The 2016–17 Orlando Magic season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates May 12, 2016: Scott Skiles stepped down as head coach of the Magic. May 20, 2016: The Magic hired Frank Vogel to become their new head coach. June 24, 2016: The 2016 NBA draft takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York; Orlando trades their top selection (Domantas Sabonis), Victor Oladipo, and Ersan İlyasova to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for their defensive-oriented (star) center, Serge Ibaka. February 14, 2017: Serge Ibaka gets traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Terrance Ross and the Raptors' 2017 draft pick. April 13, 2017: Rob Hennigan is fired as general manager, despite having a year remaining on his contract.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 41 Stephen Zimmerman PF / C UNLV 2 47 Jake Layman SF Maryland
Roster
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Pre-season
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 3 | @ Memphis | | Evan Fournier (18) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Nikola Vučević (5) | FedExForum18,119 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 5 | @ Cleveland | | Jeff Green (19) | Biyombo, Johnson, Vučević (5) | Nick Johnson (5) | Quicken Loans Arena18,789 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 12 | San Antonio | | Evan Fournier (20) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Biyombo, Hezonja, Watson (3) | Amway Center15,092 | 0–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 14 | Indiana | | Serge Ibaka (19) | Serge Ibaka (17) | C. J. Watson (10) | Amway Center14,097 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 16 | Atlanta | | Serge Ibaka (25) | Bismack Biyombo (19) | Elfrid Payton (5) | Amway Center15,081 | 1–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 18 | @ Miami | | Serge Ibaka (15) | Serge Ibaka (9) | Elfrid Payton (4) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 20 | New Orleans | | Evan Fournier (24) | Nikola Vučević (12) | Elfrid Payton (12) | Amway Center14,901 | 2–5
Regular season
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 26 | Miami | | Evan Fournier (20) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Elfrid Payton (5) | Amway Center19,298 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 28 | @ Detroit | | Aaron Gordon (17) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Elfrid Payton (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills19,122 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | October 29 | @ Cleveland | | Evan Fournier (22) | Jeff Green (10) | Fournier, Payton (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–3
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 1 | @ Philadelphia | | Nikola Vučević (24) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Elfrid Payton (10) | Wells Fargo Center12,529 | 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 3 | Sacramento | | Evan Fournier (29) | Aaron Gordon (10) | Elfrid Payton (11) | Amway Center17,026 | 2–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | November 5 | Washington | | Jeff Green (18) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | D. J. Augustin (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | November 7 | @ Chicago | | Aaron Gordon (15) | Biyombo, Ibaka (7) | Elfrid Payton (6) | United Center21,320 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | November 9 | Minnesota | | Nikola Vučević (24) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Elfrid Payton (7) | Amway Center17,102 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 | November 11 | Utah | | Evan Fournier (21) | Serge Ibaka (9) | Evan Fournier (4) | Amway Center18,846 | 3–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | November 13 | @ Oklahoma City | | Serge Ibaka (31) | Serge Ibaka (9) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 | November 14 | @ Indiana | | Evan Fournier (14) | Serge Ibaka (13) | Ibaka, Payton, Fournier (2) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse14,825 | 4–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 | November 16 | New Orleans | | Fournier, Ibaka (16) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Elfrid Payton (4) | Amway Center16,127 | 5–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 | November 19 | Dallas | | D. J. Augustin (18) | Nikola Vučević (12) | D. J. Augustin (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 | November 21 | @ Milwaukee | | Serge Ibaka (21) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Elfrid Payton (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center12,306 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 | November 23 | Phoenix | | Evan Fournier (25) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Elfrid Payton (7) | Amway Center17,069 | 6–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 | November 25 | Washington | | Serge Ibaka (19) | Nikola Vučević (17) | Elfrid Payton (5) | Amway Center17,103 | 6–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 | November 27 | Milwaukee | | Evan Fournier (27) | Nikola Vučević (16) | Evan Fournier (7) | Amway Center16,521 | 6–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 | November 29 | @ San Antonio | | Serge Ibaka (18) | Nikola Vučević (10) | Evan Fournier (7) | AT&T Center18,418 | 7–11
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 | December 1 | @ Memphis | | Evan Fournier (28) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Elfrid Payton (5) | FedExForum13,344 | 7–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 | December 2 | @ Philadelphia | | Aaron Gordon (20) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Nikola Vučević (5) | Wells Fargo Center13,711 | 8–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 4 | @ Detroit | | Serge Ibaka (21) | Nikola Vučević (8) | Biyombo, Ibaka (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,206 | 9–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 6 | @ Washington | | Elfrid Payton (25) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Verizon Center12,116 | 10–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 | December 7 | Boston | | D. J. Augustin (17) | Nikola Vučević (10) | Evan Fournier (5) | Amway Center17,009 | 10–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 | December 9 | @ Charlotte | | Evan Fournier (14) | Serge Ibaka (7) | Elfrid Payton (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,707 | 10–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 | December 10 | Denver | | Evan Fournier (24) | Biyombo, Gordon (6) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Amway Center17,010 | 10–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 | December 13 | @ Atlanta | | Serge Ibaka (29) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Elfrid Payton (14) | Philips Arena17,789 | 11–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 | December 14 | L.A. Clippers | | Aaron Gordon (33) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Amway Center18,846 | 11–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 16 | Brooklyn | | Fournier, Vučević (21) | Ibaka, Vučević (10) | Elfrid Payton (5) | Amway Center17,668 | 12–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 | December 18 | Toronto | | Evan Fournier (15) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Fournier, Payton (3) | Amway Center17,251 | 12–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 20 | @ Miami | | Fournier, Vučević (26) | Nikola Vučević (12) | Augustin, Payton (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 13–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 | December 22 | @ New York | | Serge Ibaka (23) | Serge Ibaka (10) | Nikola Vučević (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 13–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 | December 23 | L.A. Lakers | | Elfrid Payton (25) | Serge Ibaka (11) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Amway Center18,846 | 14–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | December 26 | Memphis | | Aaron Gordon (30) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Augustin, Payton (7) | Amway Center17,104 | 15–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 | December 28 | Charlotte | | Nikola Vučević (21) | Serge Ibaka (7) | Payton, Vučević, Watson (4) | Amway Center18,273 | 15–19
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 | January 1 | @ Indiana | | Nikola Vučević (18) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Elfrid Payton (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,530 | 15–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 | January 2 | @ New York | | Jodie Meeks (23) | Nikola Vučević (13) | Elfrid Payton (14) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 16–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 | January 4 | Atlanta | | Gordon, Payton (15) | Serge Ibaka (11) | Payton, Vučević (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 16–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 | January 6 | Houston | | D. J. Augustin (19) | Ibaka, Vučević (12) | Aaron Gordon (7) | Amway Center19,272 | 16–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 | January 8 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Fournier, Ibaka, Vučević (19) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 16–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 | January 11 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Aaron Gordon (28) | Nikola Vučević (12) | Nikola Vučević (4) | Staples Center19,060 | 16–24 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 | January 13 | @ Portland | | Nikola Vučević (30) | Ibaka, Vučević (10) | Elfrid Payton (7) | Moda Center19,344 | 17–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 | January 14 | @ Utah | | Elfrid Payton (28) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Vivint Smart Home Arena19,911 | 17–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 | January 16 | @ Denver | | Elfrid Payton (20) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Elfrid Payton (12) | Pepsi Center11,217 | 17–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 | January 18 | @ New Orleans | | Gordon, Payton (14) | Gordon, Vučević (8) | Nikola Vučević (5) | Smoothie King Center15,818 | 17–27 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 20 | Milwaukee | | Elfrid Payton (20) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Amway Center19,307 | 18–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 | January 22 | Golden State | | Elfrid Payton (23) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Elfrid Payton (10) | Amway Center18,846 | 18–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 | January 24 | Chicago | | Nikola Vučević (20) | Ibaka, Vučević (8) | C.J. Watson (6) | Amway Center18,846 | 18–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | January 27 | @ Boston | | Rudež, Vučević (14) | Biyombo, Vučević (7) | Elfrid Payton (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 18–30 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 | January 29 | @ Toronto | | Nikola Vučević (25) | Nikola Vučević (10) | Elfrid Payton (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 19–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 | January 30 | @ Minnesota | | Elfrid Payton (21) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Nikola Vučević (5) | Target Center11,124 | 19–31
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 | February 1 | Indiana | | Serge Ibaka (20) | Nikola Vučević (15) | Nikola Vučević (5) | Amway Center16,662 | 19–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 3 | Toronto | | Fournier, Ibaka (20) | Serge Ibaka (12) | Elfrid Payton (6) | Amway Center17,141 | 20–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 | February 4 | @ Atlanta | | Aaron Gordon (16) | Nikola Vučević (7) | Fournier, Augustin, Gordon, Watson (3) | Philips Arena16,691 | 20–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 | February 7 | @ Houston | | Serge Ibaka (28) | Nikola Vučević (19) | Elfrid Payton (8) | Toyota Center15,514 | 20–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 | February 9 | Philadelphia | | Evan Fournier (24) | Nikola Vučević (11) | Evan Fournier (8) | Amway Center17,829 | 20–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 | February 11 | @ Dallas | | Bismack Biyombo (15) | Nikola Vučević (10) | C.J. Watson (5) | American Airlines Center20,052 | 20–36 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 13 | @ Miami | | Evan Fournier (24) | Nikola Vučević (17) | Fournier, Payton (4) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 21–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | February 15 | San Antonio | | Nikola Vučević (16) | Nikola Vučević (10) | Evan Fournier (5) | Amway Center17,101 | 21–37 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 | February 23 | Portland | | Evan Fournier (20) | Gordon, Vučević (9) | Jeff Green (4) | Amway Center17,487 | 21–38 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 | February 25 | Atlanta | | Terrence Ross (24) | Nikola Vučević (14) | Elfrid Payton (9) | Amway Center18,498 | 22–38
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | March 1 | New York | | Evan Fournier (22) | Nikola Vučević (10) | Elfrid Payton (4) | Amway Center16,005 | 22–39 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 | March 3 | Miami | | Nikola Vučević (25) | Gordon, Payton (10) | Elfrid Payton (8) | Amway Center17,136 | 23–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 | March 5 | @ Washington | | Terrence Ross (20) | Bismack Biyombo (15) | D. J. Augustin (4) | Verizon Center19,195 | 23–40