Terry Stotts Favored to Be Named Next Lakers Head Coach

After the Kings hired Mike Brown, there are currently two vacant head coaching positions in the NBA, but just one anybody is really talking about.

The Lakers are in search of the next man to lead LeBron James and company to another title. Early favorites such as Quin Snyder and David Fizdale have fallen in the latest set of odds.

According to our latest projections, Terry Stotts is the frontrunner while Doc Rivers, Mark Jackson and Darvin Ham all have 5-1 odds or better.

Other notable names include Jay Wright, Nick Nurse, John Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski and Phil Jackson, the latter of which is assisting with the hiring process.

If LeBron were to take over as player-coach at 100-1 odds, he would be the first to have that role since Dave Cowens led the Celtics during the 1978-79 campaign.

Lakers Next Head Coach

Terry Stotts                 2-1

Doc Rivers                   3-1

Mark Jackson              4-1

Darvin Ham                 5-1

Steve Clifford              6-1

David Vanterpool        7-1

Adrian Griffin              8-1

Nick Nurse                  10-1

Quin Snyder                12-1

David Fizdale               12-1

Jay Wright                   16-1

John Calipari               20-1

Stan Van Gundy          40-1

Jeff Van Gundy            50-1

Becky Hammon           66-1

LeBron James              100-1

Mike Krzyzewski         100-1

Phil Jackson                 100-1