Despite leading the Lakers to two playoff appearances -- including a spot in last year's Western Conference Finals -- Darvin Ham was recently let go as the head coach of the team.
As such, the Lakers are stuck paying the remainder of his contract while simultaneously looking for a new head coach.While Dallas' extension for Jason Kidd all but ends that potential dream, ESPN pundit Adrian Wojnarowski did say that the Lakers have some real interest in former NBA player JJ Redick.
The Lakers most certainly are vetting Redick with the possibility of a meeting presumably happening shortly between the two parties. Woj on the Lakers head coaching search: “There’s not a straight line candidate for this job. There’s no obvious veteran.”