JJ Redick, James Borrego, Sam Cassell Emerge As Initial Top Candidates For Lakers

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Tue May 14, 2024 3:53 pm

JJ Redick, James Borrego and Sam Cassell have emerged as the initial leading candidates for the Los Angeles Lakers' head coaching search, sources tell Shams Charania and Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

The Lakers are looking for a coach that is equipped to both guide the end of LeBron James' career while also remaining in place with Anthony Davis.

“This should be more of a hire about AD than LeBron,” said one source.

The Lakers want a coach who can command the locker room as well as gameplan and provide a level of organization and structure.

Mike Krzyzewski has become an unofficial resource for the Lakers during this search.

Other candidates includeKenny Atkinson, David Adelman, Micah Nori and Chris Quinn.

Via Shams Charania, Jovan Buha/The Athletic

Blue_and_Whte · Post #2 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:50 pm

Welp JJ doesn’t stand a chance and it has nothing to do with coaching prowess.

Pickled Prunes · Post #3 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Tue May 14, 2024 5:58 pm

RealGM Wiretap wrote:The Lakers are looking for a coach that is equipped to both guide the end of LeBron James' career while also remaining in place with Anthony Davis.

What gives the Lakers the confidence to look beyond next season? With the way things have been going they should be bringing in coaches on 10-day contracts! :crazy:

Rek · Post #4 » by **Rek** » Tue May 14, 2024 6:31 pm

Pickled Prunes wrote:
RealGM Wiretap wrote:The Lakers are looking for a coach that is equipped to both guide the end of LeBron James' career while also remaining in place with Anthony Davis.

What gives the Lakers the confidence to look beyond next season? With the way things have been going they should be bringing in coaches on 10-day contracts!

Yep. As a franchise fan, it's difficult to be invested in their coaching hires until the Bron era has finished.

New names being tossed around every day.

Revived · Post #5 » by **Revived** » Tue May 14, 2024 8:13 pm

Cassell and Borrego seem the most qualified of the bunch.

JellosJigglin · Post #6 » by **JellosJigglin** » Tue May 14, 2024 10:46 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:Welp JJ doesn’t stand a chance and it has nothing to do with coaching prowess.

:gasp:

kenwood3333 · Post #7 » by **kenwood3333** » Wed May 15, 2024 1:49 am

Are these the so called 'grinder' coach candidates?

pushfloater · Post #8 » by **pushfloater** » Wed May 15, 2024 2:17 am

I hope no coach I actually like gets this gig. This is a 2 year max, maybe don’t coach again situation.

alienpick · Post #9 » by **alienpick** » Wed May 15, 2024 6:15 am

kenwood3333 wrote:Are these the so called 'grinder' coach candidates?

Yep. Rob Pelinka spent the day on Grindr and swept right on these guys. Now time to meet up and have a little "chat"

Post #10 » by **TheCage4** » Wed May 15, 2024 11:12 am

What a clown show.

Indomitable · Post #11 » by **Indomitable** » Wed May 15, 2024 11:47 am

MegaK · Post #12 » by **MegaK** » Wed May 15, 2024 1:44 pm

Yo stop playing bro! Everyone know it be JJ already. You not fooling no one cause no one be think it someone else that no one know cause we know who do what in this place in they know they gone get who they know they want to get and they not gettin no one else already bro. We know what up bro! We smart bro!