ Charlotte L 84–100 Dwight Howard (15) Dwight Howard (17) Jameer Nelson (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,110 25–15 41 March 8 @ Chicago W 99–94 Dwight Howard (29) Dwight Howard (18) Jameer Nelson (7) United Center 22,127 26–15 42 March 11 Indiana W 107–94 Dwight Howard (30) Dwight Howard (13) J. J. Redick (9) Amway Center 18,846 27–15 43 March 13 Miami W 104–98 (OT) Jameer Nelson (25) Dwight Howard (25) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Amway Center 18,879 28–15 44 March 14 @ San Antonio L 111–122 Jameer Nelson (25) Dwight Howard (12) Jameer Nelson (7) AT&T Center 18,581 28–16 45 March 16 New Jersey W 86–70 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Amway Center 18,938 29–16 46 March 18 @ Miami L 81–91 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (11) Jameer Nelson (6) American Airlines Arena 20,003 29–17 47 March 19 Chicago L 59–85 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (12) Dwight Howard, J. J. Redick, Jason Richardson (2) Amway Center 18,998 29–18 48 March 21 Phoenix W 103–93 Ryan Anderson (29) Dwight Howard (16) Jason Richardson (5) Amway Center 18,930 30–18 49 March 23 Cleveland W 93–80 Ryan Anderson (17) Dwight Howard (13) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Center 18,846 31–18 50 March 26 @ Toronto W 117–101 Ryan Anderson (28) Dwight Howard (10) Hedo Türkoğlu (8) Air Canada Centre 16,429 32–18 51 March 28 @ New York L 86–108 Jameer Nelson (17) Glen Davis (6) Jameer Nelson (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 32–19 52 March 30 Dallas W 100–98 Jameer Nelson (24) Dwight Howard (15) Jameer Nelson, Hedo Türkoğlu (4) Amway Center 18,951 32–20
April : 5–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 April 1 Denver L 101–104 Jameer Nelson (27) Glen Davis (16) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center 18,951 32–21 54 April 3 @ Detroit L 95–102 Glen Davis (31) Glen Davis (10) Chris Duhon (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,741 32–22 55 April 5 New York L 80–96 Jason Richardson (16) Dwight Howard (8) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center 19,098 32–23 56 April 7 @ Philadelphia W 88–82 Glen Davis (23) Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (6) Wells Fargo Center 19,775 33–23 57 April 9 Detroit W 119–89 Jason Richardson (22) Glen Davis (16) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 18,998 34–23 58 April 10 @ Washington L 85–93 Jameer Nelson (19) Glen Davis (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Verizon Center 15,355 34–24 59 April 13 Atlanta L 81–109 Glen Davis, Von Wafer (16) Glen Davis (9) Jameer Nelson, Von Wafer (4) Amway Center 18,846 34–25 60 April 15 @ Cleveland W 100–84 Jameer Nelson (21) Ryan Anderson (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Quicken Loans Arena 16,305 35–25 61 April 16 Philadelphia W 113–100 Ryan Anderson (26) Ryan Anderson (16) Jameer Nelson (13) Amway Center 18,846 36–25 62 April 18 @ Boston L 98–102 Glen Davis (27) Ryan Anderson (9) Jameer Nelson (9) TD Garden 18,624 36–26 63 April 21 @ Utah L 107–117 (OT) Jameer Nelson (23) Glen Davis (13) Jameer Nelson (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,580 36–27 64 April 22 @ Denver L 74–101 Ryan Anderson (24) Ryan Anderson (9) Jason Richardson, Von Wafer (4) Pepsi Center 19,155 36–28 65 April 25 Charlotte W 102–95 J. J. Redick (31) Ryan Anderson (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Amway Center 19,152 37–28 66 April 26 @ Memphis L 76–88 Hedo Türkoğlu (18) Earl Clark (9) Chris Duhon, Daniel Orton, Ish Smith (3) FedExForum 17,215 37–29
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2012 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28 @ Indiana W 81–77 Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson (17) Glen Davis (13) Jameer Nelson (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 1–0 2 April 30 @ Indiana L 78–93 Glen Davis (18) Glen Davis (10) Jameer Nelson, J. J. Redick, Jason Richardson (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 1–1 3 May 2 Indiana L 74–97 Glen Davis (22) Quentin Richardson (10) Jameer Nelson (5) Amway Center 18,846 1–2 4 May 5 Indiana L 99–101 (OT) Jason Richardson (25) Glen Davis (11) Jameer Nelson (11) Amway Center 18,846 1–3 5 May 8 @ Indiana L 87–105 Jameer Nelson (27) Glen Davis (8) Jameer Nelson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 1–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson	61	61	32.2	.439	.393	.877	7.7	.9	.8	.4	16.1
Clark, EarlEarl Clark	45	1	12.4	.367		.724	2.8	.4	.3	.7	2.7
Davis, GlenGlen Davis	61	13	23.4	.421	.143	.683	5.4	.8	.7	.3	9.3
Duhon, ChrisChris Duhon	63	9	19.5	.419	.420	.810	1.6	2.4	.6	.1	3.8
Harper, JustinJustin Harper	14	0	6.0	.290	.154	.000	.9	.1	.1	.2	1.4
Howard, DwightDwight Howard	54	54	38.3	.573	.000	.491	14.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	20.6
Hughes, LarryLarry Hughes	9	0	12.7	.227	.143	.500	.6	.8	.2	.0	1.3
Liggins, DeAndreDeAndre Liggins	17	0	6.8	.480	.000	.474	.9	.3	.4	.0	1.9
Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	57	57	29.9	.427	.377	.807	3.2	5.7	.7	.1	11.9
Orton, DanielDaniel Orton	16	2	11.7	.567	.000	.440	2.4	.3	.5	.6	2.8
Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick	65	22	27.2	.425	.418	.911	2.3	2.5	.4	.1	11.6
Richardson, JasonJason Richardson	54	54	29.5	.408	.368	.594	3.6	2.0	1.0	.4	11.6
Richardson, QuentinQuentin Richardson	48	3	18.0	.376	.347	.833	2.6	.8	.6	.1	4.5
Smith, IshmaelIshmael Smith^[a]	20	0	8.6	.373	.250	.750	1.3	1.6	.6	.1	2.3
Türkoğlu, HedoHedo Türkoğlu	53	53	31.2	.415	.353	.705	3.8	4.4	.8	.3	10.9
Wafer, VonVon Wafer	33	1	14.2	.452	.359	.704	1.4	.9	.3	.1	5.9

