Orlando Magic fire head coach Frank Vogel after two seasons

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The Orlando Magic have fired head coach Frank Vogel after two seasons with the team, a person with knowledge of the firing told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because the firing had not yet been announced.

The Magic went 54-110 under Vogel, who was hired in the summer of 2016.

Vogel, 44, spent his six previous seasons with Indiana, where he coached the Pacers to a 250-181 record and led them to the playoffs five times. He was the Magic's fourth coach since 2012-2013 after Scott Skiles, James Borrego and Jacque Vaughn.

This was not a surprising dismissal, and it was not about Vogel's coaching acumen. President of Basketball operations Jeff Weltman and general manager John Hammond, who both joined the franchise last summer, want to choose their head coach. Vogel was hired by former Magic GM Rob Hennigan.

Weltman and Hammond have a track record of building solid teams and have a distinct vision of what a modern NBA should look like and how it should play. They will look for a coach who shares that philosophy. Take a look at Toronto and Milwaukee, where Weltman (Raptors) and Hammond (Bucks) once worked, for a blueprint.

Orlando drafted Jonathan Isaac with the No. 6 pick in the 2017 draft and will have a top-8 pick in the June draft.

The Magic later confirmed the firing in a news release.

"We would like to thank Frank for his contributions to the Orlando Magic," Weltman said in a statement. "We appreciate the sacrifices he made as head coach and certainly wish him and his family well going forward."

Orlando also dismissed assistant coaches Chad Forcier, Corliss Williamson and Jay Hernandez.

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The Magic finished another disappointing season on Wednesday, missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

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