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Lucky number? 1: thanks to its draft lottery win, the Magic owns the No. 1 pick. The problem is figuring out what to do with it.(NBA Draft Spotlight)

The Sporting News

| June 07, 2004 | Deveney, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2004 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 ...

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