The Lakers are back in the picture, Rondo is an assistant coach, and Vanderbilt enters the trade market

Qing Yang said

2024-05-30 11:35Posted in Anhui Sports Creators

Although the playoffs are currently in full swing, only the Celtics, Mavericks and Timberwolves are busy.

And for those teams who don't even have a manager to decide, preparations for next season are also in full swing.

For example, the Los Angeles Lakers.

With the Clippers extending Tyronn Lue's five-year, $70 million contract today, another championship coach is missing out on the Lakers.

But one thing to say, it would be difficult for the Lakers to pry Tyronn Lue, who has one year left on his contract. Although this year's failure to hit the championship again, as long as people with normal intelligence will not blame Coach Lu, the best player on your team has been unable to play the playoffs due to injury for four consecutive years, which is indeed beyond the gods.

And Clippers owner Ballmer is obviously not stupid enough to get old-eyed, and as for money, that's the last thing he lacks.

So although the Lakers almost applauded when they fired Ham, it was not easy to find someone who was clearly better than him.

Now the latest news is that the Lakers will interview former Hornets head coach Borrego, who is also a Spurs department, for the second time, and he has now arrived in Los Angeles for another visit.

The 46-year-old Borrego assisted Popovich on the Spurs coaching staff from 2010-18 and spent four seasons as head coach with the Charlotte Hornets from 18-22, with an overall record of 148-183, including 43-39 in '21-22, the team's second-highest record in the past decade.

But the owner at the time, Michael Jordan, was not satisfied with his performance, fired him and hired the old coach Clifford, and only won a total of 48 games in the next two seasons, once again becoming the "iron fish belly" in the East.

Among the current potential candidates, J.J. Redick, who cooperated with James on the talk show, is still in pole position, and the possible targets also include Warriors chief assistant coach Atkinson, Timberwolves assistant coach North Carry, etc.

In terms of the selection of teaching assistants, more and more people have surfaced. Lakers champion veteran Dudley, Scott Brooks, who led the Thunder to the 2012 Finals, and Sam Cassel, who has been on the Lakers' coaching radar, are among the favorites.

According to NBA reporter Dan Woike, Racho Rondo is also currently likely to join the Lakers coaching staff.

This may be the most awaited candidate for Lakers fans. Although he played for a total of three years, Coach Long's basketball IQ during those years, especially in the 2020 playoffs, led to the belief that he would be a great head coach in the future.

After retiring from the army, he not only pursued his degree at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky, but also assisted head coach Calipari on the varsity team, hoping to learn more coaching experience from the NCAA coach.

But with Calipari's recent departure, whether Rondo will leave early has also rekindled hope among Lakers fans.

At the same time, the Lakers have also released a new rumor in terms of player operation, and the team is pursuing a trade with Vanderbilt as the core chip, and the 25-year-old defensive big man is likely to leave the team in the new season.

Since joining in the second half of the 2022-23 season, Vanderbilt has become one of the Lakers fans' favorite players with his superior defense and superior game energy.

And the Lakers eliminated the Warriors and won the championship in the midseason last season. But a steady stream of injuries has made it difficult for him to continue to contribute to the team, and he has only played in 29 games this season, contributing 5.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.0 minutes, his lowest since 2020.

Of course, if even Vanderbilt is willing to let go, it means that the Lakers' determination to change in the new season is quite large.

This is certainly not going to be the Lakers' most important offseason operation.

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