Orlando Magic Advance Coach Search After Jamahl Mosley Took 5-Year Pelicans Deal
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Updated · Marc Stein | Substack · May 19
Orlando Magic Advance Coach Search After Jamahl Mosley Took 5-Year Pelicans Deal
10 articles · Updated · Marc Stein | Substack · May 19
Orlando has moved into formal conversations with candidates as it steps up the search to replace Jamahl Mosley.
Mosley left the Magic after New Orleans signed him Monday to a five-year contract, creating one of the NBA's remaining head-coaching openings.
Only 2 of the league's 5 head-coaching vacancies have been filled so far, with agents describing this hiring cycle as slow-moving.
The coaching search is unfolding alongside broader NBA front-office churn, with Philadelphia opening a new executive search after Daryl Morey's ouster and teams bracing for a trade-heavy offseason.
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