{"id":586917,"date":"2026-02-06T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/586917\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:25:12","slug":"orlando-magic-president-weltman-backs-coach-jamahl-mosley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/586917\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Magic president Weltman backs coach Jamahl Mosley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the first 50 games of the regular season, the Magic<\/a> have lacked consistency.<\/p>\n

Whether that\u2019s been consistent success, accurate shooting, roster availability due to injuries or defensive effort, all of it has resulted in an identity problem for Orlando<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, who\u2019s to blame?<\/p>\n

According to Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman<\/a>, who spoke after Thursday\u2019s NBA trade deadline<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts with me and it ends with me,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not happy with it. I understand the fans\u2019 frustration. We\u2019ve got to do better. Everybody has to do better: Coaches, players, my staff, everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Often when a team fails to meet expectations, the coach is the fall guy.<\/p>\n

Weltman made it clear, however, he has Jamahl Mosley<\/a>\u2018s back through the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOrganizationally \u2026 Jamahl has our full support,\u201d Weltman said. \u201cAnd Jamahl\u2019s our coach for the rest of the season. So, it\u2019s not a matter of like \u2014 I know there\u2019s a lot of chatter out there and stuff \u2014 it\u2019s not one person. This is a basketball team, it\u2019s a basketball organization and it\u2019s a group effort. We\u2019ve got to get better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you one thing, I know Mose is going home every night looking [at] himself in the mirror and not sleeping and trying to figure out how to do this thing and how to get us back on track,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd I know the players are doing the same thing. There\u2019s a lot of people that are frustrated and they care greatly about this. We feel the weight of the fans\u2019 frustration. Let me say that. When I hear a lack of urgency or this and that, it\u2019s like \u2026 I don\u2019t sleep. I mean, we\u2019ve got to get this thing right. And I\u2019m confident that we will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mosley appreciated the clear support from Weltman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means a lot in this business, in this industry, where coaches do become revolving doors,\u201d Mosely said before tip-off Thursday. \u201cAnd that\u2019s the reality of it and we know what we signed up for in that regard. But to know that Jeff and I and this organization are aligned with what we want to have done with this group and this team and how we need to do play, where we\u2019ve come up short \u2026 We talk about it a ton.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the important piece that we keep our lines of communication open, not just he and I but the players as well, that we just keep communicating with one another about the thing that we\u2019re trying to accomplish moving forward,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Orlando looked more like itself when it outscored the Nets 64-40 in the paint, racked up 24 points off 19 Brooklyn turnovers and captured a 118-98 victory behind Jalen Suggs\u2019 first-career triple-double (15 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) at Kia Center on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The contest marked just the third time this season the Magic have held an opponents to under 100 points, something they did 21 times last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t waver much,\u201d Suggs said about the 20-point win. \u201cOur energy was consistent throughout. Our effort and intentionality, you know, playing hard and moving the ball was there throughout the game, and these are the results of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, you know, it\u2019s nice to have nights like this and to reset the standard of what you can be, and that\u2019s something to look back on that you can try to replicate and be night in and night out,\u201d the Magic guard added.<\/p>\n

Their next opportunity to accomplish such a feat is Saturday against Utah, a team that\u2019s 2-8 in its last 10 games but made a major ahead of the trade deadline.<\/p>\n

The Jazz (16-36) sent former Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr., former UCF forward Taylor Hendricks, Kyle Anderson, Georges Niang and three future first-round picks to the Grizzlies in exchange for three-time All-Defensive big Jaren Jackson Jr., Jock Landale, Vince Williams Jr. and John Konchar.<\/p>\n

Regardless of who\u2019s on the court, the Magic (26-24) entered Friday\u2019s slate of games 2 1\/2\u00a0 games back of No. 6 Philadelphia (29-22), but also only three games in front of No. 11 Chicago (24-28).<\/p>\n

Weltman has confidence Mosley\u2019s messaging still resonates with the team as it enters the final stretch of the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cMose is a great communicator, and for 4 1\/2 years, we\u2019ve played really hard,\u201d Weltman said. \u201cI think that\u2019s kind of been our brand. We\u2019re sideways right now. That\u2019s on everybody to recapture that. That\u2019s not on one person. It\u2019s on everybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we\u2019ve got to figure that out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Up next \u2026<\/p>\n

Magic vs. Jazz<\/p>\n

When:\u00a07 p.m., Saturday, Kia Center<\/p>\n

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