NBA Rumor: Mike Budenholzer, former Bucks coach, has been mentioned as a potential target of the Lakers, which is more and more interesting.
Buden Holzer Becomes Lakers Coach?
With the departure of Darwin Hamm and his entire coaching team, the Los Angeles Lakers are looking for a head coach. Preliminary reports seem to indicate that Los Angeles wants a coach with championship experience.
Therefore, it is not surprising that former Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer has become one of the hot candidates for the position.
Budenholzer was fired after the Bucks' shocking first round elimination last season, but he won the NBA championship in Milwaukee in 2021, making him one of the relatively few coaches with championship rings.
This and his availability seem to make him one of the most popular candidates for the vacant NBA head coach position this season, including the Lakers.
According to the report of the Lakers reporter Jowan Buha of The Athletic, Budenholzer's name has been mentioned in the rumors about the replacement of Darwin Hamm.
"What will happen in the future? What will happen to the Los Angeles Lakers and their head coach? I have begun to hear more than half a dozen names," Buha said.
"The most common name I heard was Mike Budenholzer, who is considered to be the top coach in the market at present, although this may change according to what happened to Tyren Lu and the Clippers."
Mike Budenholzer, Tyren Lu and JJ Reddick were mentioned as the possible next head coaches of the Lakers, each with his own merits.
Although Mike Budenholzer may be the most practical choice considering his championship experience, he does not seem to be the first choice for the Lakers' coach vacancy. The Los Angeles Clippers' coach Tyren Lu seems to be the first choice for the Lakers.
Like Budenholzer, Lu also has an NBA championship.
He won his only championship in 2016 as part of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and led LeBron James, Kerry Owen and Kevin Love to win the first and only championship in the history of the Cavaliers. It seems that the connection with James is the key for the Lakers to pursue Lu.
"It's no secret that LeBron James likes Taylor Lu. He is James' favorite coach. He has always paid tribute to Taylor Lu," Buha said.
"If the Clippers gave up on Tyren Lu, I heard that the Lakers would be interested in Tyren Lu. They pursued him in 2019, but the results were not good. Finally, they chose Frank Vogel, who was the third choice, behind Tyren Lu and Monty Williams."
In addition to Budenholzer and Lu, Buha mentioned that Kenny Atkinson, the former head coach of the Brooklyn Nets and the current assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors, as well as former NBA player, current TV commentator and popular podcast host JJ Reddick, may also be the choice of the next head coach of the Lakers.
Reddick has played for 15 seasons in the NBA, including four seasons with the Clippers in Los Angeles. At present, he co hosts the "Mind the Game" podcast with James, and was recently nominated as one of the first choices for the vacancy of Charlotte Hornets head coach.
One thing to say is that the former Bucks championship coach Buden Holzer is very suitable for LeBron James. I hope the Lakers will not hesitate to take advantage of the other teams' failure to take him away, so that LeBron James can be assured to renew his contract with the Lakers.
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