 After posting a career-low 16.6 points per game the previous year with the Rockets, Francis averaged 21.3 PPG, 5.8 RPG and 7.0 APG in his first season with the Magic.The Magic started out the year fast in the 2004–05 season, with Francis hitting several game-winning shots early in the season.In the middle of the season, Mobley was traded to the Sacramento Kings, which upset Francis.