On April 15, Beijing time, when the Lakers ended the season, they immediately announced the official dismissal of champion coach Vogel, which naturally caused controversy in public opinion. The Lakers have begun to select a coach, but there are currently 4 candidates who have refused to coach the Lakers, not only Philadelphia City coach Rivers and Jazz coach Snyder refused, Green Army President Stevens also said that he would not go out to coach the Lakers, and previously University of Michigan coach Juwan Howard also expressed his willingness to coach.
1. Stevens (current president of the Green Army)
Stevens transitioned to president of Celtics' basketball operations after a few years of coaching last year and hired Uduka as the team's new coach, while the Greens performed stunningly in the second half of the season. Now, when making a guest appearance on a show, Stevens, as a former young marshal, said that he would not consider the Lakers coach position. According to Celtics reporter Chris Mannix, one of the reasons Stevens is not interested in the Lakers coach is that he and the former Lakers coach Vogel are close.
2. Rivers (philadelphia current manager)
Philadelphia's current coach Rivers is also one of the candidates to become the lakers' new coach, having coached the Celtics to win the championship in 2008. But Rivers also responded, denying that he was a Lakers coach candidate and saying he had a job and was satisfied with his current job. Rivers also feels unfair over Vogel's dismissal, and Rivers just wants to work on helping Philadelphia win, especially since philadelphia has the hope of competing for the title this year.
3. Snyder (current Jazz manager)
Although the Jazz now have some contradictions in the team, and they have been repeatedly overturned at the end of the regular season, it has also caused too many rumors from coach Snyder, some rumors that Snyder is a candidate for the new Coach of the Lakers, and there are also rumors that he will go to the Spurs to take over Popovich. It's just that Snyder has led the Jazz to the playoffs for 6 consecutive years, and even though he was an assistant coach for the Lakers in the 2011-12 season, he is reportedly not interested in coaching the Lakers. Snyder's rejection of the Lakers is partly because he still has a contract with the Jazz, and on the other hand, he is not accustomed to the Lakers' behavior towards Vogel.
4. Juwan Howard (current manager of the University of Michigan)
Former Rockets player and Yao Ming teammate Zhu Wan Howard is also a candidate list for the Lakers to be selected for coaching, but according to reports, Zhu Wan Howard also refused to coach the Lakers. Juvan Howard wants to stay at the University of Michigan because his two sons, who will play for the University of Michigan next season, will continue to coach because of his son's stay.
Of course, there are other candidates for the Lakers' coach, such as former Warriors coach Mark Jackson, Raptors coach Nas, and even in the Lakers' new coach odds list, James and Rondo are also on the list, which is undoubtedly an unexpected candidate.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)