The Los Angeles Lakers officially parted ways with head coach Darvin Ham on Friday, and an "extensive" coaching search is set to begin. While Ty Lue and JJ Redick were known as potential targets before Ham was even got the axe, we now know of two more names added to the list.
A report from Jovan Buha and Shams Charania at The Athletic names former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer and former Brooklyn Nets head man Kenny Atkinson on the shortlist.
Budenholzer led the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA championship in 2021 but was fired two seasons later after failing to reach those heights again. In five seasons with Milwaukee, Budenholzer went 271-120 (.693) and led the Bucks to five consecutive Central Division titles. He had mixed playoff success though, as they only reached the conference finals twice, and bowed out before that point three times. He was dismissed following a first round exit in 2023.