• ^a Statistics with the Orlando Magic.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson	5	5	34.4	.341	.400	.857	4.6	.8	.6	.4	9.6
Clark, EarlEarl Clark	5	0	17.6	.444		.571	6.6	.2	.4	1.0	4.0
Davis, GlenGlen Davis	5	5	38.0	.438		.773	9.2	.8	.6	1.2	19.0
Duhon, ChrisChris Duhon	5	0	12.2	.200	.333	.000	1.4	1.8	1.0	.2	.6
Harper, JustinJustin Harper	1	0	5.0	.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	5	5	36.4	.392	.320	.750	3.8	6.6	.8	.2	15.6
Orton, DanielDaniel Orton	4	0	2.3			1.000	.5	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick	5	0	24.6	.432	.211	.857	1.0	3.2	.2	.0	10.8
Richardson, JasonJason Richardson	5	5	29.6	.396	.370	.417	3.8	1.0	1.2	.4	11.4
Richardson, QuentinQuentin Richardson	5	0	14.8	.333	.286		4.4	.4	.2	.0	2.4
Smith, IshmaelIshmael Smith	1	0	5.0				1.0	.0	.0	.2	.0
Türkoğlu, HedoHedo Türkoğlu	5	5	32.4	.366	.417	.636	2.8	2.4	1.0	.8	8.4
Wafer, VonVon Wafer	1	0	6.0	.600			1.0	.0	.0	.0	6.0

Awards and records

• Ryan Anderson won the NBA Most Improved Player Award.^[5]

• Dwight Howard was selected to the All-NBA First Team^[6] and All-Defensive First Team^[7] and was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 16 – January 22).^[8]

• Dwight Howard attempted a record 39 free throws against the Golden State Warriors, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of 34 set in 1962.^[9]

All-Star

• Dwight Howard made his sixth All-Star appearance at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game held in Orlando.

• Ryan Anderson participated in the Three-Point Contest.

• Jameer Nelson participated in the Shooting Stars Competition along Phoenix Mercury player Marie Ferdinand-Harris and former Orlando Magic player Dennis Scott.

Injuries and disciplinary actions

• Hedo Türkoğlu underwent surgery to repair a facial fracture sustained during a game against the New York Knicks on April 5 and missed the remainder of the regular season.^[10]

• Glen Davis was suspended 2 games by the team for conduct detrimental to the team.^[11] A month later he was fined USD 35,000 by the league for making an obscene gesture in a game against the Toronto Raptors.^[12]

• Hedo Türkoğlu was suspended 1 game by the league for making intentional contact with an official during a game against the Chicago Bulls.^[13]

• Chris Duhon was suspended 1 game by the team for violating team rules.^[14]

• On April, Dwight Howard underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and was out for the remainder of the season.^[15]

Transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft DeAndre Liggins Via free agency Larry Hughes Ish Smith Via trade Glen Davis Justin Harper Von Wafer

Players Lost Via trade Brandon Bass Waived Gilbert Arenas Larry Hughes

Trades

June 23, 2011	To Orlando Magic Draft rights to Justin Harper	To Cleveland Cavaliers Conditional 2012 and 2013 second round picks.
December 12, 2011	To Orlando Magic Glen Davis (sign and trade) Von Wafer (sign and trade)	To Boston Celtics Brandon Bass

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Larry Hughes	December 9
Ish Smith	February 2	Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.^[16] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[17]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Earl Clark	August 10	Zhejiang Lions (China)	No
Justin Harper	August 19	Strasbourg IG (France)	Yes

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season

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