The man has seemingly accomplished everything in basketball. Ettore Messina has coached countless championship teams. Plenty consider him to have one of the most intelligent minds in the sports.
Yet, Messina still has not become an NBA head coach perhaps until now. The Lakers recently received permission from the San Antonio Spurs to interview Messina for their vacant head-coaching position, this newspaper has confirmed.
It is not immediately clear when the Lakers will speak with Messina. With the Spurs beginning the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, Messina has some time to shift focus between preparing for the Thunder and preparing to interview with the Lakers.