One of the greatest undrafted players in NBA history is Darrell Armstrong, who signed with the Orlando Magic late in the 1994-95 season after a few years playing in minor and international leagues. The 6-foot point guard would play for the Magic for another eight seasons, averaging 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists with the club. In 1999, he became the first player to claim both the Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year Awards in the same season. Still to this day, no other player has accomplished this feat.

David Steele returns for his 30th season of Orlando Magic basketball, and his 21st as the television play-by-play announcer, calling the action for FOX Sports Florida. He was named television play-by-play voice for the Magic in March 1998 after handling radio play-by-play duties for the team’s first nine seasons.

Along with handling television play-by-play duties, Steele will be involved in ancillary television and radio programming.

The former voice of the University of Florida, Steele arrived in Orlando in 1989 after serving as network coordinator and football/basketball play-by-play announcer for the Gators for seven seasons.

A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Steele’s professional broadcasting career began in 1975, as sports director at WJHG-TV in Panama City, Fla. He also served as sports director at WLOS-TV in Asheville, NC, and was the football/ basketball play-by-play announcer at Western Carolina University.

One of Florida’s premier sportscasters, Steele has been named “Sportscaster of the Year” in both Florida and North Carolina. He is also a past president of the Florida Sportscasters Association. Recently, Steele became the eighth inductee into the Magic Hall of Fame when he was inducted on February 22, 2019.

Steele and his wife, Sally, reside in Orlando. They have three children, Luke, Emily and Betsy, and seven grandchildren.

Tracy McGrady’s best NBA years came with the Orlando Magic after they acquired him from the Toronto Raptors in a sign-and-trade deal in 2000. Twice with Orlando, T-Mac led the NBA in scoring, averaging a career-best 32.1 points in 2002-03 and 28.0 points in 2003-04. All four years he was with the club, the Bartow, Florida native was named an All-Star and in 2001 he won the league’s Most Improved Player Award. He also led the Magic to the playoffs three times, including in 2003 when he scored over 40 points in the first two games of Orlando’s first round series against the Detroit Pistons.

The DeVos family purchased the Orlando Magic in September of 1991. At that time, family head Rich DeVos stated that the DeVos family is simply the team's current caretaker, making it clear that the real owners of the NBA franchise would continue to be the Central Florida community and the loyal Magic fans. The 90-year-old DeVos is co-founder of Amway, today the global leader in direct selling and a member of the Alticor Inc. family of companies. Because of their dedication to supporting those organizations in which they believe, DeVos and his wife, Helen, created the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation. The DeVoses are dedicated to the entrepreneurial spirit and helping people live better lives.

Since purchasing the team, the franchise has won five division championships (Atlantic Division: 1994-95, 1995-96; Southeast Division: 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10), two Eastern Conference titles (1994-95, 2008-09) and had seven 50-win seasons, including a franchise-record 60 victories in 1995-96. The Magic have advanced to the playoffs 14 times during that span, while finishing with a .500 record or better in 16 of the last 23 seasons.

"When we purchased the team 25 years ago our goal was to not only to be the best team we could be, but to also use the team as a platform to better the community, especially being able to reach the young people through the power of this great game" said Rich DeVos. "This journey has certainly been a family affair and I'm touched to have been elected into the Magic Hall of Fame."

“Orlando is the place to be.” Jimmy Hewitt always believed in Orlando.

Jimmy Hewitt is an Orlando native who played basketball at Edgewater High School, received his degree in finance from FSU, followed that up with a successful real estate career and then put Central Florida on the professional sports map by bringing basketball to little Orlando, Fla. back in 1986. The idea actually blossomed in 1985 a year after Hewitt met Magic Senior Vice President Pat Williams when he heard the then-Philadelphia 76ers general manager speak at a Texas function. Becoming fast friends, Williams reached out to Hewitt when he was in Orlando a year later speaking at a local basketball clinic and it was on that drive back to the airport that Williams presented the question to Hewitt – “which location in Florida would be the best location for a potential NBA franchise – Miami, Tampa or Jacksonville?” Hewitt uttered the proud, passionate words that would forever change Central Florida, “Orlando is the place to be.”

