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Orlando Magic: Top 10 NBA Draft picks in franchise history

By James D. Tillman III

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
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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Oct 16, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Mike Miller (3) walks on the court during the third quarter against the Phoenix Suns at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 106-81. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Mike Miller (3) walks on the court during the third quarter against the Phoenix Suns at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 106-81. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

7. Mike Miller (SF) — No. 5 pick in 2000 NBA Draft

Career stats (with the Magic):  194 GP, 14.1 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 1.6 TOV, 43.1 FG%, 38.0 3P%, 77.6 FT%

Back in 1993, the Magic took Chris Webber at the No. 1 spot and subsequently dealt the former Michigan standout to Orlando for the rights to Anfernee Hardaway and a trio of first-round draft picks (that draft-day trade is why neither one makes the list, since Penny wasn’t technically drafted by the team and Webber never played for the Magic).

One of those first-round selections turned out to be Mike Miller, who the Magic selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. With two wing players in their prime in Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill, Miller was supposed to serve as a backup to Hill during his rookie season.

However, ankle injuries limited Hill to just four games that year and Miller was inserted into the rotation sooner than expected. Despite an increased role being thrown his way, Miller held his own.

In his first season with the Magic, he posted averages of 11.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest while converting 41 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc.

In addition to being named Rookie of the Year, Miller averaged 14.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest on 38 percent shooting from distance as a member of the Magic, and increased his scoring output in each of his three seasons before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2003.

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