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Orlando Magic: 10 stars you forgot played for the Magic

By Luke Duffy

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES: Rod Strickland (C) of the Washington Bullets falls in front of Scottie Pippen (L) and Steve Kerr (R) of the Chicago Bulls 27 April during the first half of game two of their first round playoff game at the United Center in Chicago, IL. AFP PHOTO Jeff HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES: Rod Strickland (C) of the Washington Bullets falls in front of Scottie Pippen (L) and Steve Kerr (R) of the Chicago Bulls 27 April during the first half of game two of their first round playoff game at the United Center in Chicago, IL. AFP PHOTO Jeff HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images) /
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10. Darko Milicic

The definition of the word star is going to be tested to its limits throughout this slideshow, and that is particularly true when talking about Darko Milicic. He is a star in his own way though, known more for being taken second overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2003 draft over Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.

That star outside of the NBA only shone brighter with a foray into kickboxing, and he continues to play basketball to this day. Somehow Milicic is still only 34, with his landing in Orlando overlooked because it was the move that came directly after his infamous run with the Pistons.

He did manage to play 110 games for the Magic, with this being a case of fans wiping this from their memories as much as it is people genuinely not realizing he played there. Milicic was only 20 when he was traded to the Magic, backing up franchise cornerstone Dwight Howard during his time there.

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Milicic did manage to start 17 games, and the 23.1 minutes he averaged per contest shows that he was used. The 7.9 points and even worse 1.1 rebounds averaged during his time there, however, tell the bigger picture. Listed at seven feet tall, Milicic was never really very good at anything, other than just being out there and being a former second overall pick.

He played out his rookie contract and was unsurprisingly not brought back by the Magic. Instead, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for three years, $21 million, which even in today’s money seems like far too much. The only other notable piece of information around Milicic’s time with the Magic is that the first-round pick that went to the Pistons as part of the deal turned into Rodney Stuckey. If that is seen as the Magic really losing this trade, you know you’re not doing well.

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