With the whirlwind of rumors and gossip swirling about the still-occupied Los Angeles Lakers coaching job, it’s no surprise that the sports books have begun to weigh in and set betting lines. Among the many possible candidates, some reasonable and some unfathomably ridiculous (your $100 wager can net you $50,000 if LeBron James circumvents the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement and becomes a player-coach next season), Miami Heat assistant coach Juwan Howard is among the favorites as listed by sports book BetOnline.
Howard and Mark Jackson lead the way at +300, with your $100 wager winning you $300 if one of these candidates is the head coach of the Lakers by the first game of next season, as the bet stipulates.