ORLANDO – Upon making the decision to fire GM Rob Hennigan and change the Orlando Magic’s Basketball Operations leadership department – moves that came on the heels of a fifth-straight losing season – CEO Alex Martins wanted to make one thing explicitly clear on Thursday.
The Magic aren’t facing yet another long-term, drawn-out and massive rebuild, Martins stressed at a news conference to announce the firings of Hennigan and Assistant GM Scott Perry.
Because the franchise already has strong and committed ownership, because it has a solid coach in Frank Vogel and a promising core in place and because there will be multiple avenues available to re-stock the talent this summer, the Magic could potentially be missing only a difference-making GM in their pursuit of a playoff berth in the very near future, Martins said with conviction.