Michigan coach Juwan Howard reportedly has no interest in taking on the head coaching spot with the Los Angles Lakers after declining a chance to interview, leaving LeBron James’ team in a coaching limbo.
Why would Howard turn down a chance to coach in Los Angeles, especially since Howard has a history with both Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka — who played with Howard at Michigan — and James — with whom he won back-to-back NBA championships with the Miami Heat?
One theory is that Howard wants to stay close to home.
On Monday, former NBA champion Antoine Walker joined the “First Things First” crew to discuss reports that Howard is opting to stay put at his alma mater to coach his two sons next season.
Jace Howard is a sophomore guard for the Wolverines, and his younger brother, Jett, is an incoming four-star recruit at small forward who is committed to Michigan for the 2022-23 season.
“I don’t think it’s about his sons, I think it’s about a dream job,” Walker said. “He’s living the dream right now. He’s coaching his alma mater, and it’s tough to leave that to go to a Lakers situation with LeBron James being at the end of his career, and the second-best player — Anthony Davis — on the team hasn’t played a full season. I don’t think he would want to do that because that could be a job that ends in three years, where at Michigan, he could probably be there the next 15 years. So, I think that’s what he was looking at, the long-term situation … and Juwan [has] done a terrific job at Michigan.”
Juwan Howard passes on Lakers, coaching search continues
With other names like Kenny Atkinson, Darvin Ham and Terry Stotts still in consideration, Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Antoine Walker decide if a new head coach will be enough to get LeBron’s team back in title contention.
On “Undisputed,” Shannon Sharpe agreed that Howard passing on the position doesn’t come as a surprise, pointing out that he wouldn’t want a job where he is told “what to do,…
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