One of the pillars of one of many Orlando Magic’s most profitable eras had his place cemented within the group’s historical past.
Former sharpshooter Dennis Scott, who earned the nickname “3-D” due to his prolific 3-point scoring, turned the twelfth inductee into the group’s Hall of Fame forward of Thursday’s house recreation vs. the N.Y. Knicks.
Scott joined John Gabriel (2022), Brian Hill (’22), Darrell Armstrong (’20), David Steele (’19), Tracy McGrady (’18), Jimmy Hewitt (’17), Penny Hardaway (’17), Rich DeVos (’16), Shaquille O’Neal (’15), Pat Williams (’14) and Nick Anderson (’14) within the Magic’s Hall of Fame.
“It’s an unbelievable honor,” Scott mentioned. “Just the fact that you feel appreciated for the work you’ve done. This is special.”
Scott, who was a key a part of the run to the 1995 NBA Finals, performed with the Magic from 1990-97 after being the fourth decide within the 1990 draft out of Georgia Tech.
“He was a key piece in that team that took us to the Finals,” Magic CEO Alex Martins responded when requested about Scott’s place in franchise historical past. “And obviously for those early years in the franchise as well. He’s played a critical role in our history.”
Martins added: “There’s no doubt he’s played a role in growing basketball in Central Florida. You think back to when he was drafted, it was at the very beginning of the franchise. He and those early teams helped grow the game of basketball to what it is today.”
Scott stays the Magic’s all-time chief in made 3s with 981.
He set a then-NBA single-season report with 267 3-pointers in the course of the 1995-96 season, a report that lasted 10 years. The 11 3s he made vs. the Atlanta Hawks on April 18, 1996, was the league’s single-game report for nearly seven seasons. He additionally made 7 3s throughout Game 2 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Indiana Pacers.
All three marks stay franchise data of their respective classes.
“He was shooting the 3-pointer before it was popular, before it was en vogue in the NBA,” Martins mentioned. “He was one of the 3-point pioneers. That was exciting. He really helped put the stake in the ground here in Central Florida as far as professional basketball.”
Scott averaged 14.8 factors, 3.1 rebounds. and a pair of.3 assists and shot 40.3% (981 of two,432) on 3s in 446 common season video games (322 begins) with Orlando.
He’s eighth amongst video games performed with the Magic and spent seven years of his 10-season NBA profession with Orlando.
Scott performed for the Magic in seven of their first eight years as a franchise.
“That’s where the emotions kick in [heavily],” Scott mentioned. “If you’ve been around and watched what this franchise has been through, you remember the glory days, the struggles we had at times and I think that’s why when we use the words ‘unconditional love.’ That’s why it’s emotional.”
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