Tag: Los Angeles Lakers

The Golden State Warriors have granted permission to the Los Angeles Lakers to interview Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton for their coaching vacancy. Steve Kerr, who was named the NBA Coach of the Year on Tuesday, revealed before Wednesday night’s series-clinching Game 5 win over the Houston Rockets that the Lakers will be able to […]

NBA coaching scuttle: Hearing Ettore Messina will get a very legit look from the Lakers if they can’t lure Luke Walton out of Golden State. Source: Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak doesn’t think his search for a new coach will take a long time. Kupchak told the team’s official television network Monday that he has a large list of candidates to be the Lakers’ fourth full-time coach since 2011 but that he expects to narrow the field quickly. Source: […]

The Lakers are compiling a long wish list of coaching candidates for their search. Among the candidates the Lakers will look at are Luke Walton, Kevin Ollie, Jay Wright, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, John Calipari, Ettore Messina, Jeff Van Gundy and David Blatt, sources told Shelburne. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Jeff Hornacek is also […]

After firing head coach Byron Scott on Sunday, where do the Los Angeles Lakers go from here?

Joel Brigham looks at each of the NBA’s most prestigious awards and the players who have the most trophies.

This season was disappointing for the Pelicans, but some key roster changes could turn things around.

Basketball Insiders’ experts discuss which candidates fit best with teams looking for a new head coach.

The Lakers would be better off parting ways with (Byron) Scott, looking instead at free agent coaches like Scott Brooks or Tom Thibodeau. Brooks, in particular, should be the replacement. Brooks, according to people close to the 2010 NBA Coach of the Year, has interest in a position with the Lakers should it become available. […]