{"id":2284,"date":"2026-05-31T20:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2026-05-31T20:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:07:43","slug":"incoming-magic-coach-sean-sweeney-headed-to-nba-finals-with-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2284","title":{"rendered":"Incoming Magic coach Sean Sweeney headed to NBA Finals with Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Before he\u2019s officially introduced as the next head coach of the Magic, Spurs assistant coach Sean Sweeney will have an opportunity to help San Antonio capture a championship.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2282\">A United Airlines flight to Spain turns back to Newark after a possible security threat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweeney and the Spurs pulled off an impressive victory on the road in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals at defending champion Oklahoma City on Saturday night, sending San Antonio back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs, who will have homecourt advantage in the best-of-seven series that opens Wednesday night on ABC, will face the Knicks in a rematch of the 1999 Finals, which San Antonio won to secure its first championship.<\/p>\n<p>For Sweeney, it\u2019s his second trip to the Finals. His first came in 2024 when he served as the lead assistant for then-Dallas coach Jason Kidd and the Mavericks, who lost to the Celtics in five games that June.<\/p>\n<p>While a league source confirmed Friday that Orlando plans to hire Sweeney as coach, the Magic haven\u2019t yet announced a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Although Sweeney will remain with the Spurs throughout the Finals before he makes his way to Orlando, San Antonio made it clear they\u2019re happy for the longtime assistant to get his first chance at leading his own team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrilled for Sean. He deserves it,\u201d Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Saturday before the Spurs took down the Thunder in Game 7. \u201cHe\u2019s had many opportunities of potentially becoming a head coach and so it was a matter of when, not if, even when I reached out to him to speak with him for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>5 things to know about future Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t3h754skFr\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"282\" loading=\"lazy\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" scrolling=\"no\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2026\/05\/30\/five-things-to-know-about-future-orlando-magic-coach-sean-sweeney\/embed\/#?secret=VjZ2MT3LLU#?secret=t3h754skFr\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201c5 things to know about future Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney\u201d \u2014 Orlando Sentinel\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Johnson hired Sweeney away from Dallas to join him for his first full season as coach of the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>And San Antonio\u2019s defense improved mightily with Sweeney on staff \u2014 even if it was for just one season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2281\">As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2024-25 before Sweeney joined the Spurs, the team\u2019s regular season defensive rating (116.3) ranked 25th league-wide, according to\u00a0NBA.com. This season with Sweeney serving as associate head coach, San Antonio\u2019s defensive rating (110.4) rose to third in the league, with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wembanyama, who scored 22 points with seven rebounds in Game 7, became the first player in NBA history with 15-plus three-pointers made and 15-plus blocks in a playoff series, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely happy for him,\u201d Spurs guard Devin Vassell said Saturday about Sweeney. \u201cThe impact that he\u2019s had here has been tremendous. I mean, he\u2019s challenged everybody to be better on the defensive end. He\u2019s holding us to a certain standard. I wish him all the luck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney began his NBA career as a video coordinator for the then-New Jersey Nets (2011-13), and has since served as an assistant coach with the Nets (2013-14), Milwaukee (2014-18), Detroit (2018-21), Dallas (2021-25) and this year with San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>A defensive guru who\u2019s done just about everything as an assistant in the league, Sweeney has been credited by multiple Spurs players, including Wembanyama, as a big reason why San Antonio has become one of the NBA\u2019s elite defensive teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy for Orlando, and happy for us as he\u2019s in the Eastern Conference,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cBut thrilled for Sean. I think it\u2019s a really good situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know some people over there; it\u2019s going to be a really good fit and well-deserved and very happy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2279\">R. Fred Lewis, Florida Supreme Court justice and champion for disadvantaged, has died<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is new Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney&#8217;s second time reaching the NBA Finals as an assistant, something he first did with the Dallas Mavericks in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-orlando-magic","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Incoming Magic coach Sean Sweeney headed to NBA Finals with Spurs - Orlando Relocation Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2284\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Incoming Magic coach Sean Sweeney headed to NBA Finals with Spurs - 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