The Los Angeles Lakers are planning to interview Tyronn Lue, Monty Williams and Juwan Howard this week for their coaching vacancy.
is leading the Lakers’ coaching search and is expected to be the team’s only executive attending these meetings.Howard was part of the Fab Five at Michigan where he and Pelinka were college teammates. He is also reportedly planning to interview with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Williams is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, who are playing the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs. Pelinka plans to travel to meet with Williams this week. The series has a two-day break between Games 2 and 3 that is likely when that meeting will occur, but travel plans are still in flux.Lue, who was fired by the Cavaliers in October, has long been considered the front-runner for the job if the Lakers fired Luke Walton.
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