LA Times · May 3, 2024
Lakers’ next coach? Here are potential candidates
Former Clippers guard JJ Redick, chatting with official Nick Buchert in Orlando this past season, has been linked to the coaching vacancy in Charlotte. Could he also be on the Lakers’ list of candidates? The Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham after two seasons, both of which had some unarguable successes and both of which ended with the Lakers losing to Denver in the playoffs.
The team reached the Western Conference finals in Ham’s first season and won the in-season tournament in the second. But inconsistent lineups and too much experimentation with personnel combined with a lack of locker room support led to frustration with the bench.
Whatever the cause, the future is now what matters most.
