2015–16 Orlando Magic season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Orlando Magic

| end_year = 2016

| wins = 35

| losses = 47

| division = Southeast

| division_place = 5

| conf_place = 11

| coach = Scott Skiles

| gm = Rob Hennigan

| owners = RDV Sports, Inc.

| arena = Amway Center

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = ORL

| television = Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports

| radio = WDBO

}}

The 2015–16 Orlando Magic season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).{{cite web|title=Ranking Categories Magic Hope to Improve in 2015-16|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/gallery/cohen-8ball-ranking-categories-magic-hope-improve-2015-16|website=Orlando Magic|publisher=NBA|accessdate=3 June 2015}} They began the season hoping to improve upon their 25–57 output the previous season. They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 35–47, but had missed the playoffs for a fourth straight year.

Draft picks

{{main|2015 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#007CC5; color:white" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#007CC5; color:white" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#007CC5; color:white" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#007CC5; color:white" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#007CC5; color:white" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#007CC5; color:white" width="20%"| College

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 5

| Mario Hezonja

| SG / SF

| {{CRO}}

| Barcelona

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 51

| Tyler Harvey

| PG / SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Eastern Washington

Pre-season

{{NBA game log start|Orlando Magic|pre-season=yes|end_year=2016|record=Total: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)}}

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|Pre-season|first=yes|show=

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 1

| October 3

| Charlotte

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151003/CHAORL/boxscore.html 100–106]

| Andrew Nicholson (23)

| Andrew Nicholson (8)

| C. J. Watson (5)

| Amway Center
14,942

| 0–1

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 2

| October 7

| vs. Miami

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151007/ORLMIA/boxscore.html 100–97]

| Evan Fournier (18)

| Nikola Vučević (8)

| C. J. Watson (6)

| KFC Yum! Center
6,123

| 1–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 3

| October 9

| @ Indiana

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151009/ORLIND/boxscore.html 92–97]

| Victor Oladipo (15)

| Tobias Harris (13)

| Marble, Payton, Vučević (4)

| Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
13,475

| 1–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 4

| October 11

| @ Houston

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151011/ORLHOU/boxscore.html 123–119]

| Roy Devyn Marble (21)

| Smith, Watson (7)

| Smith, Watson (5)

| State Farm Arena
6,130

| 2–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 5

| October 13

| Miami

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151013/MIAORL/boxscore.html 95–92 OT]

| Shabazz Napier (15)

| Dewayne Dedmon (13)

| C. J. Watson (7)

| Amway Center
16,105

| 3–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 6

| October 17

| @ Flamengo

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151017/ORLFLA/boxscore.html 90–73]

| Nikola Vučević (18)

| Victor Oladipo (9)

| Victor Oladipo (3)

| HSBC Arena
14,894

| 4–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 7

| October 21

| New Orleans

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151021/NOPORL/boxscore.html 110–107 OT]

| Nikola Vučević (24)

| Nikola Vučević (14)

| C. J. Watson (7)

| Amway Center
12,779

| 5–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 8

| October 23

| Memphis

| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151023/MEMORL/boxscore.html 86–76]

| Tobias Harris (18)

| Dewayne Dedmon (11)

| Shabazz Napier (8)

| Amway Center
12,155

| 6–2

{{NBA game log end|orl|end_year=2016}}

Regular season

=Standings=

{{2015–16 NBA Southeast standings|team=ORL}}

{{2015–16 NBA East standings|team=ORL}}

Game log

=Regular season=

{{NBA game log start|Orlando Magic|end_year=2016|record=Total: 35–47 (Home: 23–18; Road: 12–29)}}

