The Los Angeles Lakers performed poorly this season and failed to make the playoffs. They could only watch other teams try to go further in the playoffs.
There are many reasons for the Lakers' downturn this season. The lineup does not match, there are too many injuries, and they are too old. The head coach has become the best scapegoat. Just after the regular season ended, the Lakers fired coach Vogel and did not even allow him to participate in the end-of-season press conference.
Over the past month or so, the Lakers have been looking for a new head coach. They once listed 10 obvious candidates, including Utah Jazz coach Snyder, Philadelphia 76ers coach Rivers and Golden State Warriors assistant coach Atkinson.
A while ago, the 76ers were eliminated, but they quickly announced that they would continue to cooperate with Rivers, so the Lakers' head coach candidate list was narrowed. The latest news came out today that the Lakers coach candidate list has been narrowed to three people, namely Milwaukee Bucks assistant Davin Hamm, former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson.
Atkinson has been the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, and Stotts also has many years of NBA coaching experience, coaching stars such as Lillard and McCollum. However, the Lakers' most promising head coach candidate is Davin Hamm.
Although Davin Hamm is only an assistant coach for the Bucks, he has made great contributions to the establishment of the team's defensive system. In addition, Hamm served as an assistant coach for the Lakers in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons and is very familiar with the Lakers team culture. Ham then worked on the coaching staff of the Atlanta Hawks for five seasons and has been an assistant with the Bucks for the past four years, helping the team win the championship.
