The Lakers are still in search of a coach and are holding out hope that 76ers coach Doc Rivers will become available, according to NBA insider March Stein. Los Angeles has “not completely abandoned hope” that the 2008 NBA champion would become available.
After Philadelphia’s exit in the second round of this year’s playoffs, questions around Rivers’s job security began to surface but general manager Daryl Morey quickly threw water on them. On May 13 he told reporters that Rivers would continue to lead the franchise.
That hasn’t stopped the Lakers from holding out hope that he will be looking for a new job, though.