James Borrego Named Magic Head Coach Through End of Season

February 17th, 2015 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »



Nearly two weeks after taking over as interim head coach of the Orlando Magic, James Borrego has been given the rest of this season to prove himself. 

According to the Magic's official Twitter feed, the team has decided to give Borrego the head coaching job for the rest of the season:



It's not hard to see why the Magic want to go with Borrego. He was only in charge for four games before the All-Star break began, yet John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com noted that there's already been a difference in how the team is playing:



Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel provided additional details about the Magic's coaching staff, which includes Igor Kokoskov as lead assistant coach:

Kokoskov has worked previously as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kokoskov will be in his 15th season in the NBA; when he was hired by the Clippers in 2000, he became the first full-time, non-American assistant coach in NBA history.

Robbins' report also states the Magic plan to "ramp up ...

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