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Jamahl Mosley lands Pelicans head coaching job two weeks after Magic firing

Nypost · · 293 words · By Associated Press
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“The New Orleans Pelicans have hired former Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley as their next coach”
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Multiple independent news sources (AP News, ESPN, and another web source) confirm that the New Orleans Pelicans hired Jamahl Mosley as their next head coach.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the 2026 NBA off-season and the 2026–27 NBA season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former basketball coach who is a television commentator for College Basketball on CBS for CBS Sports and NBA on Prime for Sports on Amazon …
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“Jamahl Mosley spending the past five seasons with Orlando”
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Multiple sources (AOL, Google News/Shams Charania, ESPN, and Hindustan Times) explicitly state that Jamahl Mosley spent five seasons with the Orlando Magic.
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“Orlando, which fired him this month after the Magic’s seven-game, first-round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons”
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AOL, Google News, and ESPN all report that the Orlando Magic fired Jamahl Mosley following a seven-game first-round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons.
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web search NEUTRAL — Head coach Jamahl Mosley was fired by the Magic on Monday, one day after a Game 7 loss to the Detroit Pistons in a first-round series that Orlando led 3-1. The Magic lost in the first round of the pla…
https://www.aol.com/articles/magic-fire-jamahl-mosley-first-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking: Magic have fired HC Jamahl Mosley after blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Pistons, per @ShamsCharania Mosley spent five seasons with the team and went to the playoffs three times in a row (20…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Orlando Magic have fired coach Jamahl Mosley, the team announced Monday.They failed to advance past the first round in any of them after they lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons this season…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48675305/preload
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“The Magic had a 3-1 lead in that series, as well as 24-point lead in Game 7”
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AOL, Google News, ESPN, and a specific report on Paolo Banchero's reaction all confirm the Magic blew a 3-1 series lead and held a 24-point lead in Game 7 before losing to the Pistons.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Magic
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web search NEUTRAL — But the Magic have not won a playoff series since 2010, falling in the first round seven times and missing the playoffs nine times since then. Under Mosley, the Magic went 189-221, including a 45-37 r…
https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba-2026-jamahl-mosl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Orlando Magic fell in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight season on Sunday after falling 116-94 in Game 7 to the Detroit Pistons. Orlando was up three games to one in the series…
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25424782-paolo-banchero-…
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“Mosley went 189-221 with Orlando”
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UPI, Hoops Rumors, and Hindustan Times all explicitly cite Jamahl Mosley's record with Orlando as 189-221.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jamahl Mosley posted a 189-221 record in five seasons as coach of the Orlando Magic.They improved again in 2023, when they were 47-35. The Magic were 41-41 last season. They lost in the first round du…
https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NBA/2026/05/04/Orlando-Magic…
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web search NEUTRAL — “We’re grateful to Jamahl for all he’s done for the Orlando Magic,” Weltman said. “We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he made as head coach.Mosley finishes with a 189-221 regu…
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/05/magic-fire-jamahl-mosley…
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web search NEUTRAL — Head coach Jamahl Mosley was fired by the Magic on Monday, one day after a Game 7 loss to the Detroit Pistons in a first-round series that Orlando led 3-1.Mosley, 47, spent five seasons as head coach …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/genesis/magic-fire-jamahl-mos…
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“His teams qualified for the NBA playoffs in each of the past three seasons and won the Southeast Division twice, but were eliminated in the first round each time”
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Google News and another web source confirm the Magic were eliminated in the first round for three consecutive seasons (2023-2026). While the 'Southeast Division twice' part is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the overall pattern of three straight first-round exits is corroborated by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jamahl Mosley.McGrady made the All-NBA for the first time and made his second consecutive All-Star Team. However, the Magic were defeated 3–1 in the first round of the playoffs by the Charlotte Hornet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Magic
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web search NEUTRAL — Under JAMAHL MOSLEY'sleadership, the Orlando Magic developed an elite, top-3 defense for two consecutive seasons—a direct result of exceptional teamwork and collective effort.
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando Magic were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.This marks the third consecutive season the Magic have been eliminated in the first round, despite navigating the p…
https://www.the-independent.com/sport/us-sport/nba/jamahl-mo…
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“Borrego was the Pelicans’ interim coach for 70 games, taking over a 2-10 team after the firing of Willie Green”
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One source explicitly states Borrego served as interim coach for the final 70 games after Willie Green was fired, and another source confirms the firing of Willie Green after a 2-10 start.
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web search NEUTRAL — James Borrego served as the Pelicans' interim coach for the final 70 games after New Orleans fired Willie Green.Before coaching in New Orleans, Borrego was the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets from…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7194314/2026/04/13/pelicans…
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web search NEUTRAL — New Orleans Pelicans fire Willie Green as coach after 2-10 start, James Borrego named interim coach. 4 hours ago. By Kurt Helin.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“Borrego went 24-46 with the Pelicans, who missed the postseason for a second straight season”
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The search results for this specific claim returned irrelevant information about the 'Epistle of James' from the Bible, providing no factual data regarding James Borrego's record or the Pelicans' postseason status.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Epistle of James is a public letter (epistle), and includes an epistolary prescript that identifies the sender ("James") and the recipients ("to the twelve tribes in the diaspora") and provides a …
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1&version…
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web search NEUTRAL — Title and Author: The book is traditionally attributed to James, the brother of Jesus, also known as James the Just. He was a prominent leader in the early Christian church in Jerusalem.
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“Borrego also had coached the Charlotte Hornets from 2018 to 2022”
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A web search result explicitly mentions that before coaching in New Orleans, Borrego was the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets from 2018-22.
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“His teams earned Eastern Conference play-in spots in 2021 and 2022, but did not advance to the NBA playoffs in either of those seasons”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific play-in spot outcomes for the Charlotte Hornets in 2021 and 2022.
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“Pelicans basketball operations chief Joe Dumars said Borrego was indeed a candidate for the job”
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