Hewitt was the architect for the Magic - he dreamed it, believed it, conceived it, and nurtured it into a reality. When Hewitt convinced Williams to leave the 76ers and lead the charge to bring an NBA franchise to Orlando the team was on its way. On July 27, 1986 Hewitt, Williams and then-Orlando Mayor Bill Frederick presented NBA Commissioner David Stern with a $100,000 check, a set of Mickey Mouse ears and the Magic was born. On April 22, 1987, the NBA Board of Governors granted an expansion franchise to Orlando, and on December 22, 1988, the Magic sold their 10,000th season ticket, thus fulfilling their commitment to the NBA. The Magic tipped-off its very first NBA game in Orlando on October 13, 1989 and the city was electric. Professional sports in Orlando had arrived.

“It wasn’t me,” Hewitt will tell you humbly. “It was the people of this city coming together for a common cause. I am just blessed to have been a part of the effort.”

Jimmy Hewitt always believed in Magic, for that we are forever grateful…

Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the First Round of the 1993 NBA Draft (third pick overall), but was traded – along with three future First Round picks – to the Orlando Magic for the rights to first overall pick Chris Webber. Hardaway played six seasons for Orlando from 1993-1999, averaging 19.0 ppg., 6.3 apg. 4.7 rpg. and 1.9 stlpg. in 37.2 mpg. The four-time NBA All-Star (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) was twice selected to the All-NBA First Team (1995, 1996). He ranks on the Magic’s all-time franchise list in points (7,018, seventh), steals (718, third), assists (2,343, fourth), blocked shots (191, 10th), rebounds (1,752, 10th), field goals made (2,542, sixth) and minutes played (13,721, seventh). Hardaway was also honored on February 21, 2014 as part of the “Legends Nights” during the organization’s 25th Anniversary celebration.

With more than 50 years of professional sports experience to his credit, Pat Williams turned a dream into the Orlando Magic more than 25 years ago. Williams, along with Jimmy Hewitt, began the process of bringing an NBA team to Orlando in 1986. On April 22, 1987, the NBA Board of Governors granted an expansion franchise to Orlando, and on December 22, 1988, the Magic sell their 10,000th season ticket, thus fulfilling their commitment to the NBA and the Magic was born. In addition, Williams was honored with the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He currently serves as the team's senior vice president.

The Magic's first-ever NBA Draft selection out of the University of Illinois (11th overall, 1989 NBA Draft), Nick Anderson played 10 seasons for Orlando from 1989-99. In 692 career regular season games with the Magic, he averaged 15.4 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 2.8 apg. and 1.45 stlpg. Anderson ranks as the franchise's all-time leader in games played (692), field goals made (4,075), steals (1,004), field goals attempted (8,976), three-point field goals attempted (2,480). He also stands second on the Magic's all-time list with 10,650 points and 22,440 minutes played. Off the court, Anderson was also the inaugural winner of the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award in 1995-96 for his contributions to the Central Florida community. He currently serves as the team's community ambassador, a position he has held since 2006.

Selected by Orlando with the first overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft, O'Neal spent four seasons with the Magic from 1992-96. He appeared in 295 regular season games (293 starts) with Orlando, averaging 27.2 ppg., 12.5 rpg., 2.4 apg. and 2.79 blkpg. in 37.8 minpg., while shooting .581 (3,208-5,522 FG) from the floor. O'Neal was named an NBA All-Star four times as a member of the Magic, named to the All-NBA Second Team once (1994-95) and All-NBA Third Team twice (1993-94, 1995-96). He was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1992-93 and was the NBA's Rookie of the Year. O'Neal ranks among the franchise's all-time leaders in several categories, including rebounding (second, 3,691), blocked shots (second, 824), field goals made (third, 3,208) and points scored (fifth, 8,019). His 27.2 points per game average is the second-highest in team history and he helped Orlando reach the 1995 NBA Finals.