Magic Jamahl Mosely hire has a head coach – ESPN 101

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(ORLANDO) – The Orlando Magic have named Dallas assistant head coach Jamahl Mosely, basketball operations president Jeff Weltman announced on Sunday.

“We welcome Jamahl and his family to the Magic family,” said Weltman. “Within the NBA coaching community, Jamahl is considered a rising star. His coaching career is rooted in player development. He is a communicator and a connector, and we look forward to him leading our group.

Mosley has spent the past seven seasons with the Mavericks and was the head coach of the Mavericks Las Vegas Summer League team.

Prior to the Mavericks, Mosley was an assistant for Cleveland for four years (2010-14) and worked for Denver for five years (2005-2010) with the last three as an assistant coach.

We have appointed Jamahl Mosley as the head coach.

Welcome to Orlando, Coach Mosley!https://t.co/4zELXyakFt pic.twitter.com/SGq0Ivbb4m

– Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) July 11, 2021

The Milwaukee native played four years at the University of Colorado, before playing professionally abroad for four years.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Magic Search ended with two finalists, Wes Unseld Jr., assistant to Mosely and Denver. Unseld Jr. is one of the prime candidates for the position of Wizards.

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