Adrian Wojnarowski: The Jazz are making a hire to the front office too: David Fizdale has agreed to become an associate GM, sources tell ESPN. After 18 seasons as an NBA head and assistant coach, Fizdale will move into management and work closely with GM Justin Zanik and CEO Danny Ainge with Jazz.
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Jazz interviewing David Fizdale for front office position
Ian Begley: Former Knicks head coach David Fizdale is interviewing for a front office position with the Utah Jazz, per SNY sources.
Lakers, Darvin Ham dismiss three assistant coaches
Three of the Lakers’ assistant coaches have been dismissed as new head coach Darvin Ham builds his own staff.
Darvin Ham, the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, is starting to make decisions as far as who will be on his staff come the new season this fall.
Yesterday, it was reported that Ham had reached out to Rasheed Wallace, who had been his teammate on the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons, to join his staff.
On Tuesday, word came out that Ham had made the decision to get rid of three incumbent assistants who had been assistant coaches under previous head coach Frank Vogel.
Via Lakers Daily:
“According to a report, assistant coaches David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III will not be retained by the team.”
Ham has been discussing assistant coaching roles with several possible candidates around the league, sources tell ESPN. That’s a process that’s expected to be ongoing for weeks. https://t.co/UPhZZI4zbJ
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 7, 2022
Fizdale had been a big part of Vogel’s staff. He had previously been an assistant coach for the Miami Heat during LeBron James’ time with them, then moved on to be the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks.
Penberthy, a former player who won two rings with the Lakers in 2001 and 2002, had been a shooting coach for them until this season when he was moved to a front-of-the-bench role.
Lucas was hired by the last prior to this season. He had played in the NBA from 2006 to 2017.
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David Fizdale won’t be retained as Lakers assistant coach
Dave McMenamin: Reporting with @Adrian Wojnarowski: New Lakers coach Darvin Ham has started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III they will not be retained. Source: Twitter @mcten What’s …
Dave McMenamin: Reporting with @Adrian Wojnarowski: New Lakers coach Darvin Ham has started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III they will not be retained.
Source: Twitter @mcten
Source: Twitter @mcten
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Dave McMenamin @mcten
Reporting with @Adrian Wojnarowski: New Lakers coach Darvin Ham has started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III they will not be retained. – 12:42 PM
Reporting with @Adrian Wojnarowski: New Lakers coach Darvin Ham has started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III they will not be retained. – 12:42 PM
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David Fizdale won’t be retained as Lakers assistant coach
Dave McMenamin: Reporting with @Adrian Wojnarowski: New Lakers coach Darvin Ham has started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III they will not be retained.
According to people with knowledge of …
According to people with knowledge of the situation, Pelinka, the Lakers’ vice president of basketball operations and general manager, and Kurt Rambis, the team’s senior basketball advisor, met with Vogel and assistant coach David Fizdale after last week’s loss to the Sacramento Kings to discuss ways to turn things around. It was the third time the group had met in recent days.
The Lakers recently went 1-5 under …
The Lakers recently went 1-5 under acting coach David Fizdale while Vogel was stranded last month in the league’s health and safety protocols, then won four in a row after Vogel returned to the bench. A loss at Sacramento and the Denver debacle soon followed, but recent results don’t exactly support the notion making the rounds in league coaching circles that Vogel has lost all sway over a roster filled with outsize personalities.
Kyle Goon: David Fizdale and Mike …
Kyle Goon: David Fizdale and Mike Penberthy have missed a few games in the COVID-19 protocols; Frank Vogel says both were cleared and in practice today.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Los Angeles Lakers …
Adrian Wojnarowski: Los Angeles Lakers assistant David Fizdale has entered the league’s Covid protocols, sources tell ESPN. Fizdale was acting head coach for six games in Frank Vogel’s absence.
“Stanley is huge in what we’re trying …
“Stanley is huge in what we’re trying to do,” said David Fizdale, the Lakers’ assistant coach who has recently served as acting head coach with Frank Vogel sidelined in health and safety protocols. “With his motor and with his defensive intensity and prowess, we can really use that right now.” Johnson, who found himself out of the league at the beginning of the season, isn’t just looking to help the Lakers right now. He believes he can help them for the rest of this season. “You get here and you’re like, ‘How do I figure out how to stay here?’ type of thing,” Johnson said.