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With Los Angeles Lakers caput coach Darvin Ham expected to beryllium relieved of his duties soon, candidates for who takes complete person already been reported.
According to ESPN, 2 "real" candidates for Ham’s successor some person beardown connections to LeBron James, whose early pinch nan franchise is successful limbo, arsenic he has yet to make his intentions known pinch his 2024-25 subordinate option.
Tyronn Lue, who coached James and nan Cleveland Cavaliers during their 2015-16 NBA title run, and JJ Redick, who presently co-hosts a podcast pinch James called "Mind nan Game Pod," are those 2 candidates.
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Cleveland Cavaliers caput coach Tyronn Lue gestures during nan first half of an NBA hoops crippled against nan Detroit Pistons, successful Detroit connected Oct. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Between nan two, Lue is nan only 1 pinch caput coaching acquisition pinch 529 games nether his loop pinch nan Cavs (211) and Los Angeles Clippers, who he has been coaching since nan 2020-21 season.
Redick whitethorn not person coaching experience, but he is personification who is highly respected successful nan NBA. The Athletic besides precocious reported that nan Charlotte Hornets will question and reply him for their caput coach vacancy.
Redick has been a broadcaster pinch ESPN since he decided to discontinue from nan convention aft 16 seasons.
JJ Redick announces nan crippled betwixt nan Los Angeles Lakers and nan Denver Nuggets astatine Ball Arena connected Oct. 26, 2022 successful Denver. (Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)
The logic galore judge Redick could thrive arsenic a coach is because of his precocious IQ for nan game, arsenic good arsenic his expertise to explicate those method aspects of nan crippled pinch players.
Rumors of what James will beryllium doing adjacent play began swirling aft nan Lakers mislaid to nan Denver Nuggets successful 5 games during their first-round series.
However, James settled them down pinch a station connected societal media.
"I’ve seen, heard a batch of reports astir my future. I said it past nighttime and I’ll opportunity it again," James posted connected X earlier this week. "I do not cognize yet arsenic I’m only reasoning astir spending clip pinch my family & friends! When I cognize aft speaking pinch nan fam, my counsel arsenic good arsenic my practice astir it past you guys will know. Until past [silent emoji]. Love."
Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James gestures to a referee during nan first half successful Game 3 of an NBA hoops Western Conference semifinal against nan Golden State Warriors connected Saturday, May 6, 2023 successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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The Lakers would evidently emotion James, nan all-time starring scorer successful NBA history, backmost pinch them for different season. Additionally, if Ham is so fired, having a caput coach he gels pinch could spell a agelong measurement successful him exercising that subordinate option.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
