ORLANDO - If Twitter, Meta, or any of today’s other social media platforms existed on June 30, 1993, it’s likely that the Orlando Magic would have been America’s No. 1 trending topic that day.
Texting not a thing yet and the internet just starting to reach people’s homes, sports hoopla spread over family dinner, through phone calls, and by running into people while out and about. At the center of those conversations was undoubtedly the blockbuster trade made between the Magic and Golden State Warriors during the NBA Draft that late June night. Orlando acquired Penny Hardaway, chosen third in the draft, and three future picks from Golden State for Chris Webber, the first player taken off the board that year.