By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Jamahl Mosley is expected to be the new head coach of the Orlando Magic. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Mosley and the Magic have a principal agreement and he will be taking over the club by signing a four-year deal.
This will be Mosley’s first head coach assignment after multiple assistant coach stints. He was last an assistant on the Dallas Mavericks from 2014 to 2021. Luka Doncic had actually commended Mosley’s quality as coach, saying “”He’s got the things needed for a head coach,” when the latter replaced Rick Carlisle in a road win over the New York Knicks in April.
Before Dallas, Mosley also worked with Cleveland Cavaliers and the Denver Nuggets.
The Magic later made Mosley’s acquisition official. The announcement is as follows:
Jamahl Mosley has been named head coach of the Orlando Magic, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. Mosley becomes the 15th head coach in franchise history.
“We would like to welcome Jamahl and his family to the Magic family,” said Weltman. “Within the NBA coaching community, Jamahl is considered a rising star. His coaching path is rooted in player development. He is a communicator and connector, and we look forward to him leading our group.”
Mosley comes to Orlando after spending the previous seven seasons (2014-21) as an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks. While on the coaching staff, the Mavericks reached the NBA Playoffs four times. He has also served as the head coach on the Mavericks summer league team that competed in Las Vegas.
Prior to joining the Mavericks, Mosley spent four seasons (2010-14) as an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before joining the Cavaliers, Mosley spent five seasons (2005-10) with the Denver Nuggets. His tenure began in player development and advance scouting, before becoming an assistant coach for his last three seasons (2007-10) with the franchise. The Nuggets reached the playoffs, winning 50 games or more, each of his final three years. They won the Northwest division twice and earned a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2009.
Mosley was a four-year letterman at the University of Colorado (1997-2001), where he is one of 33 players in school history to score more than 1,000 points. Following his collegiate career, he played four seasons of professional basketball overseas, including two years for the Victoria Titans (Australia), one year with Baloncesto Leon (Spain) and one year in Korea.
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mosley was named an assistant coach for the 2021 USA Select Team and served as an assistant coach at the 2018 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp. He has also participated in Basketball Without Borders in Africa on several occasions. He and his wife, Kristina, have three children, Jemma, C.J. and Chance.