Michigan coach Juwan Howard once again reportedly has turned down interest from the NBA.
ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Sunday that Howard “recently declined a Los Angeles Lakers overture on the franchise’s head coaching job.”
Not long after the Lakers fired Frank Vogel in April following a three-season run that included an NBA championship in 2020, Howard’s name emerged as a potential candidate for the gig.
Howard, of course, has several connections with the Lakers. General manager Rob Pelinka and Howard were teammates together at Michigan. Howard also has a good relationship with Lakers star LeBron James, whom he won back-to-back NBA titles with on the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.