| No. 21 Orlando Magic | |
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| Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | August 6, 1990 |
| Place of birth | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Bishop McGuinness HS (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kentucky |
| NBA Draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Pro career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–present | Orlando Magic |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
Daniel Joseph Orton (born August 6, 1990 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player with the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the NBA Development League affiliate of the NBA's Orlando Magic. He is a 6-foot 10-inch, 255-pound center who played collegiately for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
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Orton was a 5-star recruit while playing for Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City. Bishop McGuinness won the class 4A state championship Orton's freshman, sophomore, and junior year.[1] During his senior season, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, cutting his final season of high school basketball short.
He was recruited to the University of Kentucky by Billy Gillispie, however, Gillispie was fired following Orton's senior season. Orton kept his commitment to Kentucky after John Calipari was hired by the university. To the chagrin of Big Blue Nation, Orton has repeatedly told media outlets that he made a mistake going to Kentucky and should have chosen Kansas Jayhawks[2] . In the final Rivals.com recruiting rankings, Orton was considered the third best center in the Class of 2009 and the #22 player overall.
Orton was a reserve on the 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, where he averaged 3.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 13.2 minutes per game. On May 8, 2010 Orton hired an agent and declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft.[3]
He was picked by the Orlando Magic with the 29th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. On July 1, 2010, Orton signed his rookie contract with the Magic.[4] On December 1, it was announced that Orton would be sent to the New Mexico Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League.[5] In his second game for the Thunderbirds, Orton suffered a season-ending knee injury. On December 21st 2011 in a preseason game vs the Miami Heat, Daniel scored his first points in the NBA on 2 jumpshots and ended up with 4 points
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