Magic name Arnie Kander head of player performance and wellness staff – The Denver Post

The Orlando Magic on Tuesday named Arnie Kander as their vice president of player performance and wellness.

Kander, who has more than 24 seasons of NBA experience, will lead the Magic’s high-performance staff, which includes the management of athletic training services, injury reduction and rehabilitation programming, strength and conditioning, sports science and recovery and player nutrition.

“We are thrilled to welcome Arnie to the Magic family,” Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said in a statement. “Over his career, Arnie has helped define the space of player performance. His experience and expertise will be invaluable as we train and care for our players. We look forward to him leading our performance team.”

Kander replaced Lindsay Winninger, who had…