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05/29 13:52 CDT Magic, Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney are finalizing deal to make
him their head coach, AP source says
Magic, Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney are finalizing deal to make him their head
coach, AP source says
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
Sean Sweeney's wait to become a head coach is about to be over. The Orlando
Magic are set to give him the shot he's wanted for years.
Sweeney is in the final stages of completing a deal that will make him the next
coach of the Magic, according to a person with knowledge of the move who spoke
to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the hiring has
not yet been revealed publicly.
The Magic declined comment. ESPN first reported that an agreement between
Sweeney and the Magic was being finalized.
Sweeney --- currently the associate head coach for the San Antonio Spurs --- is
getting the job over, among other candidates, longtime coaches Billy Donovan
and Jeff Van Gundy. The 41-year-old Sweeney will replace Jamahl Mosley, who was
let go by the Magic after five seasons and three consecutive first-round
playoff exits. Mosley has since been hired as coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.
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