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|October|first=yes

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 0

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 1

| October 28

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20151028|id=WASORL|pf=87|pa=88}}

| Victor Oladipo (17)

| Victor Oladipo (11)

| Elfrid Payton (8)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 2

| October 30

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20151030|id=OKCORL|pf=136|pa=139|ot=2}}

| Tobias Harris (30)

| Victor Oladipo (13)

| Victor Oladipo (10)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 0–2

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|November

| home_wins = 7

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 5

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 3

| November 1

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20151101|id=ORLCHI|pf=87|pa=92}}

| Evan Fournier (19)

| Nikola Vučević (11)

| Victor Oladipo (5)

| United Center
21,585

| 0–3

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 4

| November 3

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20151103|id=ORLNOP|pf=103|pa=94}}

| Evan Fournier (30)

| Harris, Vučević (13)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Smoothie King Center
16,876

| 1–3

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 5

| November 4

| @ Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20151104|id=ORLHOU|pf=114|pa=119|ot=1}}

| Evan Fournier (29)

| Aaron Gordon (8)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| Toyota Center
16,735

| 1–4

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 6

| November 6

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20151106|id=TORORL|pf=92|pa=87}}

| Tobias Harris (20)

| Tobias Harris (9)

| Oladipo, Napier (6)

| Amway Center
16,578

| 2–4

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 7

| November 7

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20151107|id=ORLPHI|pf=105|pa=97}}

| Elfrid Payton (20)

| Dewayne Dedmon (9)

| C. J. Watson (7)

| Wells Fargo Center
15,207

| 3–4

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 8

| November 9

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20151109|id=ORLIND|pf=84|pa=97}}

| Evan Fournier (21)

| Tobias Harris (10)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,104

| 3–5

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 9

| November 11

| L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20151111|id=LALORL|pf=101|pa=99}}

| Shabazz Napier (22)

| Tobias Harris (11)

| Elfrid Payton (8)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 4–5

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 10

| November 13

| Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20151113|id=UTAORL|pf=102|pa=93}}

| Evan Fournier (21)

| Tobias Harris (13)

| Elfrid Payton (6)

| Amway Center
16,709

| 5–5

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 11

| November 14

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20151114|id=ORLWAS|pf=99|pa=108}}

| Nikola Vučević (19)

| Nikola Vučević (13)

| Evan Fournier (6)

| Verizon Center
18,311

| 5–6

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 12

| November 18

| Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20151118|id=MINORL|pf=104|pa=101|ot=1}}

| Evan Fournier (26)

| Tobias Harris (11)

| Elfrid Payton (6)

| Amway Center
16,048

| 6–6

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 13

| November 21

| Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20151121|id=SACORL|pf=91|pa=97}}

| Tobias Harris (24)

| Nikola Vučević (11)

| Elfrid Payton (9)

| Amway Center
16,104

| 6–7

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 14

| November 23

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20151123|id=ORLCLE|pf=103|pa=117}}

| Andrew Nicholson (18)

| Andrew Nicholson (8)

| Shabazz Napier (9)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 6–8

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 15

| November 25

| New York

| {{NBA game|date=20151125|id=NYKORL|pf=100|pa=91}}

| Victor Oladipo (24)

| Nikola Vučević (12)

| Elfrid Payton (11)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 7–8

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 16

| November 27

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20151127|id=MILORL|pf=114|pa=90}}

| Elfrid Payton (22)

| Andrew Nicholson (7)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Amway Center
16,317

| 8–8

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 17

| November 29

| Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20151129|id=BOSORL|pf=110|pa=91}}

| Victor Oladipo (19)

| Tobias Harris (11)

| Victor Oladipo (6)

| Amway Center
16,209

| 9–8

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|December

| home_wins = 5

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 5

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 18

| December 1

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20151201|id=ORLMIN|pf=96|pa=93}}

| Nikola Vučević (18)

| Nikola Vučević (12)

| Elfrid Payton (5)

| Target Center
10,694

| 10–8

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 19

| December 3

| @ Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20151203|id=ORLUTA|pf=103|pa=94}}

| Tobias Harris (17)

| Nikola Vučević (8)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,247

| 11–8

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 20

| December 5

| @ L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20151205|id=ORLLAC|pf=101|pa=103}}

| Victor Oladipo (24)

