EThe coach of the University of Michigan , John Howardformer player for the Bullets, Mavs, Nuggets, Magic, Rockets, Bobcats, Blazers and Heat in their 19 years oldI reject the offer of Los Angeles Lakers to be his head coach. The expvot prefers to remain at the University of Michigan, where train his two sons next seasonaccording to advance ESPN.
Los Lakers comb the market in search of a replacement for Fran Vogel and they haven’t even hesitated to court some college coaches. On his list of finalist candidates are Milwaukee Bucks assistant, Darvin Hamthe Golden State Warriors assistant, Kenny Atkinsonand former Portland Trail Blazers coach, Terry Stotts. They will meet with the three of them in the next few days.
Los Lakers Howard was never made a formal offer, sources close to the former player told ESPN, but if you had expressed interest in the position, your application would have been included among the finalists. Howard had already had conversations in the past with the Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinkaand has ties to the star LeBron Jamesbut has always maintained that for now he wanted to remain in Ann Arbor, where your children Jace and Jett they will be third and first year students, respectively, next season.
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Howard I interviewed to be a coach Miami Heat en 2019 before accepting the head coaching job at Michigan. Howard’s success in the college ranks, along with his resume as assistant of los Heat for six to (2016-2019), in addition to being two-time NBA champion as a player, has always aroused significant interest in him among NBA teams.
The president of the Boston Celtics , Brad Stevens, I was interested in Howard for his coaching vacancy a year ago, but Howard also turned down that offer and the Celtics hired Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka.
Howard has a 93-61 record in three seasons at Michigan and was appointed National Coach of the Year in 2021. With the Wolverines he has achieved a regular season title Big Ten y two participations in the NCAA Tournament.
