Coming off a 2020 NBA Championship, the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff has gotten more attention league-wide for coaching vacancies.
The Dallas Mavericks wasted no time in finding a replacement for Rick Carlisle as they hired Jason Kidd to be their new head coach, while Lionel Hollins was reportedly in the running for the lead assistant role with the Portland Trail Blazers.
One popular assistant who has started to gain traffic in NBA circles is Phil Handy, who recently saw his streak of three consecutive NBA Championships snapped. Handy is widely credited for developing players at all his stops as an assistant head coach and seems primed to one day take over a lead job.