2018-19 NBA Eastern Conference: Southeast Division Standings so far

#1 Orlando Magic

Producing a first-time All-Star in Nikola Vucevic was just one of the many highlights from Orlando's illustrious regular season this year. From finishing 14th in the East last year to clinching the Southeast division this year along with finishing 7th on the leaderboard, the Magic have surely made notable progress in the 81 games played so far.

After falling behind in January, Orlando did a great job of picking up the pace enough to bag a postseason berth in the airtight East standings. With Fournier, Gordon, and Vucevic all averaging at least 15 ppg this year, the organization made a great call to hold on to their valuable assets even when the trade winds blew hard.

Nikola Vucevic summed up Coach Cliff's contribution to this grind in an apt manner,

"We’ve had a lot of ups and downs over the year and everything, but it shows that we’ve made improvements, each player individually and as a team as well. A lot of it came from him(Coach Clifford), for sure."