Daniel Orton Selected by the Orlando Magic With the 29th Pick in the 2010 NBA Draft

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With the No. 29 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic selected 6’10” center Daniel Orton from the University of Kentucky. Assuming the Magic intend on keeping Orton instead of trading him to another team (which seems to be the trend in tonight’s draft), he is expected to compete for minutes with Marcin Gortat at back-up center behind Dwight Howard. Or perhaps Orton could be Gortat’s replacement … that’s a distinct possibility, too.