On April 22, Beijing time, Lakers celebrity O'Neal said on the podcast program that he was willing to coach the Lakers next season, but only if the Lakers had to give him a high salary of $100 million for 4 years. "If the Lakers are willing to give me $25 million in annual salary and sign a 4-year contract, I will come and coach the Lakers!" O'Neill said on the show.
The US media believes that this is just O'Neill attracting attention for the sake of the effect of the show. After all, such salary requirements, coupled with O'Neal's lack of coaching experience, are destined not to become the Lakers' manager candidate. Some fans also joked: For such a center who has brought championships to the Lakers, will Jenny Bass be willing to pay money?
After Vogel's class, the Lakers began to select a coach, including Nas, Rivers, Stotts, Mark Jackson and many other famous coaches into their scope of inspection. Former coach Vogel led the Lakers to the championship, but the team's poor record this season still made him lose his job. Many insiders believe that Vogel has only become a scapegoat for the Lakers.
One of the greatest players in Lakers history, O'Neal is currently a guest commentator at TNT, where he has won four NBA championships and been named an All-Star 15 times during his career. O'Neal averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for a career goal and shot 58.2 percent from the field.
Previously, a rapper Master P also said that he wanted to coach the Lakers and wanted to invite O'Neal as a helper