Since Thursday, and the resignation of Rick Carlisle, seven franchises have been looking for a new coach, and the Magic is multiplying the avenues to grill politeness to more ambitious teams.
To replace Steve Clifford, the leaders are looking for a technician capable of coaching and making the most of a very young and rebuilding workforce. We know that they had views on Jason Kidd, Becky Hammon and Wes Unseld Jr, and we learn today, via The Athletic, that they have requested permission to meet three assistants currently in the running during the playoffs.
It is first of all Willie Green, a former member of the house since he played his last career season at the Magic. That was in 2015. Since then he has worked as an assistant for the Warriors, and for two years for the Suns.
Then there’s Charles Lee, Mike Budenholzer’s right-hand man at the Bucks. The 36-year-old was already alongside Mike Budenholzer in Atlanta, and he is part of this new generation of coaches, like Taylor Jenkins, also passed by the Bucks.
Finally, there is a regular interviewer: Ime Udoka. Trained at Spurs, he has been an assistant for nine years, and after seven years alongside Gregg Popovich, he worked with Brett Brown at the Sixers, and since this season with Steve Nash.
To these names, we must add a persistent rumor, that of a candidacy of Penny Hardaway, currently coach of Memphis in the NCAA. If the Magic want to mark the occasion, this is an avenue that should not be overlooked.
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| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Nikola Vucevic | 44 | 34.1 | 48.0 | 40.6 | 82.7 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| Evan Fournier | 26 | 30.3 | 46.1 | 38.8 | 79.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 19.7 |
| Terrence Ross | 46 | 29.3 | 41.2 | 33.7 | 87.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 25 | 29.4 | 43.7 | 37.5 | 62.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 14.6 |
| Markelle Fultz | 8 | 26.9 | 39.4 | 25.0 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 12.9 |
| Cole Anthony | 47 | 27.1 | 39.7 | 33.7 | 83.2 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 12.9 |
| Wendell Carter, Jr. | 22 | 26.5 | 49.3 | 24.1 | 72.1 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| R.j. Hampton | 26 | 25.2 | 43.9 | 31.9 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 8 | 29.2 | 44.3 | 40.7 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 11.1 |
| Moe Wagner | 11 | 26.0 | 40.9 | 37.2 | 87.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 11.0 |
| Dwayne Bacon | 72 | 25.7 | 40.2 | 28.5 | 82.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| Gary Harris | 20 | 24.9 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 87.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 10.2 |
| Michael Carter-williams | 31 | 25.8 | 38.9 | 24.6 | 61.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| James Ennis | 41 | 24.1 | 47.3 | 43.3 | 80.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| Otto Porter | 3 | 22.2 | 36.0 | 11.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 46 | 15.8 | 47.2 | 32.2 | 68.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
| Chuma Okeke | 45 | 25.2 | 41.7 | 34.8 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| Chasson Randle | 41 | 20.4 | 38.8 | 33.8 | 79.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| Frank Mason | 4 | 19.8 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| Robert Franks | 7 | 14.4 | 46.4 | 33.3 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Donta Hall | 13 | 13.8 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 67.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Al-farouq Aminu | 17 | 21.6 | 40.4 | 22.6 | 82.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| Khem Birch | 48 | 19.8 | 45.0 | 19.0 | 74.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| Devin Cannady | 8 | 9.3 | 39.3 | 37.5 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Jordan Bone | 14 | 14.0 | 42.6 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | 7 | 20.5 | 32.0 | 28.6 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Gary Clark | 35 | 18.2 | 30.5 | 28.7 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Karim Man | 10 | 8.8 | 23.1 | 50.0 | 80.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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