REPORT: Jason Kidd ‘Serious Candidate’ For Lakers HC Job Once Luke Walton is Fired

One season into the LeBron experiment and the Lakers are needing a change already.

Aside from the team going after Anthony Davis in the offseason in what looks to be a complete overhaul of the entire roster in order to do so, the team has seemingly spotted who their next head coaching candidate will be.

The Los Angeles Lakers will consider Jason Kidd a serious candidate to be their next head coach if Luke Walton is fired, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Kidd will be among the serious candidates for the Lakers coaching job if Luke Walton is dismissed, league sources tell ESPN. That’s expected to give Kidd some pause on pursuing the Cal opening now. https://t.co/mm1SHCcVNJ

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 24, 2019

On top of being a candidate for the Lakers potential position, Kidd’s name has also came up in regards to taking over as head coach at Cal, a source told ESPN’s Marc J. Spears.

While ex-Cal star and Hall of Famer Jason Kidd is expected to be a target for his old school for their newly opened head coach job, a source said he is still strongly interested in returning to the NBA as a head coach and could wait to see what opens up.

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 24, 2019

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There is a strong belief within NBA coaching circles that Walton will “almost certainly” be fired after a disappointing season in year one with LeBron James.

Kidd last coached the Milwaukee Bucks from 2014 to 2018, leading them to a 139-152 regular-season record over four seasons, with two playoff appearances.