On April 18, Beijing time, 51-year-old American rap star Master P said in an interview that the answer to the Lakers' difficulties is themselves. He suggested the Lakers hire himself as the new coach and said he could bring along several great assistant coaches.
"They need some leaders, there's no one stronger than me," Master P said in an interview with TMZ Sports, "if you want to win, let me coach, at least give me a chance to try, because this is Hollywood." Look at the Lakers, I know what Mr. Bath has achieved, because he has an innovative thinking that is different from ordinary people, if Jenny Bass is also willing to break the rules (referring to hiring him as a head coach), I will bring some assistant coaches like Shaq (O'Neal), Johnson Lucas, I don't know if Shaq is willing to do this, if he wants, we can coach the Lakers together. ”
Master P is a well-known rapper who has also built his own business empire. In fact, he almost entered the professional basketball field. The 51-year-old singer, who has attended the Hornets and Raptors training camps, did show his skills in the training camp, although he did not make it to the regular lineup. He is said to have scored seven points in the Hornets' intra-team game and played in two preseason games. He also played a preseason game while the Raptors were in training camp, scoring 8 points.
This is not the first time Master P has offered himself to be an NBA head coach. A year ago, when the Pelicans fired Big Van Gundy, the New Orleans also said he was willing to coach the Pelicans.
Of course, under normal circumstances, Jenny Bass would not consider a Master P with no coaching experience. According to the Los Angeles reporter, the current lakers coach candidate list includes Raptors coach Nas, 76ers coach Rivers, Jazz coach Snyder, former Trail Blazers coach Stotts, former Wizards coach Brooks, Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown, Jazz assistant coach Alex Jensen, university of Michigan coach Juwan Howard.
The Lakers' reputation in coaching is not good for many reasons, including too much management interference, too much outside voice, inability to get long-term contracts, and obvious problems with the lineup. An anonymous coaching agent said: "Is the Lakers head coach's job attractive? I'm not sure, but someone will take over. General manager Pelinka has said he hopes to determine the new manager before the draft.