Will the Purple and Gold hire the 2022 Coach of the Year?
The Los Angeles Lakers should, you know, think about hiring a head coach at some point this offseason.
The market actually just got a bit more crowded on Wednesday, after the Detroit Pistons canned one-and-done head coach Monty Williams, who inked a massive six-season, $78 million contract to lead the club... straight to a 28-game losing streak and a 14-68 lottery-bound finish. The team maybe wasn't expected to even reach the playoffs last year, but the sheer ineptitude of the club, amidst rumors of personality clashes, quickly devolved to dumpster fire status.
Now, the dwindling tally of qualified remaining head coaching candidates out there have three teams to choose from — not just the playoff-bound Lakers or Cleveland Cavaliers, but also the Pistons, who just need to look a bit better than a 14-68 team next season. Willi Williams, after a truly embarassing streak of consecutive firings , be under consideration for the Lakers' own head coaching vacancy?
During a Wednesday appearance on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," The Athletic's Shams Charania revealed that his sources are pessimistic Williams is on the radar for Los Angeles.After being one of the Lakers' top two head coaching preferences in 2019, this is quite the reversal. Williams and the other leading candidate, Tyronn Lue, both took other gigs due to money and autonomy considerations. Los Angeles pivoted and hired Frank Vogel, who instantly won a title in 2020.
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