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Sports · Basketball · published 2026-09-02 · via Sports Illustrated

Three Key Tests Await Jamahl Mosley with Pelicans

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Jamahl Mosley takes over a Pelicans team that won just 26 games last season. His primary challenge is improving a defense that ranked near the bottom of the league, particularly in the paint. He also must overcome the shadow of his previous job in Orlando, where he led the Magic to three straight playoff appearances but never advanced past the first round.

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Mosley inherits a roster that struggled in specific measurable areas last season. The Williamson-Queen frontcourt pairing posted a defensive rating of 123.7 across 681 shared minutes, and the team finished 22nd in bench plus-minus. These are precisely the categories where his Orlando teams excelled, with the Magic finishing top three defensively twice during his tenure and ranking top ten in bench scoring three

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