Magic fire head coach Jamahl Mosley following first-round playoff exit

[p]The top-seeded Pistons rallied from a 3-1 deficit in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series to eliminate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-magic/QZMS36Dn/"]Orlando[/a] with a 116-94 triumph in game seven on Sunday.[/p][p]The Magic was barely back in Florida before team president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced Mosley's dismissal.[/p][embed guid="f45a7999-d0fb-4d5d-bc90-d19ad350be92" url="https://x.com/OrlandoMagic/status/2051300898366709929?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"We're grateful to Jamahl for all he has done for the Orlando Magic," [/b]Weltman said.[b] "We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he made as head coach.[/b][/p][p][b]"While this was a difficult decision, we feel it's time for a new voice and fresh perspective."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]The Pistons[/a], only the 15th team in NBA history to win a series after trailing 3-1, announced later Monday that they were extending the contract of coach J.B. Bickerstaff. No details were revealed.[/p][p]Mosley, 47, served as an assistant coach for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-nuggets/CxvW27TI/"]Denver[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Dallas[/a] before being hired by the Magic as head coach in July 2021.[/p][p]His five seasons marked the longest tenure for any Magic coach since Stan Van Gundy, who guided Orlando to the 2009 NBA Finals, where they lost to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a].[/p][p]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.[/p][p]Under Mosley, the Magic went 189-221, including a 45-37 record this past campaign, and made the playoffs the past three seasons before making quick exits.[/p][embed guid="3dd0db5a-b670-4889-9897-4f9ed7288e73" url="https://x.com/Magic_PR/status/2051359043998924894?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]