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Pat Williams, the Magic's senior vice president, was not supposed to be here in the first place, sitting at a podium in Secaucus, N.J., with representatives from the league's other dregs. Things were looking good in Orlando when the season began. The Magic was coming off a 42-40 season, a near-upset in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and the offseason signing of veteran power forward Juwan Howard. The team started off with a rousing, season-opening overtime win over the Knicks. But thanks to lethargy, dissent and utter defensive malfunction, 1-0 became 1-19, and the Magic's fate was sealed: The team had the most pingpong balls in the NBA's draft ...