Magic Fire head coach Jamahl Mosley after 5 seasons

D Orlando Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley has been fired, the team announced Monday.

Mosley, 47, spent the past five seasons with Orlando, leading the team out of a rebuild and into the playoffs in each of the past three seasons. After losing seven games, they failed to make it past the first round in any of them Detroit Pistons 3-1 in the series this season. Mosley went 189-221 overall.

Magic president Jeff Weltman, who signed a contract extension just before Orlando’s trip to the NBA Cup Final Four, will lead the team’s search for the next head coach.

Mosley led the Magic to two division titles and three straight winning seasons, especially while dealing with a litany of injuries to key starters over the last two years.

“We are grateful to Jamahl for all he has done for the Orlando Magic,” Weltman said in a statement. “We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he has made as head coach. While this was a difficult decision, we feel it is time for a new voice and a new perspective. We wish Jamahl and his family nothing but the best.”

Mosley, who was an assistant coach Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers And Dallas Mavericks Before being hired by Orlando in 2021, the Magic built teams anchored by strong defense. The team was No. 3 in 2023-24 and No. 2 last season, before dropping to 11th this season.

His 47 wins in 2024 were the most by a franchise in any season since 2011, and three consecutive playoff appearances were also the most since Orlando reached the postseason six years in a row from 2007-12.

Despite that success, Mosley was never able to unlock the team’s offense, as the Magic finished in the bottom 10 in each of the past four seasons.

And while they’ve improved this season, the Magic haven’t quite lived up to their expectations after trading four first-round picks for the East. Memphis Grizzlies the guard Desmond Benn In a blockbuster trade last summer.

The trade raised expectations for the season, only for Orlando to spend most of the season fighting to escape a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference standings and ultimately another first-round playoff exit.

Mosley dealt with a ton of injuries to his stars during his tenure.

Paolo Banchero Played only 46 games in the 2024-25 regular season. Get ready He played just 35 and 57 regular season games the last two seasons due to injuries.

Franz Wagner Missed 22 games in the 2024-25 season and was then limited to just 34 games this regular season due to injury. He was in form in the first round and was a key part of the Pistons defense against the Stars Cade Cunningham. But Wagner suffered a right calf strain in the third quarter of Game 4 and missed the final three games. Without Wagner, the Magic couldn’t hold on to their 3-1 series lead and couldn’t hold on to a 24-point lead with more than 11 minutes left in the third quarter of their Game 6 second-half collapse against Detroit.

Information from Ohm Yongmisuk of ESPN was used in this report.