The Orlando Magic on Thursday fired GM Rob Hennigan after five years on the job and will be looking for new leadership. They could consider hiring a president of basketball operations who chooses a GM, or they could just fill Hennigan’s shoes with a general manager replacement.
One name that was mentioned as a potential target for the Magic was former player Grant Hill. However, Hill has said he is “not interested” in a front office role with the team.
Exclusive: Just heard from Grant Hill on whether he'd like consideration for any @OrlandoMagic front office vacancy… #Magic: pic.twitter.com/D0XnddP39V
— David Baumann (@DavidBaumannORL) April 13, 2017
Orlando has interest in Grant Hill as its new face of basketball ops, but league sources say Hill has no plans to leave Atlanta ownership.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) April 13, 2017
Hill is a minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks and would have to divest in order to become an employee for another team. He apparently is not interested in doing that. Hill, a 7-time All-Star, played six seasons for the Magic.
The Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins says the Pistons’ Pat Garrity and Golden State Warriors assistant general manager Travis Schlenk are other names the team is interested in for their GM job.
