ORLANDO, Fla. — Jamahl Mosley played a key role in making the Orlando Magic a contender. And the Magic want to see what the coach will do next.

Mosley and the playoff-contending Magic — on pace for their best season in 13 years — have agreed on an extension that keeps him under contract in Orlando through the 2027-28 season, the team announced Tuesday.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, as is standard practice with the Magic.

In Mosley's third season with Orlando, the team has a 37-28 record and is ranked in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, solidly in position for what would be Orlando's first postseason berth since 2020. The top six teams in each conference advance to the playoffs, and the 7th- through 10th-place teams compete in a play-in for the final two playoff spots.

Mosley urges the Magic to "play to our standard," which means they focus on defense, pay attention to detail and move the ball on offense, among other principles. That has paid off. The Magic are fifth in defensive ratings this season, according to nba.com, and have held opponents to fewer than 100 points in a game 18 times during a season when scoring has been elevated.

The Magic's record has improved each season since Mosley was hired. They notched 12 more wins last season (34-48) than in his first season and already have won three more games than that with 17 games remaining in the current regular season.

“Jamahl and his staff have done a tremendous job not only this season, but since we hired him back in 2021,” Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman said. “His preparation, work ethic, ability to connect with the players and passion he brings to the job every day brings positive results, both on the court and off. We are very happy to have Jamahl lead the Magic for years to come.”

The Magic's improvement has coincided with an overhaul of the roster that Weltman began at the trade deadline in the 2020-21 season. Since then, they have drafted and are building around a young core led by forwards Paolo Banchero, who was selected to the All-Star Game this year in just his second season in the league, and Franz Wagner, a key member of Germany's national team that won the FIBA World Cup in 2023. It is a deep roster that also features Jalen Suggs, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 draft; center Wendell Carter Jr., who the Magic acquired in the 2021 trade that started the rebuild by sending All-Star center Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls; sixth man Cole Anthony, who was drafted No. 15 overall in the 2020 draft; and key veterans Gary Harris, Joe Ingles and Moe Wagner, the brother of Franz and another member of the German national team. 

Mosley, 45, was a candidate for a number of jobs over the years, with teams taking notice of the work he did in 15 years as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks. He spent the last seven of those assistant-coaching seasons with the Mavericks, before Orlando hired him in 2021. He also coached the USA Select Team that helped prepare the Men's National Team for the FIBA World Cup last summer.