After the Cleveland Cavaliers' failed John Beilein experiment tanked, the team brought in J.B. Bickerstaff to hopefully shepherd the franchise through its post-LeBron James wilderness. Bickerstaff helped turned young talents Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen into All-Stars, and with the advent of homegrown draft pick Evan Mobley and trade acquisition Donovan Mitchell, the team soon became a legitimate pseudo-threat in the Eastern Conference.
This year, a banged-up Cavs team made the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2018 , and was defeated in five games by the Boston Celtics. Now, with Bickerstaff perhaps unfairly canned, several of the Lakers' head coaching candidates suddenly have another talented team as a possible destination.
Brian Windhorst of ESPN, speaking with Dan Patrick on his eponymous Peacock show, indicated that L.A. ownership and management's recent history of frugality with head coaching hires could cost it in negotiations for some of these top targets, which allegedly include ESPN personality JJ Redick, New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach James Borrego, Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson, Boston Celtics assistant coach Sam Cassell, and Miami Heat assistant coach Chris Quinn.
Would Bickerstaff himself be an option for Los Angeles, following a pretty good run with the Cavs that included a 51-win season in 2022-23? Time will tell.
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