Besides re-signing Paolo Banchero and Moe Wagner to new contracts and adding Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones, the Orlando Magic also bolstered their coaching staff this offseason by adding God Shammgod as an assistant.
In a recent interview with NBC Sports’ Kurt Helin, Shammgod is excited about the Orlando Magic’s upward trajectory, as he believes Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner are ready to take the next step this year.
“Paolo and Franz and them, they’re coming into their own right now. They’re at the right age where they still young, but they are young enough to dare. Dare to be great. And I, I believe like Paolo and Franz is going to be great, but Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Anthony Black, we got Tyus Jones. Now we got, we got so many great players,” Shammgod said.
“And they all right. And I feel like right now they all are ready to make their mark. So I’m just happy and honored to be a part of it,” he reiterated.
Orlando Magic News: God Shammgod praises Jamahl Mosley’s work ethic
In the same interview, God Shammgod revealed he took the Orlando Magic assistant job because of the chance to reunite with head coach Jamahl Mosley, with whom he has a great relationship.
“I knew him when we both was teenagers, because when I was a freshman at Providence, he visited Providence. So that’s full circle,” Shammgod said about Mosley. “Like for me and him coaching at Dallas together, he just got such a great passion and such.
“He’s so about the work. You know what I’m saying? There’s not too many people I could say, that’s all about the work. Like, forget all the accolades, forget all that stuff. Like, he’s all about the work and all about winning and all about pouring into the kids. And I think that’s what me and him share in common the most,” he concluded.
