On May 5, Beijing time, the latest odds of the Lakers coach were released, and the first Bucks championship assistant coach Davin Ham to participate in the interview became the new front-runner, and former Blazers coach Stotts ranked second. Lakers star James is also on the list, but it is at the bottom of the list, which is somewhat entertaining.
The odds for the new Lakers manager have been updated, and the latest rankings are as follows: 1. Darwin Ham (+200), 2. Stotts (+500), 3. Clifford (+600), 4. Mark Jackson (+700), 5. Mike Brown (+1000), 5. Nick Nas (+1000), 5 Rivers (+1000), 5. Juwan Howard (+1000), 9. Snyder (+1200), 10. Fitzdale (+1400), 11. Atkinson (+1600), 12. Kassel (+1800), 13. Calipali (+3300), 14. Big Van Gundy (+4000), 15. Jay-Wright (+5000), 15. Harmon (+5000), 17. Old K (+8000), 18." Zen Master" Jackson (+10000), 19. James (+15000).
Compared with the previous version of the odds, there are still relatively large changes. Darwin Ham, who is currently in the leading position, did not even make the list in the previous version. He was an assistant coach at the Lakers for three years, and he and Howard are old acquaintances. Mark Jackson, who was previously ranked No. 1, has fallen to No. 4, and Stotts and Clifford, who were previously tied for No. 9, are now in No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Clifford was an assistant coach for the Lakers for a year.
Some of the names on the odds list, the possibility of becoming the Lakers coach is actually very small. For example, Nas, who is tied for 5th place, has made it clear that he wants to focus on coaching the Raptors, and is obviously not interested in the Lakers' coaching position. Rivers and Juwan Howard, who are tied for No. 5, are unlikely to leave their current positions. Jazz coach Snyder has little interest in the Lakers' position, and the Hornets are one of the teams considering him. As for the lower ranks, it is almost impossible.
Old K has retired, "Zen Master" Jackson although involved in the Lakers coach selection work, give some advice, but is almost 77 years old he is not interested in his own mountain, as for James's list, more is a kind of ridicule of the odds website. At present, it is unlikely that a player-coach model will emerge. Today's latest news is that the Lakers' second interview target has been exposed, is the Raptors' current assistant coach Adrian Griffin, whose name does not appear on the odds list for the time being. Adrian Griffin has served as an assistant coach in five teams and was Yao Ming's Rockets teammate as a player.