Orlando Magic and Pat Williams (basketball)

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Orlando Magic and Pat Williams (basketball)

Orlando Magic vs. Pat Williams (basketball)

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. Pat Williams (born May 3, 1940) is a motivational speaker and sports executive, currently serving as a senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic.

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at Philips Arena. The team's origins can be traced to the establishment of the Buffalo Bisons in 1946 in Buffalo, New York, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL) owned by Ben Kerner and Leo Ferris. After 38 days in Buffalo, the team moved to Moline, Illinois, where they were renamed the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. In 1949, they joined the NBA as part of the merger between the NBL and the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and briefly had Red Auerbach as coach. In 1951, Kerner moved the team to Milwaukee, where they changed their name to the Hawks. Kerner and the team moved again in 1955 to St. Louis, where they won their only NBA championship in 1958 and qualified to play in the NBA Finals in 1957, 1960 and 1961. The Hawks played the Boston Celtics in all four of their trips to the NBA Finals. The St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968, when Kerner sold the franchise to Thomas Cousins and former Georgia Governor Carl Sanders. The Hawks currently own the second-longest drought (behind the Sacramento Kings) of not winning an NBA championship at 60 seasons. The franchise's lone NBA championship, as well as all four NBA Finals appearances, occurred when the team was based in St. Louis. Meanwhile, they went 48 years without advancing past the second round of the playoffs in any format, until finally breaking through in 2015. Much of the failure they have experienced in the postseason can be traced back to their poor history in the NBA draft. Since 1980, the Hawks have drafted only four players who have been chosen to play in an NBA All-Star Game (Doc Rivers, Kevin Willis, Al Horford, and Jeff Teague). Dominique Wilkins was actually selected by the Utah Jazz and traded to the Hawks a few months after the draft. Horford and Teague are the only All-Star Hawks to have been drafted since Willis was selected in 1984, and Horford is also the only first-rounder the Hawks selected in their nine-year playoff drought to play in an NBA All-Star Game.

Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic · Atlanta Hawks and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic · Chicago Bulls and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Chuck Daly

Charles Jerome Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach.

Chuck Daly and Orlando Magic · Chuck Daly and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Commissioner of the NBA

The Commissioner of the NBA is the chief executive of the National Basketball Association.

Commissioner of the NBA and Orlando Magic · Commissioner of the NBA and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

David Stern

David Joel Stern (born September 22, 1942) is the former commissioner of the National Basketball Association.

David Stern and Orlando Magic · David Stern and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

John Gabriel (basketball)

John Gabriel is the Director of Pro Scouting & Free Agency for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.

John Gabriel (basketball) and Orlando Magic · John Gabriel (basketball) and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Julius Erving

Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim.

Julius Erving and Orlando Magic · Julius Erving and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Matt Guokas

Matthew George Guokas Jr. (born February 25, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Matt Guokas and Orlando Magic · Matt Guokas and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

National Basketball Association and Orlando Magic · National Basketball Association and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA Finals and Orlando Magic · NBA Finals and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament annually held after the National Basketball Association's regular season to determine the league's champion.

NBA playoffs and Orlando Magic · NBA playoffs and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County.

Orlando Magic and Orlando, Florida · Orlando, Florida and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »

Penny Hardaway

Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and a former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Orlando Magic and Penny Hardaway · Pat Williams (basketball) and Penny Hardaway · See more »

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers · Pat Williams (basketball) and Philadelphia 76ers · See more »

RDV Sports, Inc.

RDV Sports, Inc. is a Michigan corporation set up by Richard DeVos to purchase the NBA franchise, the Orlando Magic.

Orlando Magic and RDV Sports, Inc. · Pat Williams (basketball) and RDV Sports, Inc. · See more »

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq", is an American retired professional basketball player currently serving as a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

Orlando Magic and Shaquille O'Neal · Pat Williams (basketball) and Shaquille O'Neal · See more »

1995 NBA Finals

The 1995 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1994–95 National Basketball Association (NBA) season.

1995 NBA Finals and Orlando Magic · 1995 NBA Finals and Pat Williams (basketball) · See more »