| Harris, Vučević (10)

| Elfrid Payton (8)

| Staples Center
19,146

| 11–9

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 21

| December 8

| @ Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20151208|id=ORLDEN|pf=85|pa=74}}

| Payton, Vučević (18)

| Andrew Nicholson (14)

| Elfrid Payton (4)

| Pepsi Center
13,925

| 12–9

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 22

| December 9

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20151209|id=ORLPHX|pf=104|pa=107}}

| Nikola Vučević (21)

| Nikola Vučević (12)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,637

| 12–10

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 23

| December 11

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20151211|id=CLEORL|pf=76|pa=111}}

| Nikola Vučević (14)

| Andrew Nicholson (6)

| Shabazz Napier (5)

| Amway Center
17,239

| 12–11

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 24

| December 14

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20151214|id=ORLBKN|pf=105|pa=82}}

| Nikola Vučević (18)

| Tobias Harris (9)

| Frye, Payton (5)

| Barclays Center
12,946

| 13–11

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 25

| December 16

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20151216|id=CHAORL|pf=113|pa=98}}

| Channing Frye (17)

| Nikola Vučević (8)

| Elfrid Payton (9)

| Amway Center
16,019

| 14–11

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 26

| December 18

| Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20151218|id=PORORL|pf=102|pa=94}}

| Harris, Vučević (25)

| Tobias Harris (12)

| Victor Oladipo (6)

| Amway Center
17,156

| 15–11

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 27

| December 20

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20151220|id=ATLORL|pf=100|pa=103}}

| Nikola Vučević (20)

| Nikola Vučević (11)

| Oladipo, Payton (6)

| Amway Center
16,982

| 15–12

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 28

| December 21

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20151221|id=ORLNYK|pf=107|pa=99}}

| Nikola Vučević (26)

| Nikola Vučević (9)

| Shabazz Napier (6)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 16–12

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 29

| December 23

| Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20151223|id=HOUORL|pf=104|pa=101}}

| Nikola Vučević (21)

| Tobias Harris (8)

| Elfrid Payton (9)

| Amway Center
17,061

| 17–12

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 30

| December 26

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20151226|id=MIAORL|pf=101|pa=108}}

| Nikola Vučević (22)

| Nikola Vučević (10)

| Fournier, Payton (7)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 17–13

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 31

| December 28

| New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20151228|id=NOPORL|pf=104|pa=89}}

| Nikola Vučević (28)

| Tobias Harris (9)

| Nikola Vučević (7)

| Amway Center
17,606

| 18–13

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 32

| December 30

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20151230|id=BKNORL|pf=100|pa=93}}

| Nikola Vučević (20)

| Nikola Vučević (9)

| Evan Fournier (5)

| Amway Center
18,397

| 19–13

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|January

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 7

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 33

| January 1

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20160101|id=ORLWAS|pf=91|pa=103}}

| Victor Oladipo (20)

| Tobias Harris (10)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| Verizon Center
16,986

| 19–14

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 34

| January 2

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20160102|id=ORLCLE|pf=79|pa=104}}

| Aaron Gordon (11)

| Aaron Gordon (7)

| Elfrid Payton (4)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 19–15

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 35

| January 4

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20160104|id=ORLDET|pf=89|pa=115}}

| Victor Oladipo (18)

| Victor Oladipo (7)

| Victor Oladipo (5)

| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,301

| 19–16

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 36

| January 6

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20160106|id=INDORL|pf=86|pa=95}}

| Victor Oladipo (20)

| Aaron Gordon (8)

| Evan Fournier (4)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 19–17

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 37

| January 8

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20160108|id=ORLBKN|pf=83|pa=77}}

| Oladipo, Vučević (20)

| Tobias Harris (12)

| Tobias Harris (8)

| Barclays Center
13,907

| 20–17

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 38

| January 9

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20160109|id=WASORL|pf=99|pa=105}}

| Nikola Vučević (23)

