Inside the Lakers coaching search: Will they learn from problems of the past?
2 years, 8 months ago

Inside the Lakers coaching search: Will they learn from problems of the past?

LA Times  

This wasn’t the purple-and-gold style of the Lakers‘ “Showtime” excess. Rob Pelinka, his salt-and-pepper stubble conferring an additional shade of graveness, wore it Monday as he talked about the first big decision of the Lakers’ offseason — the firing of coach Frank Vogel. But someone will take the job for sure.” — Coach’s agent speaking on condition of anonymity “We just felt like it was time for a new voice,” Pelinka said. “Is the Lakers’ job that attractive?” one coaching agent asked, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive subject. “We’ll put the work behind it to make sure that’s the case.. That’s what our fans expect.” — Rob Pelinka, Lakers GM on finding a new coach and rebuilding an aging roster Last Monday, Pelinka articulated the opening lines of his job description for the new Lakers coach when he was asked what qualities he wanted.

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Lakers hire Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks as assistant coaches on JJ Redick’s staff
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakers hire Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks as assistant coaches on JJ Redick’s staff

LA Times  

Nate McMillan has been a head coach for four teams, most recently the Atlanta Hawks. McMillan is joining Lakers coach JJ Redick’s staff as an assistant. The Lakers are hiring Scott Brooks and Nate McMillan to the front of JJ Redick’s bench, a source with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Times. The …

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers introduces JJ Redick as first-time head coach
5 months, 4 weeks ago

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers introduces JJ Redick as first-time head coach

The Hindu  

JJ Redick took the reins of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday claiming to know the stakes of stepping into a pressure cooker as a first-time head coach with championship expectations. General manager Rob Pelinka said Redick was always in the franchise’s “Plan A pool” of candidates. I understood,” Redick said of being a purported Plan B to Hurley’s Plan …

Rob Pelinka says new Lakers coach JJ Redick has ‘very unique’ qualities
6 months ago

Rob Pelinka says new Lakers coach JJ Redick has ‘very unique’ qualities

LA Times  

JJ Redick raised his voice, trophies glistening in an office window above his head, the banners still in the Lakers’ rafters. “But when we embarked on this search, it was really important for us to see if we could do something a little bit different.” Redick has never coached in the NBA — “I don’t know if you guys have …

Letters to Sports: Lakers hiring JJ Redick shows how far they’ve fallen
6 months ago

Letters to Sports: Lakers hiring JJ Redick shows how far they’ve fallen

LA Times  

The Lakers hiring JJ Redick as head coach validates the scholarly thinking that the only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Henry Ford attributed his success in large part to his willingness to surround himself with “eagles.” I say give JJ the chance to build his nest and then let’s see how they soar. I’m …

The Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach, an AP source says
6 months ago

The Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach, an AP source says

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. AP AUDIO: The Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach, an AP source says The Lakers are hiring a former player-turned-analyst to fill their head coaching vacancy. Before Redick …

JJ Redick will be Lakers’ next coach as long search ends where it started
6 months ago

JJ Redick will be Lakers’ next coach as long search ends where it started

LA Times  

The Lakers have agreed to hire JJ Redick as their next head coach Thursday, people with knowledge of the situation but unauthorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Times — ending a prolonged search that was widely believed would end at this destination, only for a dramatic detour to emerge in the middle. Redick, who turns 40 next week, has …

JJ Redick gets his shot with in-person Lakers interview this weekend
6 months, 1 week ago

JJ Redick gets his shot with in-person Lakers interview this weekend

LA Times  

JJ Redick was long believed to be the favorite for the Lakers’ head coaching job before the team made a run at UConn coach Dan Hurley. JJ Redick, the presumptive front-runner for the Lakers’ head-coaching job for much of their offseason, will undergo his most formal interview to date in Los Angeles this weekend, according to people with knowledge not …

Snubbed by their first choice, the Los Angeles Lakers must resume their head coaching search
6 months, 1 week ago

Snubbed by their first choice, the Los Angeles Lakers must resume their head coaching search

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers must continue their latest coaching search with the basketball world already knowing their first choice turned them down. Nearly every leaked discussion of the Lakers’ search included three top candidates — each of whom would have arrived on the West Coast with question marks. Many fans are wondering whether Buss and Pelinka have …

