The Los Angeles Lakers have contacted Alvin Gentry about their head coach vacancy. Gentry is currently the assistant head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.
After talking with Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers General Manager on Friday, Gentry has an interview with Kupchak and vice president of the Lakers Jim Buss on Wednesday regarding replacing Mike D'Antoni according to several NBA excutives who were not authorized to speak to the public on the matter.
Gentry also has an interview for the head coach opening with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Gentry and the general manager of the Cavs David Griffin have had a history together dating back when both worked for the Phoenix Suns. Gentry also had interviewed for the Utah Jazz coaching vacancy.
Gentry has been a head coach with the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Clippers and Phoenix Suns, whom he led to the 2010 Western Conference Finals, where the Suns lost to these same Lakers.
