Orlando Magic president of basketball operations has always valued experience around him.
When he arrived in Orlando for his first job as the head of a basketball operations department, he brought with him nearly two decades of front-office experience but lacked experience in the lead chair.
That is why he brought alongside a partner in John Hammond.
The two were seemingly joined at the hip — fans even called the front office “Welt-Ham” becuase of how closely the two seemed tied together. It felt like they were feeding off each other.
Hammond was someone he had worked with in previous stops around the NBA.