On the morning of August 6, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced the roster of the coaching team. The assistant coach changed 7 for 7, a complete change. Manager: Redick. Assistant coaches: Nate McMillan, Scott Brooks, Bob Beye, Greg Saint-Jean, Lindsay Harding, Beau Levisk. Lead Video Analyst: Michael Wechsler. Lakers Meritorious Assistant Coach Phil Handy departed.
Previously, the Lakers wanted to hire Dudley, Cassel and Rondo as assistant coaches, but none of the three came. In the summer of 2021, Dudley announced his retirement, and he immediately became an assistant coach for the Mavericks. Kidd values Dudley and has plans to promote him to the Mavericks' chief assistant coach. Dudley's goal is to become the head coach of an NBA team.
Then there's Kassel, who became the Wizards' assistant coach after retiring in 2009. After that, he went to the Clippers and 76ers as an assistant coach, and became an assistant coach for the Celtics in the summer of 2023, assisting Mazzulla. This summer, after the Lakers interviewed Cassell, the Celtics immediately promoted him to the position of head assistant coach, and Cassell stayed in Boston.
Dudley and Cassel both currently have jobs, and the Lakers' assistant coach position doesn't appeal to them either. The situation is different for Rondo, who is still at home. Heat legend Haslem supported Rondo: "The Lakers should let Rondo be an assistant coach, because Rondo has been respected by James and thick eyebrows!" ”
Pierce, a famous player in the Green Army, supported Rondo as the head coach of the Lakers. So have the Lakers considered Rondo? In late June, the Lakers were interested in hiring Scott Brooks, Rondo, Dudley and Cassel as assistant coaches, and in the end, these four only managed Brooks. It is not known why Rondo did not come to the Lakers......
Now looking at the Lakers' assistant coaching team, the most famous must be Brooks and McMillan, both of whom have been coaches in the NBA, and the total number of coaching career wins has reached 1281! McMillan was born on August 3, 1964, and played in the NBA for 12 years, winning one steal title and being named to the All-Defensive Team twice.
McMillan retired in 1998 and began his teaching assistant career the following year. He became the head coach of the Trail Blazers in 2005 and succeeded Vogel as head coach of the Pacers in 2016. On March 2, 2021, McMillan became the Eagles' interim head coach, became the Eagles' head coach in the summer of 2021, and was fired by the Eagles in February 2023.
McMillan's overall coaching record is 760-668, a 53.2 percent win rate. Born on July 31, 1965, he played 10 seasons in the NBA as a player, winning a championship with the Rockets in 1994 and retiring in 2001. He first served as an assistant coach in the ABA league and then as an assistant coach in the NBA for the Kings, Nuggets and Thunder.
In the 2008-09 season, Brooks first served as the Thunder's interim assistant coach before becoming the 15th head coach in Thunder history. On April 23, 2015, Brooks was fired by the Thunder and became the Wizards' head coach a year later. In the summer of 2021, Brooks stepped down from the Wizards to serve as an assistant coach for the Trail Blazers.
Brooks has a 521-414 record and a 55.7 percent winning percentage, which is slightly higher than McMillan. Final question: The coaching staff has changed blood, do you think you can save the Lakers?