| Aaron Gordon (10)

| Oladipo, Vučević (5)

| Amway Center
18,058

| 20–18

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 39

| January 14

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20160114|id=TORORL|pf=103|pa=106|ot=1}}

| Victor Oladipo (27)

| Harris, Vučević (11)

| Victor Oladipo (6)

| The O2 Arena
(London, England/NBA Global Games)
18,689

| 20–19

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 40

| January 18

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20160118|id=ORLATL|pf=81|pa=98}}

| Aaron Gordon (18)

| Nikola Vučević (11)

| Elfrid Payton (5)

| Philips Arena
17,460

| 20–20

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 41

| January 20

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20160120|id=ORLCHI|pf=87|pa=96}}

| Elfrid Payton (21)

| Nikola Vučević (11)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Amway Center
17,746

| 20–21

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 42

| January 22

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20160122|id=CHAORL|pf=116|pa=120|ot=1}}

| Victor Oladipo (29)

| Nikola Vučević (12)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Amway Center
18,083

| 20–22

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 43

| January 25

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20160125|id=ORLMEM|pf=102|pa=108|ot=1}}

| Fournier, Harris, Vučević (16)

| Nikola Vučević (14)

| Elfrid Payton (6)

| FedExForum
15,779

| 20–23

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 44

| January 26

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20160126|id=ORLMIL|pf=100|pa=107}}

| Victor Oladipo (18)

| Nikola Vučević (12)

| Victor Oladipo (5)

| BMO Harris Bradley Center
11,884

| 20–24

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 45

| January 29

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20160129|id=ORLBOS|pf=94|pa=113}}

| Nikola Vučević (14)

| Aaron Gordon (9)

| Nikola Vučević (4)

| TD Garden
17,729

| 20–25

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 46

| January 31

| Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20160131|id=BOSORL|pf=119|pa=114}}

| Evan Fournier (24)

| Aaron Gordon (14)

| Nikola Vučević (7)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 21–25

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|February

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 47

| February 1

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20160201|id=ORLSAS|pf=92|pa=107}}

| Nikola Vučević (20)

| Aaron Gordon (16)

| Elfrid Payton (8)

| AT&T Center
18,418

| 21–26

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 48

| February 3

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20160203|id=ORLOKC|pf=114|pa=117}}

| Victor Oladipo (37)

| Harris, Oladipo (7)

| Elfrid Payton (6)

| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203

| 21–27

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 49

| February 5

| L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20160205|id=LACORL|pf=93|pa=107}}

| Victor Oladipo (18)

| Nikola Vučević (9)

| Napier, Vucevic (4)

| Amway Center
16,647

| 21–28

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 50

| February 7

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20160207|id=ATLORL|pf=96|pa=94}}

| Nikola Vučević (22)

| Aaron Gordon (13)

| Elfrid Payton (12)

| Amway Center
16,021

| 22–28

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 51

| February 8

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20160208|id=ORLATL|pf=117|pa=110|ot=1}}

| Nikola Vučević (28)

| Nikola Vučević (13)

| Victor Oladipo (8)

| Philips Arena
13,057

| 23–28

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 52

| February 10

| San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20160210|id=SASORL|pf=96|pa=98}}

| Evan Fournier (28)

| Aaron Gordon (14)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| Amway Center
17,467

| 23–29

|- align="center"

|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 53

| February 19

| Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20160219|id=DALORL|pf=110|pa=104|ot=1}}

| Nikola Vučević (21)

| Victor Oladipo (14)

| Evan Fournier (8)

| Amway Center
17,764

| 24–29

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 54

| February 21

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20160221|id=INDORL|pf=102|pa=105}}

| Evan Fournier (23)

| Nikola Vučević (13)

| Victor Oladipo (8)

| Amway Center
17,242

| 24–30

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 55

| February 23

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20160223|id=ORLPHI|pf=124|pa=115}}

| Nikola Vučević (35)

| Aaron Gordon (11)

