Weltman said in a statement that he is looking forward to Mosley's future with the Magic. ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski said that the two parties have reached a four-year contract in principle.

On July 12, Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced that former Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamal Mosley has been appointed as the head coach of the Orlando Magic .

Weltman said in a statement that he is looking forward to Mosley's future with the Magic.

"We are very excited to welcome Mosley and his family to the Magic family," Weltman said. "In NBA coaching circles, Mosley is considered a rising star. His coaching career is rooted in player development. He is a communicator and connector, and we look forward to him leading our staff. "

ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski said that the two parties have reached a four-year contract in principle.

Mosley was a senior assistant coach for Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle. The Mavericks went through a series of personnel changes in June. Meritorious head coach Carlisle resigned on June 17, local time, and soon joined his old club, the Indiana Pacers, as head coach. After Carlisle resigned, Mosley was once considered a strong candidate for the new head coach of the Mavericks.

However, Mosley failed to succeed after that. The Mavericks chose Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd as the head coach, and former player J.J. Barea also joined the coaching staff. At the end of June, reporters from several American media outlets reported that Mosley was expected to leave the Mavericks.

Obviously, now a coach who has a good reputation among players and is good at building rapport with players has no problem finding a job. Mosley has a very good relationship with Mavericks players including Luka Doncic . Doncic once gave him a very high evaluation and admired his coaching ability.

"Moxley has all the conditions needed for a coach, and he can definitely become the coach." Doncic once said of him in an interview.

If you had been to the dressing room at Madison Square Garden immediately after the Mavericks' game against the New York Knicks on April 3, you would have seen how much the players in Dallas loved Jamal. Mosley. That's exactly what the Magic's top decision-makers want to see - Mosley building rapport with the players on their roster as the new head coach.

Just the morning before the game, the Mavericks learned that head coach Carlisle had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing Mosley to assume the responsibility of leading the team within hours. At that time, he was an assistant coach of the Mavericks and had been with the team for seven seasons.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Knicks 99-86. What was a near miss was that Carlisle's new crown test result was false positive, and he announced his return in the next game.

After the final whistle sounded, Mosley walked into the locker room. The players jumped out of their chairs, smiling and holding cold bottles of pure water. They roared, yelled "Yeeaah!" and splashed water on Mosley. Water soaked through Mosley's royal blue sweatshirt and black joggers.

Tim Hardaway Jr. hugged Mosley, lifting him off the ground at one point. Finney-Smith handed Mosley the Mavericks Defensive Player of the Game belt, and Doncic gave him a towel to dry off. Assistant coach Mike Weiner handed him the game ball.

Carlisle watched this post-game video many times and he liked it very much. To prove that Mosley's relationship with Mavericks players was extraordinary, Carlisle sent the video to Magic president of basketball operations Weltman and general manager John Hammond. At this time, Magic executives are worrying about finding a new head coach.

"This clip of how the players repaid Mosley for coaching looked like a victory celebration in the locker room for the seventh game of the Major League Baseball World Series." Carlisle said about Mosley in an interview Lishi said so.

Mosley played for the University of Colorado (1997-2001), where he scored a total of 1,171 points in his college career.

He then moved to overseas leagues and played for four years in professional teams in Australia, Spain and South Korea, but never played for NBA.

He began his NBA coaching career with the Denver Nuggets, where he served as both player development coach and senior scout during the 2005-06 season. That year was also Weltman's last season as the assistant general manager of the Nuggets. Weltman saw the work ethic in Mosley and how he interacted with players.

During this process, Mosley received guidance from many enthusiastic mentors. They look forward to seeing the day when Mosley becomes the head coach, which also includes former Nuggets head coach George Karl and Carlisle.

Carlisle said that the 42-year-old Mosley is still young and can train with the players and run together. "They are very close to all of us as players." Carlisle said more than once.

Mosley will replace Steve Clifford who parted ways with the team on June 6 and become the 15th head coach in the history of the Magic.

Interestingly, Mosley coached in Dallas with his assistant Darrell Armstrong. He played for the Magic for nine seasons from 1994 to 2003. Armstrong was once the most popular player among Magic fans. The "Heart and Hustle" period of Doug Rivers was made famous by Tracy McGrady, who was also part of it.

After 14 years as an NBA assistant coach, he finally became the head coach of an NBA team. The team he took over consisted mostly of young people who were in the early stages of their careers and were easily influenced. player of.

It's impossible to predict how a first-time head coach will perform in the role, but Magic officials believe Mosley is a suitable head coach.

Mosley and his assistant coaches are tasked with teaching these young players how to be a true professional and hopefully become world-changers in the years to come.