On May 16, Beijing time, according to NBA reporter Jake Fischer, the Lakers have a good impression of JJ Redick, and all signs indicate that he has become an early favorite for the Lakers to select a coach. The Lakers are currently just beginning interviewing candidates, having already received permission to interview multiple teams of assistant coaches, and there are reports that the outcome of the Lakers' selection may not be determined until the Finals.
League sources with knowledge of the situation revealed that the Lakers are interested in Redick. Although he has no experience coaching a professional team, his ability as an analyst has been recognized by many people. Redick was interviewed for the Raptors coach last year and the Hornets coach this year, but neither of them was offered the position.
In addition to Redick, the Lakers' key targets include Pelicans assistant coach Borrego and Celtics assistant coach Kassel. In addition, assistant coaches such as Atkinson, Quinn, David Adelman and Micah Norrie are also within the Lakers' interview range. Now the coach's salary is rising, the new Suns coach Budenholzer has been given a five-year contract of more than $50 million, and Knicks coach Thibodeau plans to renew the contract with the team, and the estimated annual salary is also in the eight figures.
Since Phil Jackson's retirement, the Lakers coach has not been stable for a long time, and the longest he has been in the job has not been more than three years. Lakers reporter Buha reported that the team is reluctant to change coaches frequently, and they hope that the head coach hired this time will not only cover the rest of James' Lakers career, but also serve in this position for a long time.
"The ideal for the Lakers is that this is a coach who can grow with the team and stay for the long term, who provides a certain level of stability, who can be the next Spo, the next Kerr, or the next Mike Malone, and the cornerstone of the team. It would be a big decision for the team to choose a coach who could coach for five, seven, 10 or even 12 years. ”
However, this is easier said than done, and the Lakers, as the number one traffic team, are put under the microscope by both players and coaches. The Lakers' record largely determines the fate of the coach, Vogel once led the Lakers to win the championship, Ham helped the Lakers reach the Western Conference finals, and also won the first midseason championship, the result? In the end, they were all fired.
Who do you think the Lakers' next coach will be? Can you really do it for so many years like Spo, Cole, and Malone?