' s ▁ 4 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 , ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁season , ▁Tür ko ğ lu ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Toronto ▁R apt ors ▁in ▁a ▁three - team ▁deal ▁and ▁Ra fer ▁Al ston , ▁Tony ▁Batt ie ▁and ▁Court ney ▁Lee ▁were ▁all ▁de alt ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁N ets . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁Ty ron n ▁L ue ’ s ▁last ▁season ▁as ▁an ▁NBA ▁player , ▁as ▁ 6 ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁NBA , ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers . ▁ ▁Key ▁dates ▁June ▁ 2 6 : ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁NBA ▁draft ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁July ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁free ▁ag ency ▁period ▁started . ▁October ▁ 2 9 : ▁The ▁Magic ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks . ▁December ▁ 1 2 : ▁Because ▁of ▁a ▁s ore ▁left ▁kne e , ▁D w ight ▁Howard ▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career , ▁ending ▁a ▁stre ak ▁of ▁ 3 5 1 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁played ▁in . ▁January ▁ 1 3 : ▁The ▁Magic ▁scored ▁an ▁NBA ▁record ▁ 2 3 ▁three - pointer s ▁against ▁the ▁Sac r amento