Lakers conduct a public coaching search, considering Hurley and Redick, in hopes of pleasing LeBron
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakers conduct a public coaching search, considering Hurley and Redick, in hopes of pleasing LeBron

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching search has been very public, seemingly chaotic and dominated by famous names. The Lakers’ reported plan to offer a massive contract to UConn coach Dan Hurley is the latest twist in the monthlong race to replace Darvin Ham, who was fired May 3 after two seasons. According to a person with knowledge …

In a stunner, Lakers set to pursue UConn’s Dan Hurley for head coaching position
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In a stunner, Lakers set to pursue UConn’s Dan Hurley for head coaching position

LA Times  

The Lakers are planning to offer their head coaching position to Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley, according to people with knowledge of the team’s plans but not authorized to speak publicly. For weeks, the external expectations have been that the Lakers would eventually target former NBA player and current broadcaster JJ Redick as the team’s next coach. Former NBA player …

Lakers zeroing in on JJ Redick as front-runner to be next coach: Sources
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakers zeroing in on JJ Redick as front-runner to be next coach: Sources

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers are zeroing in on JJ Redick as the front-runner to be the franchise’s next head coach, league and media industry sources told The Athletic. The Lakers’ search has been seriously focused on two candidates — Redick and Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego — over the last couple of weeks, league sources said. Multiple sources briefed …

Lakers coaching search picks up steam, James Borrego interviews today
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakers coaching search picks up steam, James Borrego interviews today

LA Times  

James Borrego, an assistant with New Orleans and a head coach with Charlotte, is set to interview for the Lakers head coaching job on Wednesday. New Orleans assistant coach James Borrego is scheduled for in-person meetings Wednesday at the Lakers’ practice facility related to the team’s head coaching vacancy, according to multiple people familiar with the plans but unauthorized to …

Latest Lakers intel: Sources view JJ Redick as a leading coaching candidate
7 months, 1 week ago

Latest Lakers intel: Sources view JJ Redick as a leading coaching candidate

LA Times  

JJ Reddick has a emerged as a strong Lakers coaching candidate, sources not authorized to discuss the search publicly told The Times. Others see nothing but inexperience and view the Lakers’ job as a disaster waiting to happen for even experienced coaches, never mind someone moving from the broadcast booth to his first coaching job. Part of what’s driving the …

Letters to Sports: Lakers need to clean house after playoff exit?
7 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Lakers need to clean house after playoff exit?

LA Times  

Let me get this straight. Kelly Mark Ritchie Calabasas :: You filled your letters column last week with clueless expressions and a laughable minuscule “Sports Report” poll blaming LeBron James for the Lakers’ first-round exit. Ray McKown Torrance :: Why even waste time and print space covering the Lakers’ coaching search? Michael Forrest Porter Ranch :: If, as Bill Plaschke …

Lakers newsletter: Who will be the next coach?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakers newsletter: Who will be the next coach?

LA Times  

Hi, I’m Dan Woike, and welcome back to the Lakers newsletter, where things don’t stop just because the games have. Since the Lakers’ season ended in Denver, the team made a coaching change, the roster went through exit interviews and the organization has begun looking forward toward a huge summer. It didn’t take extensive conversations with Lakers sources to understand …

Lakers’ next coach? Here’s a rundown of the potential candidates
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakers’ next coach? Here’s a rundown of the potential candidates

LA Times  

Former Clippers guard JJ Redick, chatting with official Nick Buchert in Orlando this past season, has been linked to the coaching vacancy in Charlotte. Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson was a finalist for the job two summers ago and impressed some in the front office during the Lakers’ last coaching search. Former Portland coach Terry Stotts has been high on …

Who could Lakers target as next head coach? Redick, Budenholzer, Lue among top options
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Who could Lakers target as next head coach? Redick, Budenholzer, Lue among top options

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. Multiple team and league sources indicated he was unlikely to return given the Lakers’ eighth-place finish in the regular season and first-round exit to the same Nuggets team that swept them in last season’s Western Conference finals. The Lakers hired Ham in May …

Timeline of Lakers’ coaching history over past 12 seasons
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Timeline of Lakers’ coaching history over past 12 seasons

