Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has nothing but appreciation for former head coach Jamahl Mosley as both begin new chapters entering the 2026-27 NBA season.
With Magic training camp under way, Suggs reflected on his relationship with Mosley during Monday's Media Day after the longtime Orlando coach departed the organization this offseason and became head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.
Speaking with Ryan Kaminski of Orlando Magic on SI, Suggs credited Mosley with believing in him and helping shape the early stages of his NBA career.
“I have nothing but love for Jahmal Mosley. He showed me so much love, he gave me my opportunity,” Suggs said. “We came in this league at the same time, we experienced a lot of the same adversities at the same time and in the same building so like I said, I got nothing but love for him.”
I asked Jalen Suggs what Jamahl Mosley meant to his development and what Sean Sweeney expects from him next season:
“I have nothing but love for Jamahl Mosley… I wish him nothing but the best.
The biggest thing from (Sweeney) has been — consistency and efficiency” pic.twitter.com/EaooMSzcGx
— Ryan Kaminski NBA (@beyondtheRK) September 28, 2026
Suggs arrived in Orlando as the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the same offseason Mosley became the Magic's head coach. Their careers in Orlando consequently developed alongside each other as the franchise progressed from rebuilding to making three consecutive playoff appearances.
Their relationship also extended beyond basketball.
“I hope he has nothing but success not only in New Orleans, but all his future endeavors – him and his family, they got an opportunity to get close with my folks so yeah, I wish him nothing but the best,” Suggs said. “I’m very grateful for all that he’s done and helping us get here to this point.”
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While Suggs remains appreciative of Mosley's impact, the 25-year-old is now adjusting to first-year Magic head coach Sean Sweeney.
Article Continues BelowSuggs said his conversations with Sweeney have centered on two areas that could help him take another step: consistency and efficiency.
“But Sweeney has been great man,” Suggs said. “We’ve had a lot of conversations for me, from him the biggest thing has been consistency and efficiency. Can you be consistent in the decisions you’re making? The spots on the floor you’re getting to? The things that you’re trying to do and the habits that you’re trying to work towards daily and then efficiency.”
Suggs believes those two goals are connected as he attempts to become a steadier presence for Orlando.
“I think being more consistent would help me be efficient and I think chasing efficiency helps bring forth the consistency,” Suggs said.
Sweeney has also encouraged Suggs not to model his game after another point guard, but instead maximize the qualities that have already made him an important part of Orlando's core.
“I’m not trying to be nobody other than Jalen Suggs,” Suggs said. “I’m not trying to be this point guard, that point guard, you know what I’m saying? Whether it be past, future, present, just be Jalen Suggs. You’re really good when you’re that.”
Suggs said that approach has allowed him to reconnect with the “purest form” of himself while becoming more disciplined on and off the court.
As Orlando begins its first training camp without Mosley since 2020, Suggs enters the transition appreciative of the coach who helped launch his career while embracing Sweeney's vision for his next stage of development.