Rob Hennigan fired as Orlando Magic general manager

The Orlando Magic have fired general manager Rob Hennigan, the team announced on Thursday. He was hired as the youngest GM in the NBA. They also fired assistant GM Scott Perry, according to USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt.

The team has appointed assistant Matt Lloyd as the interim GM, and he will be a candidate to keep the position permanently,

The move comes after a series of roster moves that have failed to bear fruit in central Florida. It is unclear whether those decisions were Hennigan’s or made by team president Alex Martins.

Most recently, Orlando dealt Serge Ibaka to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Terrence Ross and the Raptors’ late first-round pick this season. But the Magic traded the Oklahoma City Thunder their 2013 first-round pick Victor Oladipo, 2016 first-round pick Domantas Sabonis, and Ersan Ilyasova for Ibaka in the first place.

Last season, the Magic dealt Tobias Harris to the Detroit Pistons for Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings, a player they let leave in free agency the following summer. They also traded Maurice Harkless to the Portland Trail Blazers for a essentially nothing: a conditional 2020 second-round pick.

Harkless is now averaging career-highs across the board after Portland signed him to a four-year, $40 million deal.

Orlando also dealt the rights to 2014 first-round pick Dario Saric to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for point guard Elfrid Payton. Saric has emerged as a Rookie of the Year candidate this season.

Orlando also drafted Aaron Gordon and Mario Hezonja during Hennigan’s tenure.

The Magic have failed to win 30 games in four of the last five seasons, winning just 35 games in the 2015-16 season. Orlando has amassed a 132-248 record since Hennigan became GM in 2012.

We don’t know how much of the blame falls directly on Hennigan’s shoulders, but someone had to go.