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Magic Hiring Sean Sweeney as Head Coach

The Orlando Magic are finalizing a deal to hire San Antonio Spurs lead assistant coach Sean Sweeney as their next head coach, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. Under head coach Mitch Johnson this past season, Sweeney ran San Antonio’s defense, which finished as the third-best defense in the league and helped the Spurs win 62 games. […]

James Harden Just Proved That Defense Wins Championships

Defense wins championships. That saying has been proven in basketball across multiple eras by the likes of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden; however, one of these examples is not like the others.  James Harden’s Defense Fails Again For the seventeenth time in his […] The post James Harden Just Proved That Defense Wins Championships appeared first on The Lead .

NBA Trade Rumor: Kyrie Irving Heads to Orlando Magic

  The Kyrie Irving trade talk is picking up steam this summer in a big way. Proposed deals are coming at us left and right. It's obvious that keeping Kyrie around to dominate the ball doesn't make sense when the Dallas Mavericks need to center everything they do going forward around this year's Rookie of the Year, phenom Cooper Flagg.  Irving, 34, is coming off a full year away from the court recovering from a torn ACL. But there are plenty of teams that might feel the nine-time All-...

How a Prospective Coach Might Weigh Up the Blazers Job

The Portland Trail Blazers are one of a handful of NBA franchises currently searching for their next head coach to guide the team through their next era. Given the plethora of vacancies available—the Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Orlando Magic—aspiring coaches have a few options. Candidates will no doubt consider both the pros and […]

3 Pistons Who Won't Be Back Next Season

The Detroit Pistons finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference this season. But their playoff run was... interesting, to say the least. The Pistons had to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the first round against the Orlando Magic just to squeak by them in 7 games.  They had to come back from a 3-2 deficit to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round to force a Game 7, only to be blown out by 31 points in the decisive match.  The team obviously made huge strides this sea...

Nets Assistant Steve Hetzel, Jared Dudley draw Blazers’ interest

The New Orleans Pelicans hiring team did its best Reggie Evans impersonation this week, scooping up Jamahl Mosley in a ferocious flash. The Orlando Magic fired him as their head coach on May 4, and the Pels signed him as their own two weeks later. However, the summer’s head coaching candidate that Brooklyn Nets fans […]

Wolves’ Joe Ingles signs with Melbourne United

It didn’t take long for the Minnesota Timberwolves roster to change going into the offseason. Wolves veteran guard Joe Ingles announced that he is signing with Melbourne United in the NBL, returning to his native Australia after a 12-year stint in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and the past two […]

Pelicans Hiring Jamahl Mosley as Head Coach

The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach on a five-year contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday morning. Mosley, 47, spent the past five seasons as the head coach of the Orlando Magic, amassing a 189-221 record and leading the franchise to three consecutive playoff berths. Orlando fired Mosley on […]

What the Bucks can learn from this year’s playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round

Having checked in with the Western Conference, it’s time for the Bucks to look in their own backyard. Comebacks, upsets, and tougher-than-expected series defined the first round. But what does this all mean for Milwaukee? Let’s dive in. Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic What happened? For two weeks, the NBA time-travelled back to the early […]

Five potential trade targets for the Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets have a prime opportunity to ascend into contention. With the 76ers taking out the Celtics, and the Pistons narrowly escaping the 8 seed Magic, it’s clear that the Eastern Conference is open for new competition. The Hornets bowed out in disappointing fashion against the Magic in the play-in, but prior to that, […] The post Five potential trade targets for the Charlotte Hornets first appeared on At The Hive .

Orlando Magic Fire Head Coach Jamahl Mosley

The Orlando Magic have fired head coach Jamahl Mosley, the organization announced on Monday. Mosley spent the past five seasons in Orlando and led the franchise to playoff appearances in each of the last three seasons. However, Orlando never made it out of the first round under Mosley. Most recently, the eighth-seeded Magic were eliminated […]

Discuss Magic-Pistons, Raptors-Cavs Game 7s Here!

The First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs concludes today with two Game 7 matchups on the slate! First, the Detroit Pistons will take on the Orlando Magic. Then the Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Toronto Raptors. Hang out here and discuss all the action with fellow fans! Here’s the GameDay info (all start times […]