As the coaching carousel continues its procession, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves among the teams searching for a new leader.<\/p>\n
Following a nearly disastrous 2023-24 campaign, the Lakers decided to part ways with<\/a> former head coach Darvin Ham after two seasons. This isn\u2019t unusual for L.A., as they fired both Luke Walton and Frank Vogel \u2014his immediate predecessors \u2014after three seasons. However, the Lakers are now searching for their fourth head coach since signing LeBron James<\/a> in 2018. Consequently, they\u2019re in a more precarious position<\/a> than ever before. Indeed, the wrong decision could be the end of James\u2019 Lakers tenure.<\/p>\n Lead decision-makers like team general manager Rob Pelinka and president Jeanie Buss will face immense pressure as well. They can only use head coaches as scapegoats for their personnel decisions for so long. Frankly, the jig is already up.<\/p>\n This week, former Lakers head coach Byron Scott joined FS1\u2019s Undisputed to talk about the state of the franchise. Sitting down with Undisputed co-hosts Skip Bayless and Keyshawn Johnson, Scott offered a surprising solution to L.A\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n \u201cMy recommendation (for) the next Lakers coach \u2014and out of the eight or nine names that I heard, he wasn\u2019t on there\u2014is make LeBron [James] the coach,\u201d Scott jests.<\/p>\n \u201cI got nothing but love and respect for LeBron… I think he\u2019s one of the greatest players that ever played this game,\u201d Scott continues. \u201cBut it\u2019s obvious, to me at least, that he\u2019s making a lot of decisions that\u2019s going on in this organization. From a coaching standpoint to a player standpoint.<\/p>\n “The only person LeBron is going to trust is himself.”<\/p>\n \u2014 @official_bscott<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hCoqabF6be<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nByron Scott: LeBron James Doesn\u2019t Trust Anyone But Himself<\/h2>\n
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