| Elfrid Payton (8)

| Wells Fargo Center
13,745

| 25–30

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 56

| February 25

| Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20160225|id=GSWORL|pf=114|pa=130}}

| Evan Fournier (20)

| Nikola Vučević (9)

| Elfrid Payton (6)

| Amway Center
19,189

| 25–31

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 57

| February 26

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20160226|id=ORLNYK|pf=95|pa=108}}

| Nikola Vučević (18)

| Gordon, Vučević (8)

| Elfrid Payton (9)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 25–32

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 58

| February 28

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20160228|id=PHIORL|pf=130|pa=116}}

| Oladipo, Vučević (28)

| Aaron Gordon (7)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Amway Center
16,168

| 26–32

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|March

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 9

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 59

| March 1

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20160301|id=ORLDAL|pf=108|pa=121}}

| Ersan İlyasova (22)

| Ersan İlyasova (10)

| C. J. Watson (6)

| American Airlines Center
19,546

| 26–33

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 60

| March 2

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20160302|id=CHIORL|pf=102|pa=89}}

| Nikola Vučević (24)

| Aaron Gordon (15)

| Elfrid Payton (12)

| Amway Center
16,072

| 27–33

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 61

| March 4

| Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20160304|id=PHXORL|pf=84|pa=102}}

| Elfrid Payton (19)

| İlyasova, Vučević (12)

| Elfrid Payton (11)

| Amway Center
17,546

| 27–34

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 62

| March 7

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20160307|id=ORLGSW|pf=113|pa=119}}

| Fournier, Gordon, Jennings (20)

| Aaron Gordon (16)

| Victor Oladipo (8)

| Oracle Arena
19,596

| 27–35

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 63

| March 8

| @ L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20160308|id=ORLLAL|pf=98|pa=107}}

| Victor Oladipo (26)

| Dewayne Dedmon (10)

| C.J. Watson (5)

| Staples Center
18,997

| 27–36

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 64

| March 11

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20160311|id=ORLSAC|pf=107|pa=100}}

| Aaron Gordon (20)

| Aaron Gordon (11)

| Evan Fournier (6)

| Sleep Train Arena
17,081

| 28–36

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 65

| March 12

| @ Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20160312|id=ORLPOR|pf=84|pa=121}}

| Victor Oladipo (18)

| Ersan İlyasova (9)

| C.J. Watson (4)

| Moda Center
19,452

| 28–37

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 66

| March 15

| Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20160315|id=DENORL|pf=116|pa=110}}

| Evan Fournier (30)

| Jason Smith (13)

| Brandon Jennings (11)

| Amway Center
16,988

| 29–37

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 67

| March 16

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20160316|id=ORLCHA|pf=99|pa=107}}

| Victor Oladipo (25)

| Brandon Jennings (8)

| C.J. Watson (7)

| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,148

| 29–38

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 68

| March 18

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20160318|id=CLEORL|pf=103|pa=109}}

| Victor Oladipo (45)

| Aaron Gordon (10)

| Brandon Jennings (7)

| Amway Center
18,046

| 29–39

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 69

| March 20

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20160320|id=ORLTOR|pf=100|pa=105}}

| Fournier, Oladipo (21)

| İlyasova, Nicholson (9)

| Brandon Jennings (7)

| Air Canada Centre
19.800

| 29–40

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 70

| March 21

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20160321|id=ORLBOS|pf=96|pa=107}}

| Victor Oladipo (25)

| Gordon, Oladipo (9)

| Elfrid Payton (11)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 29–41

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 71

| March 23

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20160323|id=ORLDET|pf=102|pa=118}}

| Elfrid Payton (20)

| Aaron Gordon (11)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,609

| 29–42

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 72

| March 25

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20160325|id=ORLMIA|pf=97|pa=108}}

| Evan Fournier (20)

| Fournier, Payton (7)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| American Airlines Arena
19,918

| 29–43

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 73

| March 26

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20160326|id=CHIORL|pf=111|pa=89}}

