Lionel Hollins has emerged as one of the coaching canditates to fill in the coaching vacancy for the Los Angeles Lakers. According to a league source the Lakers management plans to interview Hollins later on this week.
Lakers met with two other coaches, Byron Scott and Mike Dunleavy before leading up to Hollins interview. Hollins is the first coach not to have ties to the franchise. Also Hollins has a better winning record than Scott or Dunleavy.
In Hollins' last three years coaching for the Memphis Grizzlies, he compiled a very impressive resume. Hollins reached the playoffs three times, as one of them was a trip to the Western Conference Finals, and another being a trip to the conference semi-finals. Hollins has one championship as a player as well.
Hollins, in his last season which was in 2013, the Grizzlies won 56 games and lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. Hollins has proven himself as a talented coach that is successful at improving his players. Take Zach Randolph, for example, with his productive years with Hollins.
The Grizzlies were panned for suddenly firing Hollins after the season. Their error has given many teams, like the Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers, a chance to snatch him up.
Will he go to the Lake-Show? We shall soon find out.
