The Lakers have reportedly filled in their empty spot on the coaching bench by hiring David Fizdale to replace Jason Kidd. On the latest episode of the Silver Screen & Roll podcast, your hosts Jas Kang and Sabreena Merchant react to the news as best as they can, given that they’re not privy to what assistant coaching roles are on the Lakers.
Like Kidd, Fizdale had two failed stops as a head coach prior to joining the Lakers. Unlike Kidd, Fizdale was a successful assistant on championship teams. Does that mean that Fizdale won’t be the successor-in-waiting for Frank Vogel if things go south in LakerLand?