Orlando Magic: Ranking The Top 5 Small Forwards In Team History

By Lou Flavius

Orlando Magic: Ranking The Top 5 Small Forwards in Team History

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The Orlando Magic have been a bit inconsistent in the Eastern Conference, but they have boasted many gifted players. Here is a list of the top five small forwards who have played for this team.

5. Jerry Reynolds

Jerry Reynolds
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5. Jerry Reynolds

Jerry Reynolds
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Reynolds was solid on both ends of the floor for the Magic, averaging 12.6 points per game while shooting 45 percent from the field in his three seasons with the team. He was the first one to use the term "24/7" on record, when he described his shot as being "good 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year." He would later be waived by the Magic after a series of injuries, but he is still considered a founding father in Orlando.

4. Mike Miller

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4. Mike Miller

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Mike Miller was drafted by the Magic in 2000 as the fifth overall pick; he won the Rookie of The Year award, and was the only first-year player to play all 82 games of that season. Sadly, this was his healthiest season. His NBA career has since been ravaged by injury. He was still an adept scorer for the Magic. He averaged 14.5 points a game and shot a respectable 37.7 percent from beyond the arc during his three-year stint.

3. Grant Hill

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3. Grant Hill

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Grant Hill was plagued by injury throughout his Magic career, but what did they expect from a player who signed his contract while on crutches? So talented was this player, it was said that he would be Micheal Jordan's successor, but I guess we will never find out. Magic fans were probably disappointed to have him feature so little during his seven-year stint, but when healthy, Hill was an absolute beast on the court.

2. Dennis Scott

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2. Dennis Scott

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Dennis Scott, selected by the Orlando Magic as the fourth overall pick of the 1990 NBA Draft, spent seven years with the team. He was nicknamed 3-D for his uncanny ability to hit the three-ball. In the 1995-96 season, Scott set an NBA single-season three-point field goal tally with 267. His record would last 10 years before being broken by Ray Allen.

1. Hedo Turkoglu

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1. Hedo Turkoglu

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Hedo Turkoglu "The Micheal Jordan of Turkey" was never the model of consistency, but he surely scored when it counted. He has also been called "Mr. Fourth Quarter" due to his knack for hitting clutch shots; a fantastic finisher. Turkoglu wasn't much of a defender, but he didn't have to be, he more than made up for it on the offensive end. While he tops this list, he could have been a finer player if his attitude was better.

Lou Flavius is a basketball writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @LouFlavius , “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google

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