New York Times  

Being the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers comes with ample pressure and scrutiny based on the market alone. Darvin Ham, who led the Lakers to the playoffs in both of his two seasons at the helm in Los Angeles, was the latest coach to fall short of the franchise’s expectations. Bryant played just six games the following season in …

The Sports Report: Inside the Lakers’ coaching search
2 years, 8 months ago

The Sports Report: Inside the Lakers’ coaching search

LA Times  

Lakers coaching candidates are likely to include Quin Snyder, Doc Rivers and Nick Nurse. ———— Hernández: Trevor Bauer’s impasse with MLB creates a continuous nightmare for Dodgers ANGELS Mike Trout left the Angels’ 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday after being hit in his left hand by a pitch, but the team said X-rays were negative and the …

NBA: Lakers dismiss head coach Frank Vogel after three seasons
2 years, 8 months ago

NBA: Lakers dismiss head coach Frank Vogel after three seasons

The Hindu  

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel on Monday after three seasons. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court," Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in the press release. READ: Vogel finished 127-98 in three seasons and led the Lakers to their 17th NBA championship during the 2019-20 season. The …

Lakers’ Rob Pelinka vows to make adjustments ‘to be better’
2 years, 8 months ago

Lakers’ Rob Pelinka vows to make adjustments ‘to be better’

LA Times  

Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ general manager and vice president of basketball operations, began his news conference Monday by thanking fired coach Frank Vogel. Said today is not about pointing fingers — Dan Woike April 11, 2022 He then talked about how disappointing the Lakers’ 33-49 season had been, sharing blame with the players and coaches. We have exit interviews with …

Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel after season burdened by injuries and turmoil
2 years, 8 months ago

Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel after season burdened by injuries and turmoil

LA Times  

Frank Vogel’s tenure with the Lakers is over after three seasons coaching the team. Sports Complete coverage: Lakers fire Frank Vogel, look toward future On the same day that LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, GM Rob Pelinka and others address the media, the Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel. “We just felt like it was time for a new leader.” It was …

Doc Rivers? Nick Nurse? A Lakers insider’s guide to Frank Vogel’s replacement
2 years, 8 months ago

Doc Rivers? Nick Nurse? A Lakers insider’s guide to Frank Vogel’s replacement

LA Times  

Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ vice president of basketball operations and general manager, said the team hasn’t put “together a list for who the replacement is” in a coaching search to replace the fired Frank Vogel. Not only is Snyder under contract with the Jazz for at least one more season, people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said …

Russell Westbrook on Frank Vogel: ‘Not sure what his issue was with me’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russell Westbrook on Frank Vogel: ‘Not sure what his issue was with me’

LA Times  

Russell Westbrook was the Lakers’ only healthy superstar this season, playing in 78 or their 82 games. Former All-Star guard Russell Westbrook echoed a continuing theme Monday afternoon as the Lakers went through exit interviews, saying his play and that of the team was disappointing. “My play in general, not my best season.” Earlier Monday, Lakers executive and general manager …

Lakers don’t want to be guessing about who they are for much longer
3 years ago

Lakers don’t want to be guessing about who they are for much longer

LA Times  

Lakers interim coach David Fizdale said he hadn’t heard. It’s sort of a perfect moment — the team that no one can quite figure out, the Lakers, in a situation where it’d be foolish to try to predict anything in the future. “You just can’t predict what’s going to happen and I think that’s the part that’s, I don’t want …

If Lakers continue to stagger, Frank Vogel will go down
3 years ago

If Lakers continue to stagger, Frank Vogel will go down

LA Times  

Lakers coach Frank Vogel shouts instructions to his players during a loss on to the Clippers on Dec. 3. If the Lakers don’t roll off a whole bunch of games like the 117-102 victory Tuesday night against the short-handed Boston Celtics, Vogel won’t survive the season, and may not even survive the winter. “We have a strong belief in what …

Elliott: Lakers made right choice in hiring Frank Vogel
4 years, 2 months ago

Elliott: Lakers made right choice in hiring Frank Vogel

LA Times  

Frank Vogel, on the sideline during the first half of Game 5, has brought smarts, stability and a defense-first mantra to the Lakers. “He’s just kind of a nerd for the game of basketball,” reserve guard Alex Caruso said, a compliment Vogel surely would have appreciated. 7 / 16 Lakers forward Anthony Davis faces the double-team defense of Denver’s Paul …

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