The Lakers have received permission to interview San Antonio’s lead assistant coach, Ettore Messina, according to Sam Amick of USA Today.
It is unclear how soon they intend to bring Messina in for a meeting since the Spurs are more than likely going to have a long playoff run barring injury. Therefore, that’s an interesting component when looking at him as a candidate.
Messina’s name has also been thrown around as a possibility for the Sacramento Kings’ open vacancy but if it came down to the Lakers or the Kings, I would suspect Messina would choose the Lakers.