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Orlando Magic need a winner to be part of city’s new wave

Tracy McGrady, the soon-to-be Hall of Famer, was breaking records with the Orlando Magic. His Hall of Fame career was largely built on his four years in Orlando.

No one would know the history McGrady was doing judging by the attendance at the then-TD Waterhouse Centre. The building was empty and the Magic were in the bottom 10 for total attendance.

Arena attendance was so bad, the Magic nearly moved. Rich DeVos put the team up for sale. It seemed almost certain the team was moving to some Midwest city — St.