| Dewayne Dedmon (18)

| Dewayne Dedmon (13)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Amway Center
18,846

| 30–43

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 74

| March 29

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20160329|id=BKNORL|pf=139|pa=105}}

| Andrew Nicholson (24)

| Payton, Smith (5)

| Elfrid Payton (12)

| Amway Center
17,536

| 31–43

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 75

| March 31

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20160331|id=ORLIND|pf=114|pa=94}}

| Evan Fournier (25)

| Payton, Oladipo (7)

| Victor Oladipo (7)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,234

| 32–43

{{NBA game log section|Orlando Magic|April

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 76

| April 1

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20160401|id=ORLMIL|pf=110|pa=113}}

| Nikola Vučević (26)

| Aaron Gordon (7)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,268

| 32–44

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 77

| April 3

| Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20160403|id=MEMORL|pf=119|pa=107}}

| Nikola Vučević (25)

| Nikola Vučević (10)

| Elfrid Payton (11)

| Amway Center
17,741

| 33–44

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 78

| April 6

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20160406|id=DETORL|pf=104|pa=108}}

| Evan Fournier (19)

| Nikola Vučević (13)

| Elfrid Payton (5)

| Amway Center
16,553

| 33–45

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 79

| April 8

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20160408|id=MIAORL|pf=112|pa=109}}

| Nikola Vučević (29)

| Evan Fournier (7)

| Elfrid Payton (10)

| Amway Center
18,152

| 34–45

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 80

| April 10

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20160410|id=MIAORL|pf=96|pa=118}}

| Evan Fournier (21)

| Nikola Vučević (8)

| Evan Fournier (5)

| American Airlines Arena
19,913

| 34–46

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 81

| April 11

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20160411|id=MILORL|pf=107|pa=98}}

| Ersan İlyasova (22)

| Dewayne Dedmon (8)

| Elfrid Payton (11)

| Amway Center
18,374

| 35–46

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 82

| April 13

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20160413|id=ORLCHA|pf=103|pa=117}}

| Fournier, Gordon (22)

| Ersan İlyasova (7)

| Elfrid Payton (7)

| Time Warner Cable Arena
17,372

| 35–47

{{NBA game log end|orl|end_year=2016}}

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Orlando Magic|season=2015–16}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Dewayne | last = Dedmon | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | DOB = 1989-08-12 | college = USC}}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Evan | last = Fournier | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1992-10-29 | from = France}}

{{player2 | num = 00 | first = Aaron | last = Gordon | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1995-09-16 | college = Arizona}}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Mario | last = Hezonja | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 218 | DOB = 1995-02-25 | from = Croatia}}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Ersan | last = İlyasova | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 235 | DOB = 1987-05-15 | from = Turkey}}

{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Brandon | last = Jennings | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 169 | DOB = 1989-09-23 | school = Oak Hill Academy (VA)}}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Devyn | last = Marble | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1992-09-21 | college = Iowa}}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Shabazz | last = Napier | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1991-07-14 | college = Connecticut}}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Andrew | last = Nicholson | dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1989-12-08 | college = St. Bonaventure}}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Victor | last = Oladipo | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1992-05-04 | college = Indiana}}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Elfrid | last = Payton | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1994-02-22 | college = Louisiana-Lafayette}}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Jason | last = Smith | dab = basketball, born 1986 | pos = FC | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1986-03-02 | college = Colorado State}}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Nikola | last = Vučević | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 260 | DOB = 1990-10-24 | college = USC}}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = C. J. | last = Watson | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1984-04-17 | college = Tennessee}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| otherlegend = (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate

| roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2016.html

| accessdate = March 7, 2016

}}

Player statistics

=Ragular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Evan|Fournier}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|79

style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|71style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|2,566225213962style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|1,21332.52.82.71.2.015.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mario|Hezonja}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|79

91,413176109391747817.92.21.4.5.26.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Gordon}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 78

