The Orlando Magic have added another coach with Dallas roots, hiring Mavericks assistant Josh Broghamer to join Sean Sweeney’s staff, sources told Mavs Roundtable. Marc Stein of The Stein Line was first to report the move.
Broghamer handled player development for Dallas over three seasons under Jason Kidd, and his arrival gives Sweeney a second coach from that Mavericks bench. Popeye Jones was already part of Orlando’s coaching group, one of 11 assistants the team announced on July 6.
That list also included Joe Prunty, Greg Buckner, Tom Bialaszewski, Riley Crean, Jon Harris, Ben Johnson, Jacqlyn Poss, Mfon Udofia, D.J. Bakker and Shannan Lum.
Orlando hired Sweeney as the 16th head coach in franchise history on June 1 after he spent last season as the San Antonio Spurs’ associate head coach. Broghamer and Kidd’s paths have crossed for years: two of Kidd’s five seasons in Dallas lined up with Broghamer’s time there, and the two also worked together on the Milwaukee bench for four seasons starting in 2014.
Broghamer’s NBA climb started with a 2013 video internship in Phoenix under Jeff Hornacek. He moved to running video in Milwaukee a year later, then spent 2018 through 2023 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, working under four head coaches before Kidd brought him to Dallas.
Last July in Las Vegas, Broghamer coached the Mavericks’ Summer League team through Cooper Flagg’s first games as a pro. He also oversaw Flagg’s pregame workout routine throughout the 2025-26 season.
Flagg put together a huge rookie year, averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks in 70 games, all starts, while shooting 46.8% from the field. He led Dallas in points, rebounds, assists and steals, and the NBA named him Rookie of the Year on April 27. At 19 years and 112 days old at the end of the regular season, he was the second-youngest winner ever, behind LeBron James.
Dallas went 26-56 and finished with a 116.5 defensive rating, 20th in the league, along with a 111.1 offensive rating that ranked 26th.
The coaching shakeup in Dallas has been moving fast since Masai Ujiri was named president of basketball operations on May 4. Kidd and the Mavericks mutually agreed to part ways 15 days later, and Mavericks coach Dusty May was hired to replace him.
May has since assembled a staff that includes Willie Green, Joe Boylan, Garrett Temple, Drew Williamson and Mody Maor. Broghamer and Phil Handy were the two assistants carried over from Kidd’s staff, and Handy is now the last one remaining.
Frank Vogel, who held the associate head coach title in Dallas last season, has that same role with the Golden State Warriors under Steve Kerr. Jay Triano is back in Portland, working for first-year head coach Micah Nori.
Orlando went 45-37 last season and earned the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Magic built a 3-1 lead over top-seeded Detroit in the first round before falling in seven games. Jamahl Mosley was fired on May 4 after five seasons.
In Other News...
Mavericks Lose A Franchise Figure Who Helped Shape Their Identity
Don Nelson, one of the most influential figures in Mavericks history, has died at 86, according to a family statement. A three-time NBA Coach of the Year and Hall of Famer, Nelson built a long coaching and front-office career that stretched across 31 seasons, making him one of the defining basketball minds of his era.
For Dallas, his legacy reaches well beyond the sideline. Nelson helped shape the franchises identity during a pivotal period and played a key role in drafting Hall of Famers Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, two selections that changed the course of the organization. He also ranks second in all-time NBA coaching wins, a reminder of just how much of the league he influenced along the way. [Read more 🡒]
Don Nelson Helped Build The Mavericks Fans Came To Love
Don Nelsons place in basketball history was secure long before he ever became a central figure in Dallas. A Hall of Fame player and coach, Nelson died at 86 after a career that included five NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and a run that made him the second-winningest coach in league history. He was also one of the games most inventive thinkers, the architect of Nellie Ball, and a coach whose ideas often pushed the sport forward.
For Mavericks fans, though, his legacy is tied to a different kind of imprint. Nelson helped shape the team into the version supporters came to embrace, and his tenure in Dallas was crucial in the early development of Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash. Even years later, the influence of that era lingers in the way the franchise is remembered, which is why Nelsons passing feels personal in this market, not just historic. [Read more 🡒]
Dusty May Already Has A Mavericks Logjam That Could Reshape Everything
Dusty May barely has a full runway into his first Mavericks training camp, and already the frontcourt is crowded enough to make every preseason minute matter. Dallas has a surplus of bigs and interior bodies in Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Moussa Cisse, Santi Aldama and Morez Johnson Jr., a mix that gives the roster size and options but also sets up a tough minutes squeeze before the games even count.
Mays job now is less about discovering who can play and more about figuring out how all of them fit without leaving the rotation lopsided. The Mavericks have at least one obvious lever they can pull if they decide the balance is off, and that possibility hangs over camp as the staff sorts through combinations, roles and long-term direction with the season approaching. [Read more 🡒]