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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Could the Cavaliers Firing J.B. Bickerstaff Prevent the Lakers from Getting Donovan Mitchell?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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There hasn't been a ton of news out of El Segundo as the Lakers slow play their coaching search and nobody can really do much about next season from a personnel standpoint, because the playoffs are still happening. But on Thursday, the calm was shaken just a little bit. BJ Bickerstaff was let go by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now in theory, that could put him in play for LA's job, if only because there aren't many candidates with NBA head coaching experience. But probably not. What it could do, though, is force the Lakers to speed things up a little because the Cavs, unlike the Washington Wizards (the other open gig) constitutes a real job with appealing players and a smart front office. That means it's possible candidates the Lakers like (Adelman? Redick? Cassell? Etc...) could be wooed by Cleveland, and if the Lakers want 'em they'll have to move. So at the least, this could tip their hand a little, because if you see the Lakers suddenly spring into action because _______ is getting down the road with the Cavs, that obviously means they're interested. The flip side holds true as well. Cleveland is reportedly interested in Kenny Atkinson, who at least initially was on LA's list. If he is pursued by the Cavs and not a peep comes from El Segundo? Well, there you go. Meanwhile, LeBron James was named to the All NBA 3rd team this week. It's the 20th consecutive season he's managed to make one of the teams. 20. In a row. To put that in perspective, only 10 players have even played 20 seasons. He's now five All-NBA seasons ahead of the next closest guy behind him. Finally... is this the year Chris Paul becomes a Laker, for real? HOSTS: Andy and Brian KamenetzkySEGMENT 1: Bickerstaff, OUT!SEGMENT 2: If no MItchell... who? SEGMENT 3: LeBron's long term excellence, plus CP3? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Yahoo FinanceFor comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit the brand behind every great investor, YahooFinance.com. LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month. eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. FanDuelFanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning GUARANTEED That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – with any winning FIVE DOLLAR BET! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0

Hey everyone welcome to locked on Lakers for Friday Brian Kiminetsky Andy Kiminetsky why big news in Cleveland

0:06.8

could change the off season in Los Angeles. We'll explain next. Los Angeles Lakers Podcasts Podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.

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I've lost my train of thought with over 24,000 subscribers to the channel, all of whom Andy are wondering if to if Thursday's news I should say in

0:57.3

Cleveland is going to impact the Lakers in any significant way because there is now another coaching vacancy this time with a real team.

1:10.3

Yeah, the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday announced that they were letting go of

1:15.9

J. Bickerstaffed, the Cavaliers made it to the second round of the playoffs, but there had been struggles throughout the course of this season also there

1:26.4

have been a lot of scattered reports that players were having issues with J.Bickerstaff, we'll get into it, but one player in particular has, it has

1:38.0

both been reported and I think in some ways assumed were, was one of the players that was unhappy with Bickerstaff, namely

1:47.3

Donovan Mitchell. Frankly, there had been a lot of talk about J.Bickerstaffed coaching for his job heading into this season.

1:55.8

So combine that with the fact that there were reports after the exit interviews that the

2:01.2

cavaliers were evaluating the situation with

2:04.7

J.B. Bickerstaff. If you know your guy is staying, quite frankly there's nothing

2:08.9

to evaluate. It's never a good sign when you even have to ask is the guy coming back?

2:19.0

And one would think that you don't need to ask is the guy coming back for a team that I believe was a forespeed, but nonetheless this is where we are right now.

2:29.0

The foresee, by the way, after absorbing tons of injuries throughout.

2:32.7

Tons of injuries, a roster that even,

2:37.9

I mean, ironically, while healthy

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