In the time since we did our last scouting report on potential Lakers coaches, the team has actually fired Frank Vogel, and in his stead, two more names have moved to the forefront of the rumor cycle: Former Golden State Warriors head coach and current ESPN analyst Mark Jackson, and current Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse.
With Nurse still coaching the playoffs — and Jackson broadcasting them — as the Lakers continue their search, I couldn’t think of any better people to turn to for a scouting report on both coaches than two of our team site managers who have watched them up close: Brady Klopfer, who writes about the Warriors for Golden State of Mind, and Josh Kern, who covers the Raptors for Raptors HQ.