Orlando Magic: Top 10 NBA Draft picks in franchise history

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Aaron Gordon (Arizona) poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number four overall pick to the Orlando Magic in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 11, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Former Georgia Tech basketball player Matt Harpring is honored in the first half of their game against the Boston College Eagles at McCamish Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Matt Harpring (SF) — No. 15 pick in 1998 NBA Draft

Career stats (with the Magic): 54 GP, 7.9 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.4 TOV, 45.1 FG%, 44.4 3P%, 72.0 FT%

The Magic selected Matt Harpring with the 15th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, his time as a member of the Magic lasted just two seasons.

Harpring appeared in all 50 games of the lockout-shortened 1998-99 campaign and compiled averages of 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. He shot 46 percent from the field overall and 40 percent from three-point range. Along with that, he was named to the All-Rookie First Team.

That is where the good times ended for Harpring. Just four games into his sophomore campaign; he tore a tendon in his left ankle and had to miss the remainder of the season. When Orlando signed Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill the following offseason, Harpring was deemed as expendable and was dealt to the Cavaliers.

Harpring went on to play for three other teams, including the Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz. Although an injury robbed him of the opportunity to showcase his full potential with the Magic, Harpring proved that he was a productive player, as he was a double digit scorer for all of the teams he played for after leaving Orlando.

This includes a seven-year stint with the Jazz in which he averaged 11.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per outing.

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