ORLANDO MAGIC PRESS RELEASE
ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic will host the Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League at the teams practice court at the Amway Center from July 1-6, 2017. The 20-game, six-day event will feature teams from the Orlando Magic, along with the Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder. This will be the 14th year that Orlando has hosted a summer league.
Each team will play five games over the six-day event, with a championship day being played on the final day of the league. A point system will establish the standings leading up to the final day, with eight points awarded each game based on: four points for winning the game and one point for winning a quarter (in the event of a tied quarter, each team will receive 0.5 points). In the event of ties in seeding heading into championship day, three tiebreakers will be in place: 1) total point differential; 2) total points allowed; 3) coin flip.
Due to space limitations, the event is not open to the public and will be open only to the media and professional team/league personnel. Fans can access box scores, game recaps and cumulative statistics by visiting www.orlandomagic.com.
Broadcast information for the Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League will be released at a later date.
A complete game schedule for the Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League is listed below. The Magics roster will be released at a later date.
Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League Schedule
Saturday, July 1, 2017
1st game: 11:00 a.m. -- Charlotte @ Miami
2nd game: 1:00 p.m. -- Orlando @ Indiana
3rd game: 3:00 p.m. -- New York @ Dallas
4th game: 5:00 p.m. -- OKC @ Detroit
Sunday, July 2, 2017
1st game: 1:00 p.m. -- New York @ Detroit
2nd game 3:00 p.m. -- Orlando @ Miami
3rd game: 5:00 p.m. -- Indiana @ Charlotte
Monday, July 3, 2017
1st game: 1:00 p.m. -- New York @ OKC
2nd game 3:00 p.m. -- Orlando @ Dallas
3rd game: 5:00 p.m. -- Indiana @ Miami
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
1st game: 1:00 p.m. -- Charlotte @ OKC
2nd game 3:00 p.m. -- Indiana @ Dallas
3rd game: 5:00 p.m. -- Miami @ Detroit
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
1st game: 1:00 p.m. -- Dallas @ OKC
2nd game 3:00 p.m. -- Charlotte @ Detroit
3rd game: 5:00 p.m. -- Orlando @ New York
Thursday, July 6, 2017 (Championship Day)
1st game: 8:00 a.m. -- 8th place @ 7th place
2nd game 10:00 a.m. -- 6th place @ 5th place
3rd game: 12:00 p.m. -- 4th place @ 3rd place
4th game: 2:00 p.m. -- 2nd place @ 1st place
ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE AMWAY CENTER ON THE MAGIC PRACTICE COURT.
MOUNTAIN DEW ORLANDO PRO SUMMER LEAGUE RULES
GAME RULES
Four 10-minute quarters
Eight-minute halftime
Ten-minute warm-up period prior to the start of each game
Teams are in the penalty on the 10th team foul or second in the last two minutes
Players foul out on their 10th personal foul
Each team will receive two full timeouts per half
Mandatory timeouts will be taken at the first stoppage of play after 5:59 and 2:59 of each quarter
A timeout taken by a team will negate the next mandatory timeout in that quarter
Timeouts do not carry over
All timeouts will be 1:45 in duration
Each team will also receive one advance (stop play, ability to substitute, and inbound the ball from the 28 mark in the frontcourt) in the last two minutes of the 4th quarter and in any overtime period
OVERTIME
Two-minute overtime period
Each team is allowed one timeout
Each team is allowed one advance
Penalty begins on the 2nd team foul
The second overtime period is sudden death (first team to score a point wins)
All other NBA rules apply.
COMPETITION FORMAT
Each team will play five games over the six-day event
Standings will be kept over the first five days of the league according to a point system (described below)
Every team will play their fifth and final game against the opponent seeded most closely to them in the standings
- For example, the two teams with the highest point totals will play in the Championship game; the teams with the third and fourth-highest point totals play in a third place game, etc.
POINT SYSTEM
Standings over the first six days of the league will be kept using an EIGHT-POINT SYSTEM. In this system, eight points are awarded each game and distributed as follows:
- Four points for winning the game
- One point for every quarter a team wins (in the event of a tied quarter, both teams will receive 0.5 points)
As a result, the winning team in each game can collect between five to eight points, while the losing team can collect from zero to three points.
CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING CRITERIA
Championship seeding will be determined by a teams total points in the league standings
In the event of a tie, the following tie-breaker steps will be in place:
Tiebreaker 1: Total point differential
Tiebreaker 2: Total points allowed
Tiebreaker 3: Coin flip
NOTE Overall or head-to-head win/loss record will NOT impact championship day seeding. Seeding will be determined solely by the criteria above.
ABOUT THE ORLANDO MAGIC
Orlando's NBA franchise since 1989, the Magic's mission is to be world champions on and off the court, delivering legendary moments every step of the way. The Magic have seen great success in a relatively short history, winning five division championships (1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010) with seven 50-plus win seasons and capturing the Eastern Conference title in 1995 and 2009. Off the court, on an annual basis, the Orlando Magic gives more than $2 million to the local community by way of sponsorships of events, donated tickets, autographed merchandise and grants. Orlando Magic community relations programs impact an estimated 100,000 kids each year, while a Magic staff-wide initiative provides more than 7,000 volunteer hours annually. In addition, the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF) which serves at-risk youth, has distributed more than $22 million to local nonprofit community organizations over the last 27 years. The Magics other entities include the teams newly acquired NBA Development League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic, which begins play in the 2017-18 season in nearby Lakeland, Fla.; the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, which serves as the affiliate to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL and the Toronto Marlies of the AHL; and will compete in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K esports league in 2018. Ticket highlights for the Magic's 2017-18 season in the Amway Center, honored with TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2013 Customer Experience Award and named SportsBusiness Journal's 2012 Sports Facility of the Year, include: 2,500 seats priced $20 or less, 8,000 seats priced $40 or less and 9,000 seats priced $50 or under. For ticket information log on to www.orlandomagic.com or call 407-89-MAGIC.
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