371,863507128595571923.96.51.6.8.79.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Smith|dab=basketball, born 1986}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 76

21,18121962336554615.52.9.8.4.97.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Elfrid|Payton|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 73

692,145261style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|468892077829.43.6style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|6.41.2.310.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Victor|Oladipo}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 72

522,379345282style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|116541,153style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|33.04.83.9style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.6.816.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nikola|Vučević}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 65

602,037style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|57617953style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|701,18131.3style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|8.92.8.8style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.1style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF;"|18.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Dewayne|Dedmon}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 58

2070522813224625512.23.9.2.4.84.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Nicholson|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 56

082320125102238414.73.6.4.2.46.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shabazz|Napier}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 55

0600559723120310.91.01.8.4.03.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tobias|Harris}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 49

491,61034299472866932.97.02.01.0.613.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Channing|Frye}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 44

2975414145212022917.13.21.0.5.55.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|C. J.|Watson}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 33

2656668819514219.92.02.7.6.24.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Devyn|Marble}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 28

02493812131608.91.4.4.5.02.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brandon|Jennings}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 25

64525010018517518.12.04.0.7.27.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ersan|İlyasova}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 22

44471211214617820.35.5.5.6.38.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Keith|Appling}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 5

027111065.4.2.2.2.01.2

{{Plainlist|

  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

}}

Transactions

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:12%" | June 24, 2015

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Orlando Magic{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-aquire-luke-ridnour-150624|title=Grizzlies acquire Luke Ridnour from Orlando Magic|work=nba.com/grizzlies|date=June 24, 2015|accessdate=June 24, 2015}}


Janis Timma Draft Rights

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Memphis Grizzlies


Luke Ridnour
bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:12%" | July 14, 2015

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Orlando Magic{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-acquire-maurice-harkless-orlando|title=Trail Blazers Acquire Maurice Harkless from Orlando|work=nba.com/blazers|date=July 14, 2015|accessdate=July 14, 2015}}


2020 Second Round Draft Pick

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Portland Trail Blazers


Maurice Harkless
bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:12%" | July 27, 2015

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Orlando Magic


Shabazz Napier{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-acquire-guard-shabazz-napier-heat|title=Orlando Magic Acquire Guard Shabazz Napier From Heat|work=nba.com/magic|date=July 27, 2015|accessdate=July 27, 2015}}

| style="width:44%" valign="top"| To Miami Heat


Conditional 2016 Second Round Draft Pick

=Free agents=

=Re-signed=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Former Team

style="text-align: center"

| Tobias Harris{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-re-sign-tobias-harris|title=Harris Thrilled to Be Back With Magic|work=nba.com/celtics|date=July 14, 2015|accessdate=July 14, 2015}}

| Signed 4-year contract worth $64 million

| Orlando Magic

=Additions=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Former Team

style="text-align: center"

| C.J. Watson{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-sign-cj-watson|title=Magic Sign C.J. Watson|work=nba.com/magic|date=July 9, 2015|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}

| Signed 3-year contract worth $15 million

| Indiana Pacers

style="text-align: center"

| Jason Smith{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-sign-jason-smith|title=Magic Sign Jason Smith|work=nba.com/magic|date=July 14, 2015|accessdate=July 14, 2015}}

| Signed 1-year contract worth $4.5 million

| New York Knicks

=Subtractions=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Reason

! style="{{NBA color cell|Orlando Magic}}" width="10%"| Current team

style="text-align: center"

| Ben Gordon{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-waive-ben-gordon|title=Magic Waive Ben Gordon|work=nba.com/magic|date=June 29, 2015|accessdate=June 29, 2015}}

| Waived

| Free Agent

style="text-align: center"

| Kyle O'Quinn{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/knicks-acquire-four-free-agents-afflalo-r.-lopez-williams-oquinn|title=Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn|work=nba.com/magic|date=July 9, 2015|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}

| Signed 4-year contract worth $16 million

| New York Knicks

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