Fast forward to the 03/04 season, when 24-year-old Tracy McGrady played his final Magic season, averaging 28.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game, shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from three-point range, successfully defending the title of leading scorer.
Although he successfully defended his scoring title, Maddy's efficiency this season was the worst in his Magic career, and he also failed to reach the first team of the season because of the record and efficiency problems, and his performance in the first team was interrupted for two consecutive years, and he was selected to the second team this season.
In terms of record, the Orlando Magic only achieved a bottom record of 21 wins and 61 losses of 25.6%. Looking at the history of the NBA, this is the worst season of the scoring king leading the team, and there is no one. Because of the poor results, when it comes to this scoring king, many fans do not see him as a symbol of Maddy's honor but as a symbol of shame.
Basketball is a team sport, two fists are difficult to fight four hands, and the title of scoring king is not something that can be brushed. One thing is for sure, Maddy played hard that season, and it should be said that he tried his best.
When a player with a team of scoring champions can still play like this, the quality of the team configuration should not be much better. Magic McGonagall believes that many NBA fans have memories of youth, in this article, the author will slightly sort out, review the season when the scoring king leads the team to the bottom, who are the players around Maddy who can be called helpers? In addition to Maddy that season, the Magic averaged seven players with five points per game, as follows:
I. Rod Strickland
In NBA history, Rod Strickland is an underrated point guard. After 16 NBA seasons, he left a good data report card of 13.2 points, 7.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, and although he was not selected as an All-Star, he won an assist and was selected to the second team once.
However, when he played with the Magic, Rod Strickland was already a 37-year-old veteran, averaging 4.7 points, 3.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game, serving as a substitute for Tyrone Lue, shooting 45.4% from the field. In terms of sorting out the offensive point guard, Rod Strickland's performance that season was still not old.
II. Keith Bogans
Keith Bogans was a second-round pick for the Platinum Generation in 2003 and played in the NBA for 11 years. As a forward swingman, he averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in his career. The Orlando Magic is where his NBA career began, as a first-year player, Keith Bogans averaged 6.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in the 03/04 season, shooting just 40.7 percent from the field.
III. Gordon Girisek
Gordon Girisek, a shooting guard from Croatia, came to play in the NBA in 2002 after the second round of the 1999 draft.
International players who can be favored by the Dallas Mavericks are often a little bit of something, Gordon Guirisek's physical fitness is mediocre and slow, but the three-pointer, the basket breakthrough, the emergency stop jump shot, the dribble are all very good in technology, and the shooting speed is also good, which is one of the representatives of the jade musketeers in the league at that time.
In five seasons in the NBA, Gordon Girisek averaged 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Halfway through the 03/04 season, Gordon Girisek was traded to the Jazz. Before the trade, he was the Magic's starting point guard, averaging 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, which was Maddy's more reliable helper at that time.
IV. Tyrone Lou
As a player, Tyrone Lue has worked with many popular stars, and his relationship with Maddy began his NBA career. As the No. 1 player, Tyrone Lu played in the NBA for ten years, averaging 11.0 points and 3.6 assists per game, and at the height of his personal performance, he played starting point guards with the Magic and the Eagles.
From a career perspective, the perch is the level between the rotation of strong teams and the starting of weak teams, and fast speed is the biggest selling point. In the 03/04 season, the 26-year-old Tyrenlow played as a starting point guard for the Orlando Magic, averaging 10.2 points and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 43.3% from the field and 38.3% from three points, making it a representative season of his career.
V. Deshaun Stevenson
When it comes to this player, I believe that there should be many fans with impressions. After 12 NBA seasons, Deshaun Stevenson averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, most notably starting at the Wizards between 2006 and 2008, averaging a steady double-figure per game. In the 2011 Dallas Mavericks winning lineup, Deshaun Stevenson was one of them.
In the 03/04 season, 22-year-old Dickshawon Stevenson traveled from the Utah Jazz to the Orlando Magic in a trade involving Gordon Girisek. After coming, Deshaun Stevenson played more starts, averaging 11.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game that season, but the projection efficiency was very low, shooting only 40.4% from the field and 29.2% from three-point range.
6. Drew Gooden
Drew Gooden, known as "Master Gooden", the representative of the Ronin big forward, can be inside and out, the technology is balanced but not top-notch, the shooting posture is strange, the beard is unique, and it is also an NBA player who looks familiar to the old fans. After 13 NBA seasons, The Gooden Masters left an average of 11.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Most of the time, Drew Gooden was a qualified starter, but in the Magic era he was a master on the team. In the 03/04 season, Gu yu averaged 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds, which was the third fighting force in the team except for Maddy and Uncle Huo.
VII. Juvan Holder
For Kobe Bryant, who leads the dark period, the only real reliable helper around him is Lamar Odom; for Maddy, who leads the dark period, the reliable helper may only be Uncle Huo.
As the former Mr. Billion Yuan, Second Uncle Huo became famous very early, but after getting a big contract, there was no surprise but declined. In the 03/04 season, the then 30-year-old Juwan Holder averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 45.3% from the field, making him the Second Leading Scorer on the Magic.