Breaking: Another Head Coach Firing in NBA

After blowing a 3-1 series lead against the heavily-favored Detroit Pistons, the Orlando Magic have decided to move on from head coach Jamahl Mosely. Fired after 5 seasons.

The Magic have dismissed head coach Jamahl Mosley after 5 seasons, per @ShamsCharania.

Orlando was eliminated in the first round for the 3rd consecutive season.

They blew a 3-1 series lead to the Detroit Pistons. pic.twitter.com/u3iHQm0IOz
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 4, 2026

With the 7-game defeat at the hands of the Pistons, Orlando suffered a first-round elimination for the third straight season.

Truth be told, injuries certainly played a big part in the Magic’s downfall. 20 ppg scorer Franz Wagner played only 34 games this season, and just 4 of the 7 games in their first-round loss to Detroit. The team's best player, Paolo Banchero, managed just 46 games last season.

The 47-year-old Mosely took the team out of a rebuild phase, and molded them into a playoff team in each of the past three seasons. But they fell short short in the first round in each of those appearances. Overall, he posted a 189-221 in Orlando.

Names such as Billy Donovan and Tom Thibodeau are already surfacing as potential replacements.