Report: Lakers May Look to Poach $86 Million Legendary Coach

The Los Angeles Lakers have a disappointing season and Frank Vogel may soon part ways with the franchise. The team has been linked with several coaches, including Doc Rivers. He has nothing but respect for the team. Well, I guess the Lakers have a chance to get a legendary coach.

Sean Deveney mentioned that John Calipari may leave Kentucky really soon. Is he going to LA? If this happens, he will have a chance to work with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Let’s not forget that Calipari has already worked with Davis.

“When you are talking about the Lakers, you are talking about a coaching vacancy, I think it is required you have to mention John Calipari as a possibility,” Deveney detailed on April 2. “Now, I have heard that Calipari would be willing to consider leaving Kentucky, he is a god there for sure and it is a comfortable situation but the college game is getting tougher and tougher and the pro game does have the big money you can kick back and collect and you don’t have to worry about recruiting. Calipari with the Lakers— why not? He would probably have to have some GM say, some personnel say, but if there is a guy who has the reputation to come in and rescue that situation, might be him.”

Lakers to replace Frank Vogel with a legendary coach

Adam Zagoria confirmed that Calipari has a 10-year deal with Kentucky. He signed the deal in 2019.

“With a base salary of $400,000 per season from the university, Calipari will make $8 million in total compensation over the next two seasons with increases starting in 2021-22 ($8.5 million per year for four seasons) and 2025-26 ($9 million per year for four seasons),” Zagoria tweeted on June 13, 2019.

Steve Bulpett detailed the idea of seeing Calipari in the NBA. He spent some time with the Brooklyn Nets (1996-1999), but didn’t have much luck with the team.

“Cal has, the word I’ve gotten is that he has wanted to be back in the NBA for a long time but he has been looking for the right situation,” Bulpett added. “It’s weird, it is hard for a college coach that has been that big a part of their program, to do the kind of change that is necessary to be an NBA coach. You’re not the program in the NBA. It would be difficult for any college coach who has established what Calipari has established.”