According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Orlando Magic are closing in on Otis Smith’s replacement and they’re going to the Presti farm for it.
Thunder assistant general manager Rob Hennigan is in “advanced talks” to become the Magic’s next GM.
Ken Berger of CBSSports.com reports Hennigan has been offered the position and the two sides are sorting out a contract.
Hennigan, 30, has spent four seasons in Oklahoma City. His first two were spent as the team’s Director of College and International Player Personnel before he was promoted to an assistant GM when former assistant GM Rich Cho was hired as GM of the Blazers in 2010.
Like Sam Presti, Hennigan worked for the Spurs for five years before joining the Thunder, beginning as an intern before climbing up the organization. Again like Presti, he is a graduate of Emerson College.
Not hard to see what the Magic are trying to do here.
The Magic have hired Rob Hennigan as the franchise's new general manager.
Hennigan was most recently assistant GM with the Thunder and becomes the youngest GM in the NBA at the age of 30.
Hennigan met twice within the last week to meet with members of the DeVos family.
Magic president Alex Martins seeks to build the franchise in a way that is similar to the Thunder.
Hennigan will immediately be forced to make a decision in regards to the future of Dwight Howard.
“It is with great enthusiasm and optimism that we announce Rob Hennigan as our new General Manager,” said Martins. “Rob is an astute strategist and evaluator of talent who comes to the Magic family from two championship-level organizations. We feel he is an outstanding fit and the right choice to lead our Basketball Operations team in achieving our championship goals.”
